nVidia won't install/won't allow/won't reboot

Maethorion · 11-01-2009, 06:13 PM

Hi,

Forever and ever I've been unable to install new graphics drivers for the whole 1 and a half to 2 years I've been attempting it and have googled countless times many different combinations of my problems.

First of all, when I attempt to install any new drivers the screen goes black about halfway through with a white line flashing in the top left. Basically this happened the first time I tried to install one back around 169ish. Stayed like that for well over an hour before I restarted in anger. I then have to as always reboot into safe mode, uninstall and reinstall the older ones.

When I do manage to install the drivers (uninstall in safe mode, reboot into safe mode and install) when I reboot it gets past the Windows loading screen then glitches white very quickly then sits still doing nothing. The white glitch takes up roughly the whole screen. After that I'm forced to reboot safe mode uninstall reinstall old ones.

This time I've uninstalled the drivers from the Add/Remove Programs and have been attempting to install new ones (191.07 as of this time) yet it keeps saying Access Denied or Failed to complete installation.

Right now the only drive that DOES work is 178.13 which I think is from about July 2007 or so. I've a nVidia 9800GTX+ 1gb and would thoroughly like to use it properly without the graphics crashing out after about 3 minutes play.

What do I do?

I've got a new motherboard, ram, graphics card, hard drive since the first time I tried to install and failed and still it won't work.

Thanks.

**emosun** · 11-01-2009, 06:20 PM

Post your system specs , meaning makes an model of all parts. Also the make and model power supply.

Horusrogue · 11-01-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

Post your system specs , meaning makes an model of all parts. Also the make and model power supply.

Cannot go further until you answer Emosun's questions.

Maethorion · 11-01-2009, 10:48 PM

AMD Phenom II X4 2.6ghz
nVidia GeForce 9800gtx+ 1gb
Ram 2x2gb ddr2 or something
Motherboard Gigabyte MA785G-UD3H
Harddrive seagate 750gb
Power supply has been bought anew twice so I would assume it's fine since I don't know the name. I live in Australia incase that helps with volt capacity and so on.
Logitech g9 mouse and some old Windows keyboard. LG Flatron 1440x900 monitor.

Hope that's what you meant.

Maethorion · 11-03-2009, 05:46 AM

Bump for help.

**emosun** · 11-03-2009, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maethorion

Power supply has been bought anew twice so I would assume it's fine since I don't know the name. I live in Australia incase that helps with volt capacity and so on.

If it's bought anew twice it means the previous two you bought were not good enough for the system. Since your not mentioning the actual make model or wattage that tells me that it probably isn't good enough and that you don't want it to be the problem.

Horusrogue · 11-03-2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

If it's bought anew twice it means the previous two you bought were not good enough for the system. Since your not mentioning the actual make model or wattage that tells me that it probably isn't good enough and that you don't want it to be the problem.

I will agree to the extent that you NEED to post the make and model of the PSU or we cannot diagnose your problem.

Syndey? Canberra?

11-01-2009, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maethorion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP3	nVidia won't install/won't allow/won't reboot Hi, Forever and ever I've been unable to install new graphics drivers for the whole 1 and a half to 2 years I've been attempting it and have googled countless times many different combinations of my problems. First of all, when I attempt to install any new drivers the screen goes black about halfway through with a white line flashing in the top left. Basically this happened the first time I tried to install one back around 169ish. Stayed like that for well over an hour before I restarted in anger. I then have to as always reboot into safe mode, uninstall and reinstall the older ones. When I do manage to install the drivers (uninstall in safe mode, reboot into safe mode and install) when I reboot it gets past the Windows loading screen then glitches white very quickly then sits still doing nothing. The white glitch takes up roughly the whole screen. After that I'm forced to reboot safe mode uninstall reinstall old ones. This time I've uninstalled the drivers from the Add/Remove Programs and have been attempting to install new ones (191.07 as of this time) yet it keeps saying Access Denied or Failed to complete installation. Right now the only drive that DOES work is 178.13 which I think is from about July 2007 or so. I've a nVidia 9800GTX+ 1gb and would thoroughly like to use it properly without the graphics crashing out after about 3 minutes play. What do I do? I've got a new motherboard, ram, graphics card, hard drive since the first time I tried to install and failed and still it won't work. Thanks.

11-01-2009, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,106 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: nVidia won't install/won't allow/won't reboot Post your system specs , meaning makes an model of all parts. Also the make and model power supply. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-01-2009, 10:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Maethorion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: nVidia won't install/won't allow/won't reboot AMD Phenom II X4 2.6ghz nVidia GeForce 9800gtx+ 1gb Ram 2x2gb ddr2 or something Motherboard Gigabyte MA785G-UD3H Harddrive seagate 750gb Power supply has been bought anew twice so I would assume it's fine since I don't know the name. I live in Australia incase that helps with volt capacity and so on. Logitech g9 mouse and some old Windows keyboard. LG Flatron 1440x900 monitor. Hope that's what you meant.

11-03-2009, 05:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Maethorion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: nVidia won't install/won't allow/won't reboot Bump for help.