[SOLVED] VGA Compatible

Tiffanyyy · 11-27-2008, 06:05 AM

Hello.

I don't know much about computers so I need your help. One day my PC went crazy and after rebooting it said Video Controller (VGA Compatible) is missing. I then formated my HDD and installed all the drivers, but the same problem appears. I finally thought I found the right driver to install, but my comp reboots during installing.

I googled around and there's loads of people with the same problem. I guess I have to install some drivers right? Can you help me please, here's my comp stats...

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Celeron, 2617 MHz (26 x 101)
Motherboard Name MSI PT8 Neo-SR (MS-6799) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA Apollo P4X533/PT880
System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (03/04/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD1200BB-32DWA0 (111 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352B (DVD:16x, CD:52x/24x/52x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Ty in advance.

**BCCOMP** · 11-27-2008, 06:44 AM

Hi Tiffanyyy,
Can you go into the Device Manager and post the errors you have (yellow !).
Thanks,
Bill

Tiffanyyy · 11-27-2008, 07:12 AM

Only Video Contoller (VGA Compatible) has a yellow "!" and when I turn my PC on it says 'found new hardware VGA Compatible'.

When I try to install the latest NVIDIA drivers it messes up my screen even more... Can't change resolution, refresh rate and so on.

Tiffanyyy · 11-27-2008, 07:42 AM

Sorry for double post.

Here's a screenshot: http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1315/problemrt8.jpg

**BCCOMP** · 11-27-2008, 07:57 AM

Hi,
Is this the driver you tried to install:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_178.24_whql.html
Bill

Tiffanyyy · 11-27-2008, 08:07 AM

I tried, but as I said in my first post my computer restarts itself when I'm installing. :(

EDIT: Actually, now I got it installed, but my screen resolution is 800by600 and color quality is 4bit and I can't change.

Tiffanyyy · 11-27-2008, 12:08 PM

I replaced my GFX card with my old one I found and it's working now. Mods can close this thread now.

By the way.. BCCOMP, thanks for trying to help me.

**BCCOMP** · 11-27-2008, 04:08 PM

Hi Tiffany

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Glad to hear you have solved your issue

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I am sorry I could not be of more assistance (Turkey day)

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Thank you for posting what you did to correct your issue

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If you need further assistance with anything do not hesitate to PM me.
Bill

11-27-2008, 06:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tiffanyyy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	[SOLVED] VGA Compatible Hello. I don't know much about computers so I need your help. One day my PC went crazy and after rebooting it said Video Controller (VGA Compatible) is missing. I then formated my HDD and installed all the drivers, but the same problem appears. I finally thought I found the right driver to install, but my comp reboots during installing. I googled around and there's loads of people with the same problem. I guess I have to install some drivers right? Can you help me please, here's my comp stats... Motherboard: CPU Type Intel Celeron, 2617 MHz (26 x 101) Motherboard Name MSI PT8 Neo-SR (MS-6799) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DIMM, Audio) Motherboard Chipset VIA Apollo P4X533/PT880 System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (03/04/04) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display: Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE 3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE Multimedia: Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller Storage: IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller SCSI/RAID Controller VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive WDC WD1200BB-32DWA0 (111 GB, IDE) Optical Drive SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352B (DVD:16x, CD:52x/24x/52x DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SMART Hard Disks Status OK Ty in advance.

11-27-2008, 06:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,073 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: VGA Compatible Hi Tiffanyyy, Can you go into the Device Manager and post the errors you have (yellow !). Thanks, Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan

11-27-2008, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tiffanyyy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: VGA Compatible Only Video Contoller (VGA Compatible) has a yellow "!" and when I turn my PC on it says 'found new hardware VGA Compatible'. When I try to install the latest NVIDIA drivers it messes up my screen even more... Can't change resolution, refresh rate and so on.

11-27-2008, 07:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tiffanyyy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: VGA Compatible Sorry for double post. Here's a screenshot: http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1315/problemrt8.jpg

11-27-2008, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,073 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: VGA Compatible Hi, Is this the driver you tried to install: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_178.24_whql.html Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan

11-27-2008, 08:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tiffanyyy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: VGA Compatible I tried, but as I said in my first post my computer restarts itself when I'm installing. :( EDIT: Actually, now I got it installed, but my screen resolution is 800by600 and color quality is 4bit and I can't change. Last edited by Tiffanyyy; 11-27-2008 at 08:10 AM.

11-27-2008, 12:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tiffanyyy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: VGA Compatible I replaced my GFX card with my old one I found and it's working now. Mods can close this thread now. By the way.. BCCOMP, thanks for trying to help me.

11-27-2008, 04:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,073 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: VGA Compatible Hi Tiffany, Glad to hear you have solved your issue. I am sorry I could not be of more assistance (Turkey day). Thank you for posting what you did to correct your issue. If you need further assistance with anything do not hesitate to PM me. Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan