Video Card Driver for Win XP

[kbkatz]

I'm trying to upgrade a second computer to Windows XP, when I do an automatic system check it comes back with a hardware conflict between my Gigabyte MB and my Diamond Viper V770 video card and this needs to be resolved prior to installing Windows XP.

I've gone to a couple of "Driver" sites and one says to use the Win 98 driver and one says to use a "nVidia Detonator" driver.

Any ideas how to make XP install or where to find a Diamond Viper V770 driver for XP would be appreciated.

[bailey]

go to the mfg web site and look for drivers there for xp

[kbkatz]

The manufacturer states they do not make updated drivers for this anymore.

[Panama Red]

found this after reading results of google search. Says it works with XP and posted Feb 03. Good Luck

http://www.video-drivers.com/drivers/86/86245.htm

edit: Just read your profile, if this doesn't work, guess you'll have to drop and give us 20! (Army '67-'70)

[kbkatz]

I tried to update the Driver w/ a Windows 2000/XP driver, but Windows 98 would not let me update it because it was not supported by the Win 98 operating system.

Now What?

[andyms18a]

open device manager in win98 and remove the vid card then boot with the xp cd and let it install when it has finished use the 2k/xp driver you downloaded

[alan]

I was just about to post this question when I stumbled across this post.

When this happened to me I also updated my video drivers. However this did not eliminate the issue. Since the warning said hardware conflict between the mainboard and video it is possible it could be the motherboard. Someone mentioned that maybe the Ali chipset or that the AGP was incompatible.

One more question: If you are trying to upgrade from W98 to XP should you load up the latest 98 video driver or XP? Seems not right to upload XP drivers for my videocard before you have actually installed XP

Currently running
Win98
Asus P5AB MB
AMD K6/2 350
228MB RAM
10GB WD HD
Matrox Milleneum G200 AGP Video

[kbkatz]

Hmm... I've been wondering if it is worth it for me to upgrade to XP and if my PC will run it. It is for my kids to use (5 and 11), they are more familiar with XP though.

AMD K6/2 333
256MB RAM

I would like to network it to my XP PC for Internet connection. Any suggestions?

[trulad]

The AMD 333 will run XP, but slow.It's barely over MS minimum requirements. I would boot from the XP CD and do a fresh install, let XP format and install then XP will install their generic drivers. after that if video is not satisfactory, use the drivers that you downloaded. This is obviously an older machine. Do you have a large enough hard drive?
Trudy

[kbkatz]

20 Gig WD HD

[trulad]

That'll work
Trudy

[andyms18a]

Originally posted by Alan I One more question: If you are trying to upgrade from W98 to XP should you load up the latest 98 video driver or XP? Seems not right to upload XP drivers for my videocard before you have actually installed XP

dont load any win98 drivers or xp drivers till you have updated windows to xp then look in device manager and see whot drivers you need win98 drivers will not work with xp and xp drivers wont work with win98

[kbkatz]

This is what worked for me. I unistalled the video card in device mananger, then I installed Windows XP from scratch and I haven't had a problem yet. I didn't bother to install the Video Driver I downloaded. The only thing I can't figure out is why my computer now says "it is safe to turn off your computer" when I shut it down - it is an ATX MB. Any ideas about that?

[andyms18a]

you nead to enable advanced power Management
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Power Options.
Click the APM tab.
Check to select the Enable Advanced Power Management Support check box, and then click OK

[kbkatz]

I did as described above, now when I shut it down it automatically reboots.......

[andyms18a]

OK the problem you have then is some thing is running and not shutting down properly if you right click my computer an go to properties then advanced then start up and recovery settings and remove the tick from automatically restart hit OK
and OK again then try and shut down you shod get a blue screen with a error message post the exact message hear and we can find out what it is

[kbkatz]

OK, this is what happened. If I clicked on "turn off" computer, it restarted again, if I click on "restart" it then acts like it is going to restart but it doesn't POST, it just stops on the black screen (no error message).

[andyms18a]

can you go in to the bios and check your settings for power management and all so let me have your system specks and last
if you go to your mother board manufactures web site and see if they have any updated drivers for you mother board chip set

[kbkatz]

BIOS Power Management Settings: Enable
PM Control by APM: Yes
Video Off After: Suspend
Video Off Method: DPMS Support

**PM Monitor**
HDD Power Down: Disable
Suspend Mode: Disable
Throtte Duty Cycle: 62.5-75%
Fan Off After: Suspend
CPU Temperature: Auto

**PM Events**
Primary HDD: Disabled
Floppy: Disabled
COM Ports: Enabled
Keyboard: Enabled
LPT Ports: Disabled
** External Switch**
Power Button: Instant Off

The Motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-5AX Award Modular BIOS 4.51
I went online to the Gigabyte web site and I downloaded "bios_5ax_4f", and "driver_chipset_ali_agp". Both for Window XP. I'm not entirely sure I "installed" them correctly though. I double clicked on them and that caused other files to open such as "AWDFLASH", "autoexec", and "5AX.F4". The "driver_chipset_ali_agp caused another application called "agp182e Acer Labratories" which I also installed. If it was a matter of just doulble clicking on everything I installed everything correctly, if I was suppose to manually update some of this I didn't do it.

[andyms18a]

it don't mater but the awdflash is to upgrade your bios from a dos boot disk but don't do that unless you really have to as its dangerous the driver chip set is OK have you tried shut down and reboot do you still have problems ?

[kbkatz]

I put the settings back the way they were and when I shut it down the screen keeps coming up that says, "it is ok to turn of your computer".

[trulad]

Did you install XP over Win.98 or did you do a reformat & clean install. Sounds like some 98 stuff is still there. Installing XP over 98 or ME usually creates problems.
Trudy

[andyms18a]

do you have The Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.0 or Direct CD 5.0 program is installed on your computer ?

if not check out this
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;810903
if the above dont help then i wood have to agree with Trudy on this one if possible can you back up your data and format the hdd and reinstall windows xp

[kbkatz]

Good informative link. I don't have anything other than Windows XP installed. I followed that link with the listed results:

Step 1: Enable Advanced Power Management Support -done
Step 2: CMOS/BIOS settings - correct (listed in previous post)
Step 3: Verify that the Computer is ACPI compliant
- listed as Standard PC go to step 5.
Step 5: If the Computer is not ACPI Compliant
- the Microsoft ACPI Driver is not listed
- Right click on NT APM/Legacy Interface Node (it was already enabled)

MY RESULT: NOW MY PC RESTARTS RATHER THAN SHUT DOWN.

??????

[andyms18a]

update all your drivers and download all windows updates and then try a shut down if still happens
try this instead of shut down from windows logof then shut down from the logon screan

[kbkatz]

I updated all of my drivers the only thing I didn't do was get the latest updates for Windows XP Pro. Can I hook two computers together using a serial cable and access the internet through the other one? PC -> PC (w/dsl) ->Internet.
If I could make this setup work I could access the internet and update Window XP Pro.

[andyms18a]

you can get both computer to see each other through serial cable but i don't know if it will allow internet access via serial cable can you not just put the dsl modem on the other computer to up date it ?
all so right click my computer select properties then advanced
in the startup and recovery section hit settings and remove the tick from auto restart on errors hit apply and reboot the computer then try a shut down if you get a blue screen error post the exact massage hear

[kbkatz]

I haven't lost interest... just time has not been on my side.