Nvidia driver issues?

[moobird]

Hi, I've been having an issue which is causing me to have to reinstall my video card driver after every reboot. I have another video card enabled on my system just so that I can restart my computer - typically if I use my new card (GeForce 9400GT), I get to the screen right before where I would enter my Windows user name and password and I get nothing but a blank screen - I know the PC is starting up because I can hear the startup sound. If I reboot it in safe mode, it starts up just fine. What I end up having to do in order to start up is unplug the cable connected to my new video card and wait until windows starts (with the incorrect resolution and graphics), change the resolution, disable the crappy video card, plug the cable connected to the good one into my monitor and hope for the best. Usually this goes pretty smoothly.

I tried this card/driver in my old PC and I don't have the problem on that computer, so I know the card and drivers are not the problem.

HALP!

 

[moobird]

anyone?

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

if you have another graphic card on a pc you must not install the driver for the initial graphic card.. is your first graphic card and integrated one.. try to uninstall the driver of the other graphic card and install only the nvidia one..

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

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[roy69]

I think ashvin has the right idea here, if you are bumping for an answer at least you could give him a reply.

 

[moobird]

I actually haven't been home to read it, that's why I hadn't replied yet. Thanks for the help though, Ashvin.

I read the link and I'm not having random crashes like it says... should I still be doing this? Also, the processes listed in my task manager were only programs I was using (firefox) and the processes it said not to end.

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

yes uninstall the inboard graphic driver and install only the Nvidia.. you can't use two graphic drivers on a same pc it creates friction.. "Just like having two wives" lol.. but yea the link is just a quick reference can might not be all of your case but still can help for trouble shooting..

 

[moobird]

The ONLY reason I'm questioning you is because I'm a retard and don't want to be without a PC til I buy a new card if I screw this up.... My other video card is a Nvidia as well... same deal in that case? Thanks again!!

 

[moobird]

Okay, so I uninstalled the driver for the crappy video card (the old one) and it IS the same driver as the new one, because right when it finished uninstalling it, my PC shut down and restarted. When Windows started up, the resolution had changed back to 1400x1050 and the newer video card was disabled. Eeeek!

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

ok so on which port do you have your screen cable connected.. it is the blue jack square one...

 

[moobird]

White jack (DVI i think?). That's what the good one is plugged into... the other video card (the one I want to leeeave me alone) is a blue one.

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

is something plugged in it.. on device manager can you see there is two video card installed or one? when u finish unistalling both graphic cards reboot your computer and install only the Nvi.. one.. it will then change the display by itself..

 

[moobird]

There's two... I'll uninstall the other, though I'm afraid to!

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

ok uninstall it.. if you have the driver for the NVI.. i will advise you to unistall both and reinstall only the Nvi... Trust yourself.. you can do it.. lol..

 

[moobird]

They're both Nvidia.... and I uninstalled the bad card and when I restarted............... It was there again.

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

thats why you need to uninstall both of the drivers, then restart the computer and install only the good driver.. do you have the driver, should be on the cd, select the right Operating system for the version oif the driver you want to install.. should be the one you are using..

 

[moobird]

I already uninstalled both drivers, and then I uninstalled the bad card.

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

and restarted the computer.. then you can see that the graphic is not so good.. then you need to insert the cd of the driver for the Nvi.. install it.. and let us know the outcome