can i reformat w/upgrade Geforce GTS450

smartblondz

smartblondz

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upgrade Geforce GTS450

:mad: when i switched out the cards, monitor went blank... couldn't even access bios....after 2 days took it in.......was the power supply ...installed new p/s..card worked fine.
now my sys files + programs are either not working or gone.
i want to reformat the HD with the discs from HP(but it has the old graphics drivers on it)
then custom upgrade to Win7, ...but before i do...
am i going to have problems with the GTS450 staying on line (reformat will erase my current driver installation so.........?????):sarc:
also GTS450 is connected VGA adapter temp (res 1680x1050)(need to get regular size HDMI adapter)
I just don't want to revisit black screen hell hole so I thought I would see if anyone
could help me out before I take the plunge.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard/FQ562AA#A2L(Pavilion Elite m9500f)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X49750 Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    AspenGL8E microATX MSI M8-7548/(AMD780GB/SB700Chipset)
    Memory
    8GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM/(4 slots expandable to 16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    Original-GeForce9500GS(defective)/Replaced with GeForce450
    Sound Card
    HD Audio, 8 speaker configurable
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h Widescreen Flat-Panel Mon./native res.1680x1050
As far as I am aware, you can install the operating system and re-download the driver from Nvidia.com, shouldn't be any issues as MS will have preloaded drivers built into windows (WDDM) anyway, take the plunge and just re-download the driver, should be fine, as you've pointed out, the power supply was the issue previously.
 

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System One

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    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
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    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
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    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
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    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
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    Logitech generic keyboard
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    16Mb Sky bb
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    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
I have the disc for my card, that's not the problem.........
I need to know if my monitor will still function after I reformat to original. The HP recovery discs are going to reinstall GeForce 9500GS drivers on a system with a GTS450 card hardware minus it's drivers. So when windows starts the setup will it run normally or will the graphics go offline? And if I get a black screen, how can I install drivers from a CD with no access?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard/FQ562AA#A2L(Pavilion Elite m9500f)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X49750 Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    AspenGL8E microATX MSI M8-7548/(AMD780GB/SB700Chipset)
    Memory
    8GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM/(4 slots expandable to 16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    Original-GeForce9500GS(defective)/Replaced with GeForce450
    Sound Card
    HD Audio, 8 speaker configurable
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h Widescreen Flat-Panel Mon./native res.1680x1050
smartblondz said:
I have the disc for my card, that's not the problem.........
I need to know if my monitor will still function after I reformat to original. The HP recovery discs are going to reinstall GeForce 9500GS drivers on a system with a GTS450 card hardware minus it's drivers. So when windows starts the setup will it run normally or will the graphics go offline? And if I get a black screen, how can I install drivers from a CD with no access?
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No, your screen will function on a standard VGA adaptor driver, should be fine :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Yha as stated, theres no reason why it will not work.. Technically the 2 cards do run the same driver package... thought the older driver won't know what the 430 is.

Not sure why you are installing vista than win7, you'd be better just going to 7.
 

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    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
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    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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