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[Treniel-]

posted this in technical as well but not to many people look in there so here we go again...

Just got new PC AMD 2.2ghz 512k RAM etc (more info on request if u think u can help) the problem is i have a Geforce2 MX (not very good but it works..on old pc) but i can't seem to get it to work...i've plugged it in to right slot (well it fits) but it won't appear on Device Manager when i scan for it and its not detected when i restart comp? any ideas?

cheers

 

[Tilda]

lolol so after 1 month (?) off RvR to get a new PC your new one dosnt work either?
rofl

get a new gfx card too?

 

[Treniel-]

i only got it today and it was a basic system ie no OS etc spent all day installing it and seeing as current gfx works fine (cept in games) i hadn't bothered with it until i came to test it in daoc and relised it was kinda slow

 

[old.Lythande]

Have you tried installing the drivers from Nvidia? Maybe it's not showing up in the device-manager because windows can't find the correct drivers. (Actually it will show up but listed under the "Other devices" tab listed as something-vga-adapter or close, been a while so I'm not 100% on the wording )

 

[old.Mitsu]

Which OS?

 

[[PS]Venom]

If your motherboard has an onboard graphics card you DID disable it, yes?

 

[Repent Reloaded]

haham my PC is better then urs

anyway, erm, drivers .... send a email to the dudes u got the PC from and the ppl who made the gfx card ( just to increase your chance of an answer from someone) did it come with an install disk, i know mine did.... err thats about it, hope u get it workin soon. gl!

 

[vofflujarnid]

If you have a nForce onboard graphics card crap, then disable it in the bios. Also, make sure the gfx is seated well in the AGP port ( or PCI slot ),

 

[Hit ^_^]

install all fixes/sp's and get directsX9. and as someone said use nvidia.com drivers.

and as you can actully see anything on your screen it must be in your ddevice manager somewere.

 

[old.Nibor]

your new pc might support agp x8, your old gfx card dosent, so check bios for the right settings.

 

[thorwyntf]

-try a different slot,
-try another (old) gfx card to check if your system recognizes this one.
-check, what gfx card your pc is currently using. If it´s the onboard card, disable it.
-get some diagnostic tool (Sandra or something) and check your system

hth
throwyn

 

[old.Biohazard]

What's the point in a 2.2ghz PC for games if you got a GF2MX.

 

[belth]

Originally posted by old.Nibor
your new pc might support agp x8, your old gfx card dosent, so check bios for the right settings.

Doesn't matter... Unless his old card needs 3.3v

 

[Treniel-]

OS = XP
No i not disabled onboard (duh)
Idea of a 2.2ghz with a gf2 mx is i'll upgrade the gfx when i have the money mb biohazzard?

and yes i installed the drivers and its not showing up anywhere on device manager

 

[Cloak_]

Its prolly showing up as a VGA Compatible card or sth

Just go into device manager ( windows+pause break) and open up the tree *display adaptors* select the VGA card by double clicking. Then do update drivers and use Select Location - pointing to where the .cab file is on your HDD.

OR

Unplug it and remove any drivers u`ve installed - put card back in and when you start up XP *should* say found new device - cancel that and install the drivers yourself from disk.


As said before - If your monitor is plugged into the card and your getting a picture it must be on device manager somewhere.

Detonator Drivers

 

[Treniel-]

sorted the main problem of gfx card not working just had to disable onboard thks for that but new problem random people are disapearing as well as npcs think it might be the drivers or possibly refreash rate? ideas?

 

[ChillyDawg]

Originally posted by Treniel-
512k RAM

Any PC with 512k ram dont stand a chance in hell to be perfectly honest, and anyone whos buys such a puter deserves to learn to use an abbacus.

 

[Cool_Hand_Luke]

Windows OS ??

 

[Treniel-]

Any PC with 512k ram dont stand a chance in hell to be perfectly honest, and anyone whos buys such a puter deserves to learn to use an abbacus

512k doesn't stand a chance wtf u talking about? and i didn't buy it was custom made cept for gfx card cus it added about 100 quid on top of it.

and its windows XP

 

[Garnet]

he probably means 512 MB RAM not k.

People disappear maybe because of lag maybe?

 

[mestoph]

I still have problems with waiting for the healer to render, after i die and zone. Just really odd.

 

[halgaard]

i have the same problem with people and npc's diappearing
think it's a firewall problem .. not sure though :/

 

[MiMeN]

the ppl disappearing act

The ppl dissapearing act is thanks to your modem/router. Either update your modem drivers or update your router firmware. I had that problem, updated the router firmware, no more dissappearing ppl. ( Router is Efficient Speedstream 5660, shite i know but heck it was free! )




/salut


P.s had the same problem as u did with gfx not wanting to appear, reinstalled (windows) and it worked fine. Windows is a bitch but what can we do about it :/

 

[belth]

Wish I could update my ADSL routers firmware... ISP doesn't give the damn password to access it as it's leased from them

 

[old.m0000]

erm, your GRAPHICS CARD does not show up on DEVICE MANAGER?

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU GET INTO WINDOWS WITHOUT A GRAPHICS CARD!

no really, it would be really handy for you to tell me because i really want to know how.

methinks someone needs to disable / remove any onboard / already plugged in graphics cards!!!

also note: AGP cards will fit in PCI Slots - does not mean they will work!

 

[old.m0000]

btw: graphics not appearing for a few seconds etc, defrag ur drive overnite solves this 100% (until a few months later when it fragments again)

 

[Treniel-]

p.s i fixed it about 4 days ago forgot

 

[Meerclar]

cba to see if anyone else has said this so here i go.....
go to control panel and open system icon.
go to the device manager.
select video/gfx adapter and click properties.
click change driver.
choose the dont search option.
choose select from a list option.
change to pci vga adapter and restart machine after applying changes.
when machine reboots install detonater drivers from nvidia.com



ps:make sure any virus checkers are disabled prior to installing drivers or they dont installproperly.