Emergency! Save Meh!

16belowzero · 11-16-2007, 09:40 PM

Hey there.... Well here's the problem see, I got a new graphics card (nVIDIA 7300 GT) and it was all cool at first cuz I could play some of the newer games...

It lost it's coolness after.... 1 day.

see what's happened is it's messing with my comp, I think it may be faulty,
See I have a decent gaming computer, it's not the best, but it's no slacker...

specs:
1022 MB RAM
2.2 GHz
AMD Athalon 64 3700+ procesor
windows XP

my comp played alot of games fine,

Hallife2
Fable
Counter Strike
Halo

But... after putting the graphics card in, deleting old drivers, and installing the newest ones for the card, everything went downhill from there. I can't launch half the games on my comp anymore, some games will just lock up, some will actually disable my moniter, forcing me to hard reboot. *** happened?

All the tech support people I talk to have no idea what's going on....

I can only play roughly 5% of the games on my computer, oddly, one of thos eis Oblivion, which I can play at full graphics... ***... I can play oblivion but not Hitman:Blood Money...

Please help, I want to play alot of my games again!

**pharoah** · 11-16-2007, 11:38 PM

what kind of graphics did you have before?

16belowzero · 11-17-2007, 12:26 AM

it was built in with my computer, it was like an ati catalyst thing or summin, im nto quite sure xD

**Aus_Karlos** · 11-17-2007, 04:06 AM

The on-board might still be active. Go into the BIOS and disable the on-board graphics. It should be located in "Integrated Peripherals" or "Advanced BIOS Features"

16belowzero · 11-17-2007, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aus_Karlos

The on-board might still be active. Go into the BIOS and disable the on-board graphics. It should be located in "Integrated Peripherals" or "Advanced BIOS Features"

how would i find those... exactly...

**Aus_Karlos** · 11-17-2007, 05:27 AM

When you first turn on your PC you should see a black screen with a load of Text on it. That is called a POST screen. On that screen hold/press the "del" key. This will make you enter the BIOS. On some PC's tho its not always the del key. If the Del key fails to work it might be F2.

16belowzero · 11-17-2007, 05:29 AM

seems I had Catalyst control cente ron my pc, deleted that, and any driver with it, dedownloaded my nvidia drivers, but didn't fix it... will try bios later... can't be arsed to reboot >.>

dai · 11-17-2007, 11:55 AM

uninstall the card in the device manager
if onboard is listed disable it
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes rebooting
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

16belowzero · 11-17-2007, 07:18 PM

I'm unable to find the device manager, it's not in my control panel... soooo....

**Aus_Karlos** · 11-17-2007, 07:58 PM

To locate the device manager...
Right click on My Computer and select properties. A new window will open up.
On the tabs click the one that says "Hardware" and there will be a button for "Device Manager"

11-16-2007, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
16belowzero Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 60 OS: XP	Emergency! Save Meh! Hey there.... Well here's the problem see, I got a new graphics card (nVIDIA 7300 GT) and it was all cool at first cuz I could play some of the newer games... It lost it's coolness after.... 1 day. see what's happened is it's messing with my comp, I think it may be faulty, See I have a decent gaming computer, it's not the best, but it's no slacker... specs: 1022 MB RAM 2.2 GHz AMD Athalon 64 3700+ procesor windows XP my comp played alot of games fine, Hallife2 Fable Counter Strike Halo But... after putting the graphics card in, deleting old drivers, and installing the newest ones for the card, everything went downhill from there. I can't launch half the games on my comp anymore, some games will just lock up, some will actually disable my moniter, forcing me to hard reboot. * happened? All the tech support people I talk to have no idea what's going on.... I can only play roughly 5% of the games on my computer, oddly, one of thos eis Oblivion, which I can play at full graphics... *... I can play oblivion but not Hitman:Blood Money... Please help, I want to play alot of my games again!

11-16-2007, 11:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! what kind of graphics did you have before? __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

11-17-2007, 12:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
16belowzero Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 60 OS: XP	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! it was built in with my computer, it was like an ati catalyst thing or summin, im nto quite sure xD

11-17-2007, 04:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! The on-board might still be active. Go into the BIOS and disable the on-board graphics. It should be located in "Integrated Peripherals" or "Advanced BIOS Features" __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

11-17-2007, 05:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! When you first turn on your PC you should see a black screen with a load of Text on it. That is called a POST screen. On that screen hold/press the "del" key. This will make you enter the BIOS. On some PC's tho its not always the del key. If the Del key fails to work it might be F2. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

11-17-2007, 05:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
16belowzero Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 60 OS: XP	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! seems I had Catalyst control cente ron my pc, deleted that, and any driver with it, dedownloaded my nvidia drivers, but didn't fix it... will try bios later... can't be arsed to reboot >.>

11-17-2007, 11:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,775 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! uninstall the card in the device manager if onboard is listed disable it reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes rebooting disable a/virus install your drivers reboot the computer __________________

11-17-2007, 07:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
16belowzero Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 60 OS: XP	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! I'm unable to find the device manager, it's not in my control panel... soooo....

11-17-2007, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Emergency! Save Meh! To locate the device manager... Right click on My Computer and select properties. A new window will open up. On the tabs click the one that says "Hardware" and there will be a button for "Device Manager" __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home