8800 GTS Driver Problems

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Kengren

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I know there are alot of posts about this issue, but i think that the solution is different for everyone. So i was wondering if someone could help me out figure out what i could do for my computer to get this solved.

After installing the Geforce WHQL (?) driver for the Vista 64 bit, i have ran into issues. The actual install went fine until i had to restart my computer. After restarting, i got to the first loading screen with the bar, then after that was up for just about 2 seconds, my computer screen went black.

The things i have tried:
1. Re-installing the same driver (like 5 different times with reinstalling windows)
2. Installing the beta-version of the new driver
3. Setting my computer up as a server so i might be able to tweak with the setting from another computer.
4. Bang my head aginst a wall
 

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i had the same problem when installing a driver for the 8400 GS, after the microsoft loading bar, it goes blank for about 10 to 20 seconds then loads the loggon screen.. i done a system restore to the previous driver, and then downloaded the new one from nvidia website (using the automatic driver searching tool) and then installed it with ADMIN privillages. i then restarted and it done the same, followed by another restart and the same happend.. but then after that, all the probs seemed to vanish for me

not sure if you have tried what i have but it worth a shot if you havent

good luck
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M5630
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 8400GS
Just as an update...

Some more things that i have tried is with my second monitor, i have a lcd screen and an old "big monitor" (i am blanking on what it is called right now)...

1. Unplugging my second monitor
2. Pluggin in just my second monitor
3. Looked up prices on a new Graphics Card
 

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Hi kengren

Apparently a lot of people are having problems and there does not seem to be any easy fix.
Some things that I have heard to work are;

1, Changing to an earlier driver.
2, swapping the outputs from the graphic card this will maybe mean using a DVI adapter or changing cable
3, (I love this one) Buying a new flatscreen with DVI connecter.
4, On boot up pressing the f8 key and allowing the computer to boot in a low graphics mode, after the computer has booted use the nvidia display panel to select a working resolution.
5, This is normally used with option 4 disable all nvidia apps that start on startup

It seems that no one option works with everyone. so I wish you luck

Pooch
 

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Again, this may not be the solution for you but it was for me under Vista x64 OS, same card and same drivers seemed to be ok under my XP OS.

I have an Acer 22" LCD widescreen monitor, the drivers I had were for 32 bit (XP), I thought they would work under Vista x64 as well but after a while, more apparent after playing games for a while, my Nvidia drivers were getting corrupt and/or having a problem with Vista because my pc would freeze, recover after a while or a cold boot would have to do to get it going again and then I would get to the point you are now.

After many attempts of going into safe mode, uninstalling Nvidia drivers, restarting windows under generic vga drivers and installing a fresh copy of it, sometimes, it would work, some other times, I wouldn't.

After many googles searches I came to find out that I was having a conflict between my Monitor, Vista and the Nvidia Drivers... not an easy solution was provided and Acer doesn't make 64bit drivers for my monitor.

Later on I found out that Acer makes another LCD screen, similar to mine that does have 64bit drivers. I took a shot, installed those drivers and I have not seen the problem again. This happened a few weeks ago (got to knock on that wood again though! ;)).

What I am trying to say after that long rant is... try to see if you can get Vista 64 drivers for your LCD. If you do, make sure your Monitor's name appears in the Device Manager under Monitors and not just a std PnP Generic driver.

Good Luck
 

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scousa4lyf said:
i had the same problem when installing a driver for the 8400 GS, after the microsoft loading bar, it goes blank for about 10 to 20 seconds then loads the loggon screen.. i done a system restore to the previous driver, and then downloaded the new one from nvidia website (using the automatic driver searching tool) and then installed it with ADMIN privillages. i then restarted and it done the same, followed by another restart and the same happend.. but then after that, all the probs seemed to vanish for me

not sure if you have tried what i have but it worth a shot if you havent

good luck
Click to expand...

That can usually be solved by disabling the "multi-monitor" search Vista does on boot up.

To disable it, open up Task Scheduler (Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Task Scheduler) and on the left, you should have the Task Scheduler Library.

Click on the arrow to expand to Microsoft and continue expanding through to Windows>MobilePC.

You should have the TMM task (Transient Multi-Monitor Manager). Right click on it to disable and it should remove the black screen hangs on boot up.
 

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    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
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    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
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    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
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    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
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    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
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I recently installed Vista x64 Business with 8800GTS 512 (G92) - you can check the computer specs below.
Installation didn't go smoothly as the installer said at the end:"no driver changes were made", or something like that, and after closing it, the familiar "This program may not have installed correctly" showed up where I answered "This program installed correctly".
I restarted the computer and everything works fine. O_O
strange...
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
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    Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ default 2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5B Deluxe
    Memory
    4x2GB Kingmax DDR2@800MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Point of View GeForce 8800GTS (G92), 512MB GDDR3
    Sound Card
    ADI SoundMax 5.1 (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SM 2232BW, 22" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 (ST3160815AS), 160GB @ SATA-II Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 (ST3320620AS), 320GB @ SATA-II
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    Corsair HX520, 520W modular
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Running an 8800 GTS on a 22" LCD using the DVI input aswell, and have had this problem occur quite a few times. It actually happened earlier today when I opened up the nVidia control panel after I updated to the new 180 WHQl's.

Unplugging the power cable to the monitor and letting it sit for a tic has worked most of the time for me.

Also, unplugging the TV-Out cable and just running the one LCD monitor fixed another black screen problem I encountered that unplugging the monitor's power cable couldnt fix.
 

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  • CPU
    AMD 5200+
    Motherboard
    GA-M57SLI-S4
    Memory
    4GB Kingston 667
    Graphics card(s)
    8800 GTS 320
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Plosion Cinema
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Chimei 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Seagate Sata 80gb Western Digital Pata
    PSU
    450watt Corsair VX
    Case
    Coolermaster Centurion 534
Have any of these posters tried actually *cleaning* the nVidia drivers with Driver Sweeper? I had an 8800GTS (until I upgraded through eVGA's Step-up) and only ran into the issue once - and that was when I installed beta drivers over release drivers and then tried to revert by reinstalling release drivers over the Beta....
 

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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
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    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System) Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree) 2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
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I always used Driver Sweeper when installing new drivers :p

The OP also said he tried the driver after re-installing drivers, which kind of negates it being a "not cleaning the old driver" issue.
 

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    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
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    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
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    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
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    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
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    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
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    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
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johngalt said:
Have any of these posters tried actually *cleaning* the nVidia drivers with Driver Sweeper? I had an 8800GTS (until I upgraded through eVGA's Step-up) and only ran into the issue once - and that was when I installed beta drivers over release drivers and then tried to revert by reinstalling release drivers over the Beta....
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my post was about installing Forceware on a freshly installed Vista.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
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    Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ default 2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5B Deluxe
    Memory
    4x2GB Kingmax DDR2@800MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Point of View GeForce 8800GTS (G92), 512MB GDDR3
    Sound Card
    ADI SoundMax 5.1 (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SM 2232BW, 22" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 (ST3160815AS), 160GB @ SATA-II Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 (ST3320620AS), 320GB @ SATA-II
    PSU
    Corsair HX520, 520W modular
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