ok, I just got a 9700pro for xmas.
my comp specs are:
athlon xp 1700+
512mb pc2700 ddr ram
soyo dragon lite kt333
9700pro 128mb
I was currently running 2kpro when I got it, and i popped it in, installed the drivers, and it worked perfectly.
I needed to format, so I decided to give XP pro a try. (I was running 2kpro, because i thought my previous gfx was messing up my comp in XP; which is a whole nother story) I format my comp and, first thing I do is load my gfx drivers(from the cd they gave me), restart, and right after the windows loading screen, my moniter suddenly switches to standby, and won't display a thing.
When i restarted it, after nothing was being displayed, it asked if i wanted to start in safe mode cuz windows crashed while loading. i start in safe mode, and then deleted the drivers i had just installed and then restarted XP loaded right up.
I decided to try to install SP2 before installing the ATI drivers, thinking that may have caused the problem, i downloaded, installed it, restarted, and boom. same thing, moniter just goes to standby after windows loading screen.
So i go back to safe mode remove sp2, restart, and it works, and here i am, posting for help.
after posting this, im going to try to install the ATI drivers from the site w/o sp2 and seeing if that works. and i will edit this post saying if it worked or not.
but incase it doesnt, does anyone know what would cause this? and/or how to fix it?
thx,
robert
--EDIT-- ok wow, i feel really stupid, forgot to download that .NET Version 1.1 Framework...wow lol
my comp specs are:
athlon xp 1700+
512mb pc2700 ddr ram
soyo dragon lite kt333
9700pro 128mb
I was currently running 2kpro when I got it, and i popped it in, installed the drivers, and it worked perfectly.
I needed to format, so I decided to give XP pro a try. (I was running 2kpro, because i thought my previous gfx was messing up my comp in XP; which is a whole nother story) I format my comp and, first thing I do is load my gfx drivers(from the cd they gave me), restart, and right after the windows loading screen, my moniter suddenly switches to standby, and won't display a thing.
When i restarted it, after nothing was being displayed, it asked if i wanted to start in safe mode cuz windows crashed while loading. i start in safe mode, and then deleted the drivers i had just installed and then restarted XP loaded right up.
I decided to try to install SP2 before installing the ATI drivers, thinking that may have caused the problem, i downloaded, installed it, restarted, and boom. same thing, moniter just goes to standby after windows loading screen.
So i go back to safe mode remove sp2, restart, and it works, and here i am, posting for help.
after posting this, im going to try to install the ATI drivers from the site w/o sp2 and seeing if that works. and i will edit this post saying if it worked or not.
but incase it doesnt, does anyone know what would cause this? and/or how to fix it?
thx,
robert
--EDIT-- ok wow, i feel really stupid, forgot to download that .NET Version 1.1 Framework...wow lol
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