Hi there!
I realise it probably considered bad etiquette to post asking for help without introducing myself first, but I really am desperate. I hope some genius out there can help.
My system is:
AMD 64 3000+
ASRock K8Upgrade- 1689
Maxtor 6L200M0 SATA
eTech MPT-400W
The story is as follows:
I originally had an ATi Radeon 9650, however it started going haywire a few weeks back until it eventually melted (not literally) last week. So, on the advice of some kind chaps at the OcUK forums, I eventually plumped for the Leadtek a7600GT DDR3 AGP card. It arrived yesterday. The last thing I managed to do before my ATi card died, was to remove the drivers with the catalyst uninstaller program.
My plan was to slip the GeForce in, backup all my important files to DVD, then format and reinstall windows. This took a period of time as I had never reformatted/reinstalled on a SATA HDD before, but I eventually managed to sort it.
I began by installing the CPU driver and AGP driver from my motherboard disc. Then, I updated Windows completely. The problem I am having however, is installation of the graphics drivers. When I tried to install the drivers it got halfway through the installation process, then crashed. The screen goes blank, pauses for a short period, then restarts.
So. I removed the drivers completely with Driver Cleaner, restarted and tried to install this time with the 91.47 Forceware drivers I downloaded from the nVidia site. Same problem, it crashed. So basically it was leaving me with half-installed drivers. While I was able to increase resolution to 1280x1024, basic 2D windows stuff such as scrolling through webpages is done at (literally) 1fps.
So. Next I tried removing the PCI modem, and turning off the onboard Sound and LAN. Still no joy installing either from the CD or the 91.47's. Each time removing said drivers with DC before installing the other lot.
Next I tried installing in safe mode. When installing from the CD, instead of crashing, I get a message saying something along the lines of, "May not be Leadtek hardware". Which of course isn't the case. The installation fails. So I run DC, then try the 91.47's. This time the installation completes, and I'm prompted to restart which I do. Of course, I've had enough frustrations with PC's in the past to be too optimistic; with good cause apparently. Now it crashes when loading Windows; right at the light blue screen, before you type in your password.
So I loaded in safe mode again, and disabled the Graphics Card. This time Windows loads fine, and I reenable the GC, which it does without problems. However, I tried to increase resolution, and it crashed. So here I am, with the 91.47 apparently installed correctly (unlikely), with the GC disabled, and typing to you at 1fps.
I really have no clue where to go from here. I'm not sure whether it is a hardware fault (from what I here about OcUK's returns policy, that would be a very unhappy situation), whether there is a compatibility problem, or whether it is something else.
Sorry for the essay, but I'm trying to give as clear a picture of the past day's events as possible.
If anyone can help, I would be extremely grateful.
I realise it probably considered bad etiquette to post asking for help without introducing myself first, but I really am desperate. I hope some genius out there can help.
My system is:
AMD 64 3000+
ASRock K8Upgrade- 1689
Maxtor 6L200M0 SATA
eTech MPT-400W
The story is as follows:
I originally had an ATi Radeon 9650, however it started going haywire a few weeks back until it eventually melted (not literally) last week. So, on the advice of some kind chaps at the OcUK forums, I eventually plumped for the Leadtek a7600GT DDR3 AGP card. It arrived yesterday. The last thing I managed to do before my ATi card died, was to remove the drivers with the catalyst uninstaller program.
My plan was to slip the GeForce in, backup all my important files to DVD, then format and reinstall windows. This took a period of time as I had never reformatted/reinstalled on a SATA HDD before, but I eventually managed to sort it.
I began by installing the CPU driver and AGP driver from my motherboard disc. Then, I updated Windows completely. The problem I am having however, is installation of the graphics drivers. When I tried to install the drivers it got halfway through the installation process, then crashed. The screen goes blank, pauses for a short period, then restarts.
So. I removed the drivers completely with Driver Cleaner, restarted and tried to install this time with the 91.47 Forceware drivers I downloaded from the nVidia site. Same problem, it crashed. So basically it was leaving me with half-installed drivers. While I was able to increase resolution to 1280x1024, basic 2D windows stuff such as scrolling through webpages is done at (literally) 1fps.
So. Next I tried removing the PCI modem, and turning off the onboard Sound and LAN. Still no joy installing either from the CD or the 91.47's. Each time removing said drivers with DC before installing the other lot.
Next I tried installing in safe mode. When installing from the CD, instead of crashing, I get a message saying something along the lines of, "May not be Leadtek hardware". Which of course isn't the case. The installation fails. So I run DC, then try the 91.47's. This time the installation completes, and I'm prompted to restart which I do. Of course, I've had enough frustrations with PC's in the past to be too optimistic; with good cause apparently. Now it crashes when loading Windows; right at the light blue screen, before you type in your password.
So I loaded in safe mode again, and disabled the Graphics Card. This time Windows loads fine, and I reenable the GC, which it does without problems. However, I tried to increase resolution, and it crashed. So here I am, with the 91.47 apparently installed correctly (unlikely), with the GC disabled, and typing to you at 1fps.
I really have no clue where to go from here. I'm not sure whether it is a hardware fault (from what I here about OcUK's returns policy, that would be a very unhappy situation), whether there is a compatibility problem, or whether it is something else.
Sorry for the essay, but I'm trying to give as clear a picture of the past day's events as possible.
If anyone can help, I would be extremely grateful.