New Card, Windows is black

Loail · 01-16-2006, 09:52 AM

Upgrading a ATI Radeon 9200 AIW to a PNY GeForce 6600.
After removing the old drivers, powered down, swap cards (yup, i hooked up the power to the card), power up, win xp loads fine. Added the new drivers, reboot. Everything works fine up to the Windows Splash Screen... then black. Sound of windows loading, and i can pull up a game thru hotkeys. I feel a bit blind tho o.0
Tried removing, reinstalling, Driver Cleaner, etc.
couldn't find a post like this, redirection or assistance would be fantastic.
After troubleshooting, I think this card has something against winxp (who doesnt?)

WinXp Pro
Antec 380w
MSI K7N2 Delta2
GeForce 6600
1 gb PC2700

Geekgirl · 01-16-2006, 10:41 AM

It seems you have the requirements:

Minimum System Requirements
Delivers a paramount multimedia experience. Integrated HDTV-output brings content from your desktop to your high-definition TV.
128MB system RAM
A 300W system power supply
An AGP 2.0 (or higher) compliant motherboard
50MB of available hard disk space
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Microsoft® Windows® 98 or higher, ME, 2000, XP, or Windows® NT4.0 (Service Pack 6)
VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
http://www.pny.com/products/verto/pe...600gtagp8x.asp

Are you installing the drivers from the cd or from an online source? Can you boot in Safe Mode?

Loail · 01-16-2006, 12:23 PM

I can boot to safe mode, and vga mode.
the drivers are taken from the cd that was issued with the card.
i'll try the newest drivers tonite, but i don't think this is the problem.
I've seen issues similar to this around other forums, but the typical 'resolution' is uninstall drivers, reboot, install new ones, reboot...

this works fine other than the black screen i have when windows kicks in the new drivers.

would updating my bios/agp/ etc help? if so, someone have a link?

Loail · 01-16-2006, 06:53 PM

in another thread, Dai posted:
"in the device manager uninstall the card
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes reinstalling the card
disable a/virus
reinstall your drivers
reboot the computer"

well, i tried this. but when i entered windows in vga mode, the Add New Hardware Wiz pops up, asking to search for the Standard Vga Adapter, which cannot be found.
this prevents me from changing the refresh rate for my monitor or resolutions < as i had a similar refresh rate problem when i first purchased my LCD, i've been trying to change it to no avail. >

note: after i install the drivers and reboot, i get the black scrn after the splash scrn... a reboot to vga mode, and check in device manager shows no monitor and Nvidia GeForce 6600 is found under Unknown Devices

Geekgirl · 01-19-2006, 05:53 AM

Did you install the drivers for the monitor?
Try these drivers for your video card
http://www.pny.com/support/drivers/?prod=verto

dai · 01-19-2006, 02:38 PM

http://www.antec.com/specs/true550_spe.html

01-16-2006, 09:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Loail Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6 OS: Win XP Pro	New Card, Windows is black Upgrading a ATI Radeon 9200 AIW to a PNY GeForce 6600. After removing the old drivers, powered down, swap cards (yup, i hooked up the power to the card), power up, win xp loads fine. Added the new drivers, reboot. Everything works fine up to the Windows Splash Screen... then black. Sound of windows loading, and i can pull up a game thru hotkeys. I feel a bit blind tho o.0 Tried removing, reinstalling, Driver Cleaner, etc. couldn't find a post like this, redirection or assistance would be fantastic. After troubleshooting, I think this card has something against winxp (who doesnt?) WinXp Pro Antec 380w MSI K7N2 Delta2 GeForce 6600 1 gb PC2700

01-16-2006, 10:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,164 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	It seems you have the requirements: Minimum System Requirements Delivers a paramount multimedia experience. Integrated HDTV-output brings content from your desktop to your high-definition TV. 128MB system RAM A 300W system power supply An AGP 2.0 (or higher) compliant motherboard 50MB of available hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Microsoft® Windows® 98 or higher, ME, 2000, XP, or Windows® NT4.0 (Service Pack 6) VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor http://www.pny.com/products/verto/pe...600gtagp8x.asp Are you installing the drivers from the cd or from an online source? Can you boot in Safe Mode? __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!* Last edited by Geekgirl; 01-16-2006 at 10:42 AM.

01-19-2006, 05:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,164 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Did you install the drivers for the monitor? Try these drivers for your video card http://www.pny.com/support/drivers/?prod=verto __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

01-19-2006, 02:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.antec.com/specs/true550_spe.html __________________

01-16-2006, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Loail Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6 OS: Win XP Pro	I can boot to safe mode, and vga mode. the drivers are taken from the cd that was issued with the card. i'll try the newest drivers tonite, but i don't think this is the problem. I've seen issues similar to this around other forums, but the typical 'resolution' is uninstall drivers, reboot, install new ones, reboot... this works fine other than the black screen i have when windows kicks in the new drivers. would updating my bios/agp/ etc help? if so, someone have a link?

01-16-2006, 06:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Loail Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6 OS: Win XP Pro	in another thread, Dai posted: "in the device manager uninstall the card reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes reinstalling the card disable a/virus reinstall your drivers reboot the computer" well, i tried this. but when i entered windows in vga mode, the Add New Hardware Wiz pops up, asking to search for the Standard Vga Adapter, which cannot be found. this prevents me from changing the refresh rate for my monitor or resolutions < as i had a similar refresh rate problem when i first purchased my LCD, i've been trying to change it to no avail. > note: after i install the drivers and reboot, i get the black scrn after the splash scrn... a reboot to vga mode, and check in device manager shows no monitor and Nvidia GeForce 6600 is found under Unknown Devices