Radeon 9250 problems

mdg66 · 02-25-2005, 01:40 PM

Hello, I have installed a Radeon 9250 pci buss 256 card on my dell optiples gx110 pc. Everthing went fine. Untill... The PC reboots with the monitor plugged into the card. I can access the BIOS even. But unter normal boot the when the OS starts to load to the desk top I loose signal. I then plug the monitor into the intergrated video on the motherboard and it works. Almost like the intregrated part takes over and bypasses the new card. When the desktop comes up I get a message " the ati control panel failed to initialize becauseno sti driver is installed. I am not sure what to do from here.

Any help would be great.

mdg66

**Sarkast** · 02-25-2005, 02:37 PM

Did you disable the onboard video adapter in the BIOS ? If not then thats more than likely the problem.
If yes - make sure the old drivers are deinstalled before you boot with the new card.

**UncleMacro** · 02-25-2005, 02:42 PM

This shows you how to set up your PCI board as the primary display for your computer.

dai · 02-25-2005, 02:43 PM

disable onboard in the device manager
uninstall the card
turn the computer off
change the monitor cable from onboard to the card
turn the computer on tapping f8
from the options choose vga mode
when windows finishes booting and reinstalling the card
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

mdg66 · 02-28-2005, 02:13 PM

Thanks for the help all of you! My new 256MB video card is up and running. With no problems so far ( knock on wood). Now I just have to figure how to get the max performance out of it. lol.

Thanks again.
mdg66

**Sarkast** · 02-28-2005, 02:21 PM

Your welcome. Always great when someone comes back and lets you know that whatever you tried to help with/ what you suggested actually worked.
I also like the point system in here - i always donate when someone helped me. Whoever introduced - had a great idea.

**Fr4665** · 02-28-2005, 08:12 PM

If your trying to go for performace and such things you might want to look into overclocking you GPU. ATITool is a great way to do it http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/

make sure you have enough cooling (heatsinks for your ram and a better GPU cooling unit then the stock one)

02-25-2005, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
mdg66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: W. Monroe, Louisiana Posts: 115 OS: XP home Media Center	Radeon 9250 problems Hello, I have installed a Radeon 9250 pci buss 256 card on my dell optiples gx110 pc. Everthing went fine. Untill... The PC reboots with the monitor plugged into the card. I can access the BIOS even. But unter normal boot the when the OS starts to load to the desk top I loose signal. I then plug the monitor into the intergrated video on the motherboard and it works. Almost like the intregrated part takes over and bypasses the new card. When the desktop comes up I get a message " the ati control panel failed to initialize becauseno sti driver is installed. I am not sure what to do from here. Any help would be great. mdg66

02-25-2005, 02:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sarkast TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,715 OS: WinXP	Did you disable the onboard video adapter in the BIOS ? If not then thats more than likely the problem. If yes - make sure the old drivers are deinstalled before you boot with the new card. __________________ P4 2.4@2.9 / XP-90 / Albatron PX865PE Pro V2.0 / Kingston Hyper-X 512MB Dual Channel CL2-2-2-5 / Geforce4 MX440x8 64MB / WD80GB 7200RPM 8MB / Thermaltake 420W PSU --> SEE IT ALL GLOW <-- MBM5 - SpeedFan - PSU Calculator - MemTest86 - ThrottleWatch

02-25-2005, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
UncleMacro Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,127 OS: Vista SP1 My System	This shows you how to set up your PCI board as the primary display for your computer. __________________

02-28-2005, 02:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sarkast TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,715 OS: WinXP	Your welcome. Always great when someone comes back and lets you know that whatever you tried to help with/ what you suggested actually worked. I also like the point system in here - i always donate when someone helped me. Whoever introduced - had a great idea. __________________ P4 2.4@2.9 / XP-90 / Albatron PX865PE Pro V2.0 / Kingston Hyper-X 512MB Dual Channel CL2-2-2-5 / Geforce4 MX440x8 64MB / WD80GB 7200RPM 8MB / Thermaltake 420W PSU --> SEE IT ALL GLOW <-- MBM5 - SpeedFan - PSU Calculator - MemTest86 - ThrottleWatch

02-28-2005, 08:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	If your trying to go for performace and such things you might want to look into overclocking you GPU. ATITool is a great way to do it http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ make sure you have enough cooling (heatsinks for your ram and a better GPU cooling unit then the stock one) __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

02-25-2005, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,112 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	disable onboard in the device manager uninstall the card turn the computer off change the monitor cable from onboard to the card turn the computer on tapping f8 from the options choose vga mode when windows finishes booting and reinstalling the card disable a/virus install your drivers reboot the computer

02-28-2005, 02:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
mdg66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: W. Monroe, Louisiana Posts: 115 OS: XP home Media Center	Thanks for the help all of you! My new 256MB video card is up and running. With no problems so far ( knock on wood). Now I just have to figure how to get the max performance out of it. lol. Thanks again. mdg66