Graphics Glitches

Yanqui13 · 02-02-2007, 04:32 PM

Hi. I have been having major graphics glitches ever since reformatting my hard drive. The computer was built by someone else and I did not receive a motherboard drivers disk. After reformatting I noticed that the onboard video did not have the driver installed. I didn't do anything about this due to having a seperate video card. I play multiple online video games (Everquest 2, City of Heroes, Vanguard). When I play Everquest 2 I get weird graphics glitches when using the updated video driver. I have to use an older video driver to make the game playable. With City of Heroes and Vanguard the graphics glitches are so bad and no driver version will make it playable. I thought this was due to a bad video card so I replaced it with a video card that I know works well. Same issue with the new video card. I have no idea what to do to fix this. I downloaded and installed the chipset for the motherboard but this did not fix it. Please if anyone has any ideas let me know. This is very frustrating and it is not in my budget to build another computer at this time.
Thank you in advance.

Not sure if this thread should go in Motherboard or Video Card area. I've ruled out video card as being the issue...so I'm not sure.

Tumbleweed36 · 02-02-2007, 05:03 PM

Hi,

You need to go in to the device manager and DISABLE the video card (onboard or otherwise) that you are not using. Start, Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manger........Dispaly Adapters is where you will find those extras. note: If you take out old video cards that you have tried, you can delete those if they are out of the computer, but the onboard you have to DISABLE to use another video card.

Yanqui13 · 02-02-2007, 05:14 PM

Hi. Thank you for responding. After looking in device manager I do not see an extra video card. After trying to remember back when I reformatted, it may not have been an onboard video card. I don't think the motherboard has an onboard video card. Sorry for the wrong information. So I don't think it's related to an onboard video card.
Thank you.

Tumbleweed36 · 02-02-2007, 05:23 PM

Hi,

Why not download and run Everest under my signature so we know what you have in the way of a motherboard. That way we can get a better idea of what you are dealing with.

While you are at it, what exactly is in that display adapter area?

Yanqui13 · 02-02-2007, 05:35 PM

I will download and run that a.s.a.p. I'm on a different computer right now so I will have to download it on the problem computer in a little bit.
The current video card is the only thing in the display adapter area.
It's a NVIDIA GeForce 6600 AGP 256MB DDR.
I'm not sure what information on the motherboard that Everest program will give you...but I can give you what I know for the time being until I can download that program. It is a BIOSTAR M7VIT PRO. The version is VIT0319B.
Thank you.

dai · 02-02-2007, 06:22 PM

did you uninstall the old drivers before installing the new ones

Yanqui13 · 02-02-2007, 07:05 PM

Yes. The old drivers were uninstalled before reinstalling the new ones.

dai · 02-02-2007, 07:12 PM

did you use the correct method to install
remove the old drivers
reboot into vga mode
disable a/virus
install the divers
reboot the computer

Yanqui13 · 02-02-2007, 08:23 PM

Yea. I did all those steps to reinstall the driver.

dai · 02-03-2007, 09:19 AM

list your system specs
check temps and voltages
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...oad-29890.html

02-02-2007, 04:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Yanqui13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Graphics Glitches Hi. I have been having major graphics glitches ever since reformatting my hard drive. The computer was built by someone else and I did not receive a motherboard drivers disk. After reformatting I noticed that the onboard video did not have the driver installed. I didn't do anything about this due to having a seperate video card. I play multiple online video games (Everquest 2, City of Heroes, Vanguard). When I play Everquest 2 I get weird graphics glitches when using the updated video driver. I have to use an older video driver to make the game playable. With City of Heroes and Vanguard the graphics glitches are so bad and no driver version will make it playable. I thought this was due to a bad video card so I replaced it with a video card that I know works well. Same issue with the new video card. I have no idea what to do to fix this. I downloaded and installed the chipset for the motherboard but this did not fix it. Please if anyone has any ideas let me know. This is very frustrating and it is not in my budget to build another computer at this time. Thank you in advance. Not sure if this thread should go in Motherboard or Video Card area. I've ruled out video card as being the issue...so I'm not sure.

02-02-2007, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,647 OS: XP Professional	Hi, You need to go in to the device manager and DISABLE the video card (onboard or otherwise) that you are not using. Start, Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manger........Dispaly Adapters is where you will find those extras. note: If you take out old video cards that you have tried, you can delete those if they are out of the computer, but the onboard you have to DISABLE to use another video card. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

02-02-2007, 05:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,647 OS: XP Professional	Hi, Why not download and run Everest under my signature so we know what you have in the way of a motherboard. That way we can get a better idea of what you are dealing with. While you are at it, what exactly is in that display adapter area? __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

02-02-2007, 06:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	did you uninstall the old drivers before installing the new ones __________________

02-02-2007, 07:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	did you use the correct method to install remove the old drivers reboot into vga mode disable a/virus install the divers reboot the computer __________________

02-02-2007, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Yanqui13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Hi. Thank you for responding. After looking in device manager I do not see an extra video card. After trying to remember back when I reformatted, it may not have been an onboard video card. I don't think the motherboard has an onboard video card. Sorry for the wrong information. So I don't think it's related to an onboard video card. Thank you.

02-02-2007, 05:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Yanqui13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	I will download and run that a.s.a.p. I'm on a different computer right now so I will have to download it on the problem computer in a little bit. The current video card is the only thing in the display adapter area. It's a NVIDIA GeForce 6600 AGP 256MB DDR. I'm not sure what information on the motherboard that Everest program will give you...but I can give you what I know for the time being until I can download that program. It is a BIOSTAR M7VIT PRO. The version is VIT0319B. Thank you.

02-02-2007, 07:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Yanqui13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Yes. The old drivers were uninstalled before reinstalling the new ones.

02-02-2007, 08:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Yanqui13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Yea. I did all those steps to reinstall the driver.

02-03-2007, 09:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	list your system specs check temps and voltages http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...oad-29890.html __________________