GeForceFX 5200 Won't Install

[dsgreen30]

Hello all,

I can't seem to get XP to recognize my Nvidia GeForceFX 5200 card that I am trying to install in a friends system. I just did a clean install, and have made sure I have all the latest drivers (chipset and all).

The Nvidia driver install "seems" to go fine, but when I check for the card it just has the little yellow exclamation point icon and VGA Compatible Card listed. No matter what I try, it won't recognize what the card actually is. Also, when I right click on the desktop and choose properties, it only says "VGASave" for the Adapter, and won't let me do anything.

Ideas?

Thanks,
Dave

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by dsgreen30 on 07/09/04 00:36 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Toejam31]

Try right-clicking and extracting the driver files into a clean folder, and then manually adding them through the Device Manager by choosing to update the driver and browsing to the folder. This feature should be available by right-clicking the video card listed under Display Adapters, and selecting "Update Driver".

You should also check and see if there is a PCI card in slot 1, right next to the AGP port. AGP video cards often share an IRQ address with devices using this slot, and this can cause conflicts, such as hardware acceleration being unavailable, or a situation such as you've described.

I have also seen video cards in newer systems have difficulties when APIC is selected in the BIOS, instead of the standard PIC. APIC (not to be confused with ACPI power management!) assigns virtual IRQ addresses per processor, and it isn't needed with a single processor non-hyperthreading system, and may cause unusual problems, such as USB devices connected during a boot forcing the video card into VGA mode.

If this happens to be the case, the only viable solution, (due to the type of HAL selected when APIC is enabled) is to set the feature in the BIOS back to PIC, and then re-install the OS from the beginning, or the system will not be stable.

I'd personally have to recommend the 53.03 driver for that particular video card, despite the extra features in the newer driver sets, if you are looking for stability. I'm not convinced that the newer drivers are quite ready for prime time, after running them with a multiple display setup, and experiencing consistent problems with a couple of different theme managers. As an example. The set I picked up from Leadtek works quite well, and I've been using them for several months, with excellent results.

Note: Compression programs like WinRAR or WinZip should add commands to the right-click context menu after being installed, which will allow for easily extracting files like this into a pre-prepared folder ... either by choosing the folder for the extraction within one of the programs, or by dragging-&-dropping within Windows Explorer, i.e. right window pane to the new folder on the left.

Toey

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[HardWareBoss]

Should have bought a TI4200.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

lol, your right! 5200's are a waste of money.

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[dsgreen30]

Your absolutely right, but this was for a friends system that doesn't have alot of cash. I talked him into taking it back and at least getting a 5700LE, which installed fine.

5200s are a pieces of crap! That is why I have a 6800 Ultra!

 

[HardWareBoss]

How much did you pay for 6800 Ultra?