ATI 9500 Pro + ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe = Blank Screen

acarchitect · 05-11-2005, 05:59 PM

I have a self built computer with an ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe Motherboard and an ATI Radeon 9500 Pro Videocard. The computer worked wthout a hitch for one year. Suddenly and with increasing frequency, the computer screen goes blank while using graphic-intensive programs (like photoshop). Sometimes the screen would not come on at all. Sometimes I actually get an 'infinite loop' warning after a brief flicker. It is getting worse and I need a fix. I've read that this is a persistent problem with these two pieces of hardware. Should I flash the bios / update it? Is it a Mobo / Graphic card compatibilty issue? No power problems - I think, No driver issues (updated recently). Short of buying a new graphic card, what can I do?

dai · 05-13-2005, 07:02 AM

infinate loop usually video drivers
uninstall drivers from add and remove
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes booting
disable a/virus
install the video drivers
reboot
if you still have problems check for updated drivers or try an earlier version

05-11-2005, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
acarchitect Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1 OS: Win XP	ATI 9500 Pro + ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe = Blank Screen I have a self built computer with an ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe Motherboard and an ATI Radeon 9500 Pro Videocard. The computer worked wthout a hitch for one year. Suddenly and with increasing frequency, the computer screen goes blank while using graphic-intensive programs (like photoshop). Sometimes the screen would not come on at all. Sometimes I actually get an 'infinite loop' warning after a brief flicker. It is getting worse and I need a fix. I've read that this is a persistent problem with these two pieces of hardware. Should I flash the bios / update it? Is it a Mobo / Graphic card compatibilty issue? No power problems - I think, No driver issues (updated recently). Short of buying a new graphic card, what can I do?

05-13-2005, 07:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 59,118 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	infinate loop usually video drivers uninstall drivers from add and remove reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes booting disable a/virus install the video drivers reboot if you still have problems check for updated drivers or try an earlier version __________________