Error: This is not a correct display card.

[christon]

Hi,
I picked up a NEW ELSA GLADIAC Geforce 2 GTS video card. I installed it and I can play games fine, but everytime I boot up windows, it says "ERROR: This is not a correct display card." Then I push ok, and the computer seems to run fine. I check device settings and the CPU senses the card and drivers are all in. How can I get rid of this message?

Specs:
600MhZ PIII
256 MB Crucial RAM
Geforce 2 GTS
Windows 98

Thanks

 

[Balt]

Did you remove your old video card from device manager before installing the new one? That could possibly be the problem. If the problem REALLY bugs you, just remove your old video (assuming it is still there) and new video from device manager and then reinstall all the drivers for your new card.

Good luck

 

[christon]

Hi. I did not remove the old video card drivers. I just put it in and then installed the new drivers and then deleted the old drivers. But it still shows, up, what should I do? The old card was a CARDEXPERT TNT 2 M64 32MB. I checked device settings and the new card shows up. What should I do, what should I check? Thanks.🙁

 

[BadThad]

1) Change your display to Standard VGA PCI.
2) Remove any video cards from device mgr.
3) Reboot
4) Reinstall the Geforce.

I think where you went wrong is in not changing your display to standard PCI and rebooting BEFORE you installed the Geforce. You're lucky the system boots to something legible.

 

[christon]

HI. How do u change to standard PCI? Through BIOS right? Thanks for your help guys.😀

 

[Balt]

Nonono, you don't need to go to the BIOS.

Go to Start->Control Panel->Display->Click on Settings Tab->Advanced

And choose Standard VGA PCI from the list of drivers. Then do the rest of what badthad said.

 

[edblor]

Is it safe to assume you installed Elsa's Drivers???

'cause it sounds like the properties for your M64 card are detecting the Elsa GF2 and don't like it too much 😉

Do what Badthad says and you should be fine!

My advice to add, is this: Do the Uninstall of the old drivers (and the new ones while your at it, start fresh bud🙂) in Safe Mode! Safe Mode starts you in Standard VGA mode anyways!! Then install the new drivers after Win98 boots up!!

Good luck!

Edblor

 

[christon]

Hi, start in safe mode? How do I do that? I thought safe mode is an option only when there are crashes or errors? My games like Quake III, and Counterstrike seem to work fine, it's just the eror that shows up when I boot.. What benchmark programs do you reccomend? I can't seem to find standard PCI as an option for a video driver, what should I do? Any help appreciated, thanks!

BTW, I don't look like my picture, but some say I do! 🙂

 

[edblor]

Hit F8 or F5 (can't remember, but if you press both at that time, it will come up) when you see the message "Starting Windows 98",

That will bring up your Startup Menu Options,

toggle down to start in Safe Mode and voila!!

Edblor

 

[BadThad]

The BIOS has nothing to do with any of this, forget that.

* Right click on desktop, select properties, select display tab, select advanced, select "change display type". To get the Std PCI driver, you need to NOT detect, then pick "select from list", then check the box that says "show ALL drivers". At the top of the list will be standard PCI (don't worry, it works for AGP too). Select it, apply, restart.

* After restart. Start>settings>control panel>add/rem programs>remove any Geforce drivers>reboot.

* Insert your Geforce driver disk, it should auto-play and take you through the install.

BTW - Personally, I wouldn't monkey around with safe mode.

 

[christon]

Hi. Thanks for your help guys. Fixed the problem, my old TNT2 card had a program called Expertool that loaded up. What benchmark programs do you guys reccomend to download to test my card? 😀