cannot load video driver

29th April 2007, 05:35

New build, AMDx2 4200 Windsor, 2gigs mushkin ddr2 800 1.8volt, WD sata hd, evga 7900gs, OCZ gamestream 700 power supply, Asus M2N-e mobo. Every time I load the vga driver the screen turns opaque (real ugly)and the pallet drops to 4 bits. Asus said it was a bad memory controller and replaced the board, new board same problem, I borrowed a different brand 7900gs and loaded their driver same problem. I have updated drivers and bios than tried archived drivers, didn't help. I can use the internet and everything else with the machine but it won't let me load the video drivers any ideas appreciated been dinkin with this for 3 weeks.

Nessmaster · 29th April 2007, 07:30

Well you have aparrantly tried all the obvious hardware problems. How about software? Have you tried reformatting?

jmke · 29th April 2007, 10:22

would start with fresh OS install also

1st May 2007, 03:13

Yes today was my 6th delete partition, full slow format, and complete xp pro reinstall. Load drivers in safe mode still same problem. I got humble and called Asus tech again. this time they sent me up a level in tech support and told me to make sure my chipset and video drivers were updated and to check my power supply. What a joke. I'm stumped but now I'm wondering if a brand new 700 watt power supply could cause a problem like that. Thx for the help.

Nessmaster · 1st May 2007, 12:26

Well. You can always take the sure and long way. Test each pc component one-by-one using spare/borrowed parts.

wutske · 1st May 2007, 12:55

Can you play games ?
The PSU can indeed be a problem because it looks like the GPU is switching to some low power mode. Is the PCIe power connector connected correctly to your graphics card ?

I'm just trying to find the less obvious problems, so here's another possibility: is SLI disabled in the BIOS ?

1st May 2007, 23:56

Yes I made sure the video card power plug was secure plus this is the second board so I double checked every connection when I reinstalled. This board is not SLI so that won't be in the bios but keep tossing ideas and thanks for tryin.

4th May 2007, 03:19

I sent the board back I'm gonna try an Epox tommorrow.

29th April 2007, 05:35	#1
Shrimpy Posts: n/a	cannot load video driver New build, AMDx2 4200 Windsor, 2gigs mushkin ddr2 800 1.8volt, WD sata hd, evga 7900gs, OCZ gamestream 700 power supply, Asus M2N-e mobo. Every time I load the vga driver the screen turns opaque (real ugly)and the pallet drops to 4 bits. Asus said it was a bad memory controller and replaced the board, new board same problem, I borrowed a different brand 7900gs and loaded their driver same problem. I have updated drivers and bios than tried archived drivers, didn't help. I can use the internet and everything else with the machine but it won't let me load the video drivers any ideas appreciated been dinkin with this for 3 weeks.

29th April 2007, 07:30	#2
Nessmaster Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 179	Well you have aparrantly tried all the obvious hardware problems. How about software? Have you tried reformatting? Last edited by Nessmaster : 29th April 2007 at 16:00.

29th April 2007, 10:22	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	would start with fresh OS install also __________________

1st May 2007, 12:55	#6
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	Can you play games ? The PSU can indeed be a problem because it looks like the GPU is switching to some low power mode. Is the PCIe power connector connected correctly to your graphics card ? I'm just trying to find the less obvious problems, so here's another possibility: is SLI disabled in the BIOS ? __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

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1st May 2007, 03:13	#4
Shrimpy Posts: n/a	Yes today was my 6th delete partition, full slow format, and complete xp pro reinstall. Load drivers in safe mode still same problem. I got humble and called Asus tech again. this time they sent me up a level in tech support and told me to make sure my chipset and video drivers were updated and to check my power supply. What a joke. I'm stumped but now I'm wondering if a brand new 700 watt power supply could cause a problem like that. Thx for the help.

1st May 2007, 12:26	#5
Nessmaster Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 179	Well. You can always take the sure and long way. Test each pc component one-by-one using spare/borrowed parts.

1st May 2007, 23:56	#7
Shrimpy Posts: n/a	Yes I made sure the video card power plug was secure plus this is the second board so I double checked every connection when I reinstalled. This board is not SLI so that won't be in the bios but keep tossing ideas and thanks for tryin.

4th May 2007, 03:19	#8
Shrimpy Posts: n/a	I sent the board back I'm gonna try an Epox tommorrow.