Diamont Ati 3870 crosfire problems on windows vista boot up

Darth Pincho · 05-11-2008, 12:17 PM

Hi everyone. Im having extreme problems in order to get my new system set up right.

Im using:
Msi k9a2 platinum mother board
Phenom 9500 CPU
8 gb Ram 1066 mhz Corsair Dominator
RAID 1+0 array with 4 samsung sata HD
2 x Diamon ati 3870 512 mb ddr4 rubi edition in crossfire mode.

I have 3 days trying to install windows and always the system have problems once i install the ATI Catalyst drivers included in the CD that came with the Graphics cards.

Ive also try to install some newer drivers i found on the net, but im not pretty sure they are the latest ones. And the same problem happens.

I can install windows vista ultimate 64 bit spanish edition fine. But when I install the catalyst ati software and try to restart the machine never boots again. The system hangs up on a black screen right after the microsoft corporation green progress bar on the boot process. Depending on the driver version i use this happens imediatly after install the catalyst or after activating crossfire mode.

1.- Which ones are the latest drivers for my video card a nd where i can download them.
2.- I have to update my main board bios?
3.- Any software for debugging this?
4.- Any patch drivers for my motherboard?
5.- Any BIOS special feature have to be enabled or disabled?

Any clue on this issue will be greatly appreciated.

05-11-2008, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darth Pincho Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bits	Diamont Ati 3870 crosfire problems on windows vista boot up Hi everyone. Im having extreme problems in order to get my new system set up right. Im using: Msi k9a2 platinum mother board Phenom 9500 CPU 8 gb Ram 1066 mhz Corsair Dominator RAID 1+0 array with 4 samsung sata HD 2 x Diamon ati 3870 512 mb ddr4 rubi edition in crossfire mode. I have 3 days trying to install windows and always the system have problems once i install the ATI Catalyst drivers included in the CD that came with the Graphics cards. Ive also try to install some newer drivers i found on the net, but im not pretty sure they are the latest ones. And the same problem happens. I can install windows vista ultimate 64 bit spanish edition fine. But when I install the catalyst ati software and try to restart the machine never boots again. The system hangs up on a black screen right after the microsoft corporation green progress bar on the boot process. Depending on the driver version i use this happens imediatly after install the catalyst or after activating crossfire mode. 1.- Which ones are the latest drivers for my video card a nd where i can download them. 2.- I have to update my main board bios? 3.- Any software for debugging this? 4.- Any patch drivers for my motherboard? 5.- Any BIOS special feature have to be enabled or disabled? Any clue on this issue will be greatly appreciated.