The_Rogue_Ninja
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I have an ATI Radeon X800 XT graphics card that ran beautifully when I first installed it, but now I am having problems.
I must sheepishly admit that when I first received the card in the mail, I over enthusiastically ripped out my old ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (without uninstalling the driver), replaced it with the X800 XT, and powered my PC back on. Needless to say, I encountered video errors. So after much research, and some self-served dope slaps, I just reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP.
My main problem occurred while installing the graphics display driver. As I inserted the software disk that came with my card, a Windows warning popped up on my screen telling me that the software I was about to install was not "Windows XP Logo Certified" and that I should contact my hardware manufacturer about obtaining different software. The warning went on to state that continuing with the installation might cause my system to become unstable.
Well, to make a long story short, I went on with the install and soon noticed a bunch of weird, flashing pixels on certain parts of the screen. During gameplay, the pixels encompass the entire display. Also, the graphics card is not running well, and my computer has become somewhat unstable. I decided to uninstall the display driver and the flashing pixels went away. My system is still unstable (it will not boot up on many occasions, as if the BIOS is not working properly, and I have to power it off and on multiple times to get it running).
I am at my wit's end with this, and have tried many things to remedy my PC, but nothing seems to work. I'm worried that my graphics card may be faulty. I did purchase it off of Ebay (it was from a good seller; new card), and the software disk that came with the hardware unprofessionally appears to have been put on a CD-R.
Any help offered will be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
The_Rogue_Ninja
I must sheepishly admit that when I first received the card in the mail, I over enthusiastically ripped out my old ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (without uninstalling the driver), replaced it with the X800 XT, and powered my PC back on. Needless to say, I encountered video errors. So after much research, and some self-served dope slaps, I just reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP.
My main problem occurred while installing the graphics display driver. As I inserted the software disk that came with my card, a Windows warning popped up on my screen telling me that the software I was about to install was not "Windows XP Logo Certified" and that I should contact my hardware manufacturer about obtaining different software. The warning went on to state that continuing with the installation might cause my system to become unstable.
Well, to make a long story short, I went on with the install and soon noticed a bunch of weird, flashing pixels on certain parts of the screen. During gameplay, the pixels encompass the entire display. Also, the graphics card is not running well, and my computer has become somewhat unstable. I decided to uninstall the display driver and the flashing pixels went away. My system is still unstable (it will not boot up on many occasions, as if the BIOS is not working properly, and I have to power it off and on multiple times to get it running).
I am at my wit's end with this, and have tried many things to remedy my PC, but nothing seems to work. I'm worried that my graphics card may be faulty. I did purchase it off of Ebay (it was from a good seller; new card), and the software disk that came with the hardware unprofessionally appears to have been put on a CD-R.
Any help offered will be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
The_Rogue_Ninja