Problem with a GeForce Card....What you think could be wrong.

[HalfCrazy]

First thing my system spec is below and I'm running XP Corp. When installing my CreativeLabs GeForce256 DDR video card with 'any' versions of drivers. At first it does look like it install right without any problems. But when I shut down my system for around 10-15 mins and then turn it back on. It say's it found a new hardware and keep's adding a new display adapter to the list. I do know I'm installing the drivers right and also have the newest bios for my mobo. Plus have the newest 4in1 for my mobo also.

Right now I'm using a 64mb Prophet 4500 (KyroII) video card without any problems at all. I did try searching google and I found nothing about my mobo and using a geforce with it. Maybe I'm not searching for the right terms or something. Do you guys have any glues on why it would do this? Could a bad video card cause a problem like this. When I was running my old system which was a AMD 900mhz Slot-A with FIC SD11 mobo. Which was running win2k pro I was having the same problem.

I'm thinking the video card is bad. But I thought I would post it here for comments. Any help would be helpful.

AMD XP 1700+
Dragon Orb 3 HSF
AOpen AK73 Pro(A) Mobo
768mb PC133 Ram
WD 80gig 7,200rpm
WD 20gig 7,200rpm
Acer 56x CD-Rom
AOpen 12x10x32

 

[Cosmic_Horror]

The original geforce cards did used to draw quite a lot of power. You don't seem to mention what case/power suppy you have, and you have quite a few componets running too.

I would try running the video card in either another system or strip your system of just about everything except one hard drive, one stick of memory, no pci cards, etc and see if you get the same problem.

After all that it could be a bad card.

If you do get a new case/power supply the quality of the power suppy is just, if not as important as the wattage is. 🙂

 

[todesengel]

Are you able to update your pirated copy of XP? Try running a legit OS and see if that makes a difference.