oliverward123

H,i got a new video card the other day (ATI HD2400),and all was working well with it for a day.
The next day,i decided to give overclocking a try.
I ran Rivatuner,but then i thought not to overclock it as i thought that it would damage my hardware.
Anyway,now whenever i attempt to go on a graphical game such as WoW,It displays the infamous "infinite loop".Im not actually sure if me downloading rivatuner was the root or the problem,as i didnt try to go on it that day before downloading any overclocking program.
Anyway.I have been searching for solutions for quite some time,and have been trying to perform said solution (new driver,taking out the card and putting it back in,PCI bridge PCI to PCI,nearly every "solution"), but it still freezes after a few muinites of play time and reboots.

Well,the only actual thing i have not tried to perform is reinstalling all of the drivers in VGA safe mode.this seems quite complicated to do on a vista system,as all the instructions i have came across are for Windows XP,and that i cannot run the catalyst driver installer to install the drivers.

could anyone here,give me the exact, in detail instructions in reinstalling the drivers in safe mode?
Thanks a lot,this could be the awnser to my problems.

oliverward123

Bump - Please help.

dai

in the device manager uninstall the video card
reboot tapping f8 and choose low resolution mode
when windows finishes rebooting
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

oliverward123

thanks - but doesnt something else need to be performed like installing driver cleaner ?
And how do i go on by installing the drivers properly without running catalyst?as it does not recognise the video card in safe mode.thanks dai

dai

the above method usually runs smoothly

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

oliverward123

Heres what i got from dxdiag,hope this helps.


General
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: DIXONSXP
System Model: Ei 205
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.33GHz, ~3.3GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM ( should Normally have 3G of ram,but i havent grounded it yet properly so i cant be bothered to put it back)
Page File: 777MB used, 3560MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode
Video card
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 2400
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x94C3)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_04021028&REV_00
Display Memory: 1012 MB
Dedicated Memory: 245 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atidxx64,atiumdva.cap,atiumd64,atiumd6a,atitmm64
Driver Version: 8.14.0010.0662 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/29/2009 01:52:04, 3082752 bytes

This might help a bit,im not sure about getting full specs.

dai

take the side off the case and look at the label on the side of the power supply

oliverward123

This should be what you're lokoing for.

Model No : 150-440pp
AC Input: 230V 4A 47 - 63HZ
AC Output : +3.3V 20.0a (org)
+5V,30.0a (red)
+12V,15.0a (yel)
+5Vsb 2.0a (purp)
-5V 0.5a (white)
-12V 0.5a (blue)
Fuse Rating :
5a 250V2 (+3.3v & 5V=185W Max)
Max Output Power :
300W,(+12V,+5V & 3.3V Total )

that was all of the writing on the power supply label apart from the safety advice.

dai

you need a min of 18amps output on the 12v line for agp see if you can borrow a psu with 18a + on the 12v line to try in it

oliverward123

acutally - ive solved it.
i just had to revert back to an older driver.
thanks anyway dui.

dai

glad you have it sorted

older drivers quite often work better than the newer ones on older cards