problem with my graphics drivers.. i think
im having trouble with my PC. im on windows XP SP2, i have a GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X, but when i install my drivers. . my PC crashes. if i dont have any drivers installed my PC works fine apart from all the usual stuff that happens cos u have no drivers.
im having trouble with my PC. im on windows XP SP2, i have a GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X, but when i install my drivers.. my PC crashes. if i dont have any drivers installed my PC works fine apart from all the usual stuff that happens cos u have no drivers. if i install any drivers, it works fine for a little bit, then my screen freezes and flickers on then off, and sometimes it doesnt work again until i shut off my PC by the power button at the front. this only sometimes happens when i use my PC for everyday things like the internet, but when i play my online game Final Fantasy XI, it always happens. id post a pic of what i mean but.. i dont see an attatch file button x.x;
i may have rambled so here it is in short >< without any drivers my PC works ok. when i install them, it crashes either when i play my game or just any time it likes. anyone know what this is? im stumped
i may have rambled so here it is in short >< without any drivers my PC works ok. when i install them, it crashes either when i play my game or just any time it likes. anyone know what this is? im stumped
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any idea what those things are? they occur in my online game too, my game doesnt crash anymore though so i guess it was my vid card 
oh, and since i installed the new card i keep getting "found new hardware: ethernet controller" >.> whats that?
[Edited by Diamondis on 2005-12-31 19:49:33]
oh, and since i installed the new card i keep getting "found new hardware: ethernet controller" >.> whats that?[Edited by Diamondis on 2005-12-31 19:49:33]
Originally posted by Diamondis:
Quote:any idea what those things are? they occur in my online game too, my game doesnt crash anymore though so i guess it was my vid cardoh, and since i installed the new card i keep getting "found new hardware: ethernet controller" >.> whats that?[Edited by Diamondis on 2005-12-31 19:49:33]
There's the possibilty that you knocked you ethernet card loose when you installed the vidcard, I'd just pull it and reseat it. If everything is working fine, go into your device manager and see if you now have two ethernet cards in there. If you do, remove the one with the exclamation mark beside it.
Out of curiousity, how hot does your system run? Have you checked it out in your BIOS? You should have a "System Health" area in there, or something similar, that will tell you how hot your CPU and system(read motherboard) are running.
What do you have for air circulation? You should have at least one intake, and two exhaust fans.
Check the temps and then post them in here. Sit in the BIOS watching the temps for 5 minutes or so, they're always lower when you first boot up.
Quote:any idea what those things are? they occur in my online game too, my game doesnt crash anymore though so i guess it was my vid card
oh, and since i installed the new card i keep getting "found new hardware: ethernet controller" >.> whats that?[Edited by Diamondis on 2005-12-31 19:49:33]There's the possibilty that you knocked you ethernet card loose when you installed the vidcard, I'd just pull it and reseat it. If everything is working fine, go into your device manager and see if you now have two ethernet cards in there. If you do, remove the one with the exclamation mark beside it.
Out of curiousity, how hot does your system run? Have you checked it out in your BIOS? You should have a "System Health" area in there, or something similar, that will tell you how hot your CPU and system(read motherboard) are running.
What do you have for air circulation? You should have at least one intake, and two exhaust fans.
Check the temps and then post them in here. Sit in the BIOS watching the temps for 5 minutes or so, they're always lower when you first boot up.
i can only see 2 fans that i have, one on the back of my PC, and one on the new graphics card. i wated the temp in the BIOS for five minutes like u said, heres the temp:
system temp. at start: 30C 87F
CPU temp. at start: 40C 107F (these F's might be off ^^;; we use C in england)
system temp at finish: 33C 91F
CPU temp at finish: 47-51C 123F
oh and im still getting the ethernet controller thing >< i looked again, no cards were loose, and i looked in my divice manager and i only have 1 controller. do i need drivers for it or something? XD
system temp. at start: 30C 87F
CPU temp. at start: 40C 107F (these F's might be off ^^;; we use C in england)
system temp at finish: 33C 91F
CPU temp at finish: 47-51C 123F
oh and im still getting the ethernet controller thing >< i looked again, no cards were loose, and i looked in my divice manager and i only have 1 controller. do i need drivers for it or something? XD
Originally posted by Diamondis:
Quote:i can only see 2 fans that i have, one on the back of my PC, and one on the new graphics card. i wated the temp in the BIOS for five minutes like u said, heres the temp:
system temp. at start: 30C 87F
CPU temp. at start: 40C 107F (these F's might be off ^^;; we use C in england)
system temp at finish: 33C 91F
CPU temp at finish: 47-51C 123F
oh and im still getting the ethernet controller thing >< i looked again, no cards were loose, and i looked in my divice manager and i only have 1 controller. do i need drivers for it or something? XD
Okay, you only have one exhaust fan, and your system is running hot. My system sits here at 20C/68F for the system, 24.5C/76F for the CPU.
Another fan wouldn't hurt at all, I believe your vidcard is running even hotter, they always do. You can try pulling the sidepanel off your tower and sitting a household fan beside your system, just let it blow air on the vidcard(and everything else), and see if the graphics problem goes away.
Strange that your ethernet controller is just being found now, how are you connecting to the internet?
Quote:i can only see 2 fans that i have, one on the back of my PC, and one on the new graphics card. i wated the temp in the BIOS for five minutes like u said, heres the temp:
system temp. at start: 30C 87F
CPU temp. at start: 40C 107F (these F's might be off ^^;; we use C in england)
system temp at finish: 33C 91F
CPU temp at finish: 47-51C 123F
oh and im still getting the ethernet controller thing >< i looked again, no cards were loose, and i looked in my divice manager and i only have 1 controller. do i need drivers for it or something? XD
Okay, you only have one exhaust fan, and your system is running hot. My system sits here at 20C/68F for the system, 24.5C/76F for the CPU.
Another fan wouldn't hurt at all, I believe your vidcard is running even hotter, they always do. You can try pulling the sidepanel off your tower and sitting a household fan beside your system, just let it blow air on the vidcard(and everything else), and see if the graphics problem goes away.
Strange that your ethernet controller is just being found now, how are you connecting to the internet?
i just looked over the instructions, my brother installed the card first, i was getting alot of static electricity shocks that day and was scared to touch my new card XD anyway it says in the instructions "you MUST disable the integrated graphics first" ..now.. i know more about PC's than my brother, and i dont know if my PC has them or how to disale them, so he wont have done that step.. can u tell me how to find out if i have them, and if i do, disable them? that might be my problem x.x
You have onboard sound, but no onboard video, don't worry about it.
Last thing I can suggest is flashing the BIOS. Latest version is 4.1, top of the list. Instructions are included with the download in the zip file, but feel free to ask questions if you're not sure of something.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=393&kind=1
Last thing I can suggest is flashing the BIOS. Latest version is 4.1, top of the list. Instructions are included with the download in the zip file, but feel free to ask questions if you're not sure of something.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=393&kind=1
No problems with BIOS flashes, especially an AWARD BIOS, I've never had a problem. I've had a bad flash, as in it woulkd lock halfway through, and I'd have to reboot, which I was always told would kill your mobo.
Contrary to what I was told, the AWARD BIOS can be recovered from a bad flash, nothing to it, just start over. I've recovered from bad flashes on a DFI board, and a SOYO board, I just don't worry about it anymore. If you have a bad flash, just reboot and start the procedure over again, piece of cake.
I've also flashed the BIOS on my old Voodoo 3000 AGP, my ti4200, and my brand new eVGA 6600GT AGP. This is really no big deal.
Any problems, ask away.
One thing, write down the name of the bin file you will be flashing to, and of course the name of the flash.exe and have them handy once you get into the flash utility.
Contrary to what I was told, the AWARD BIOS can be recovered from a bad flash, nothing to it, just start over. I've recovered from bad flashes on a DFI board, and a SOYO board, I just don't worry about it anymore. If you have a bad flash, just reboot and start the procedure over again, piece of cake.
I've also flashed the BIOS on my old Voodoo 3000 AGP, my ti4200, and my brand new eVGA 6600GT AGP. This is really no big deal.
Any problems, ask away.
One thing, write down the name of the bin file you will be flashing to, and of course the name of the flash.exe and have them handy once you get into the flash utility.
