Can't get ATI AIW 9600XT 128MB to work

[JamesM3M5]

Hi all, summary of the issue:

Had an AIW 8500DV 64MB card running on various AMD mobos, all functions were 100% working.

Then I changed to the Shuttle MN31N motherboard with nVidia nforce2 IGP NB and nVidia MCP-T SB. I went with this board because it fits the Antec Aria small format case and it has onboard 1394.


Anyway, I could not get the AIW 8500 DV to run, and it had a defective GPU fan. I returned it to CompUSA (replacement plan paid off, no kidding) and got the AIW 9600XT.

I have updated ALL of the mobo drivers and even found a newer AGP - PCI driver on nVidia's website. I have all the latest drivers installed.

Now when I power it up, the BIOS screen comes up, the Windows XP Home screen comes up after that, then when it goes to show the login screen, the monitor shows "Out of Range". According to the monitor manual (Benq 767 LCD flat screen) Out of Range means that it does not support the mode.

So if the monitor doesn't support the resolution/refresh, how do I get Windows to change/adjust it? I have access to a spare CRT monitor, and I'll try that tomorrow.

But is there anything else I can do?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shad0hawK]

Originally posted by: JamesM3M5
Hi all, summary of the issue:

Had an AIW 8500DV 64MB card running on various AMD mobos, all functions were 100% working.

Then I changed to the Shuttle MN31N motherboard with nVidia nforce2 IGP NB and nVidia MCP-T SB. I went with this board because it fits the Antec Aria small format case and it has onboard 1394.


Anyway, I could not get the AIW 8500 DV to run, and it had a defective GPU fan. I returned it to CompUSA (replacement plan paid off, no kidding) and got the AIW 9600XT.

I have updated ALL of the mobo drivers and even found a newer AGP - PCI driver on nVidia's website. I have all the latest drivers installed.

Now when I power it up, the BIOS screen comes up, the Windows XP Home screen comes up after that, then when it goes to show the login screen, the monitor shows "Out of Range". According to the monitor manual (Benq 767 LCD flat screen) Out of Range means that it does not support the mode.

So if the monitor doesn't support the resolution/refresh, how do I get Windows to change/adjust it? I have access to a spare CRT monitor, and I'll try that tomorrow.

But is there anything else I can do?

Thanks in advance.

if you are running win xp/or 2000, hit f8 like if you were going to start in safe mode, but instead of safe mode select "enable VGA mode". after windows starts drop your resolution to 1024x768 or even 800x600 lower your refresh rate too. then restart and windows will start in normal mode with the new settings you specified.

the out of range message you are getting means either your res or refresh rate is too high, what kind of monitor do you have?

 

[JamesM3M5]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that now.

It's a BenQ LCD flat-screen model 767. Max res is 1280x1024 and max refresh is 80Hz.

 

[JamesM3M5]

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK
if you are running win xp/or 2000, hit f8 like if you were going to start in safe mode, but instead of safe mode select "enable VGA mode". after windows starts drop your resolution to 1024x768 or even 800x600 lower your refresh rate too. then restart and windows will start in normal mode with the new settings you specified.

THAT WORKED!! Thanks, I really appreciate it. I have no idea what res it was trying to use initially, but it runs 1280x1024 just fine now.

Thanks again!

 

[Shad0hawK]

glad to be of help

 

[theNEOone]

nice work


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