INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card

emagoh1 · 11-02-2009, 07:57 PM

Hello, i just bought an ATI Rage XL on ebay. My intention is to run dual monitors and when installing the drivers for the first time it reads the message, "INF error, Video Driver Not found" So after reading in many forums and such, i uninstalled the driver and rebooted. I then installed a standard VGA driver, as another error message later suggests doing, but it still doesn't work. BTW when i boot it firsts displays on the monitor using the AtI card, then goes to my onboard video card.
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

System Specs:
Dell Dimension 3100
Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
3.06 Ghz, 0.99 RAM

the onboard video is an Intel 82915G/GV/9100GL Express Chipset Family

hope that is all the right and needed info!

**emosun** · 11-02-2009, 09:17 PM

Is this a standard pci card? If so you'll need to activate pci video output in the bios.

emagoh1 · 11-02-2009, 11:50 PM

yes it is pci not pci-e i will try that in the Bios

emagoh1 · 11-03-2009, 08:25 AM

ok so i went into the Bios, and the options i have under video controllers is "onboard", or "Auto" in order to choose which one to be the primary. I want the monitor hooked up to the onboard to be the primary, so i selected onboard. Also, when i had it set to auto it would boot up with the one hooked to the ATI what should I do?

emagoh1 · 11-03-2009, 04:13 PM

oh, and one other thing, when i go into display properties it doesn't give me the option of dual monitors

**emosun** · 11-03-2009, 10:23 PM

When you have it on auto does the pci card boot into windows properly?

emagoh1 · 11-04-2009, 08:04 AM

ok heres the deal. I found out that if i choose "auto" in the Bios settings, that is enabling pci like you said. I had windows install the hardware automatically and then i went into display properties and the option for dual monitor extension was there. I thought I had tried that before but i had been checking in display properties with "onboard" selected i guess. Anyways, thank you for your help, it was actually quite usefull.

Thank You

11-02-2009, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
emagoh1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Pro	INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card Hello, i just bought an ATI Rage XL on ebay. My intention is to run dual monitors and when installing the drivers for the first time it reads the message, "INF error, Video Driver Not found" So after reading in many forums and such, i uninstalled the driver and rebooted. I then installed a standard VGA driver, as another error message later suggests doing, but it still doesn't work. BTW when i boot it firsts displays on the monitor using the AtI card, then goes to my onboard video card. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. System Specs: Dell Dimension 3100 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz 3.06 Ghz, 0.99 RAM the onboard video is an Intel 82915G/GV/9100GL Express Chipset Family hope that is all the right and needed info!

11-02-2009, 09:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,087 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card Is this a standard pci card? If so you'll need to activate pci video output in the bios. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-02-2009, 11:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
emagoh1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card yes it is pci not pci-e i will try that in the Bios

11-03-2009, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
emagoh1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card ok so i went into the Bios, and the options i have under video controllers is "onboard", or "Auto" in order to choose which one to be the primary. I want the monitor hooked up to the onboard to be the primary, so i selected onboard. Also, when i had it set to auto it would boot up with the one hooked to the ATI what should I do?

11-03-2009, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
emagoh1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card oh, and one other thing, when i go into display properties it doesn't give me the option of dual monitors

11-03-2009, 10:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,087 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card When you have it on auto does the pci card boot into windows properly? __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-04-2009, 08:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
emagoh1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: INF Error Video driver not found ATI video card ok heres the deal. I found out that if i choose "auto" in the Bios settings, that is enabling pci like you said. I had windows install the hardware automatically and then i went into display properties and the option for dual monitor extension was there. I thought I had tried that before but i had been checking in display properties with "onboard" selected i guess. Anyways, thank you for your help, it was actually quite usefull. Thank You