[XP] Blank monitor after post

[liam858]

You can get the older ones at www.guru3d.com

Some are modified, and some are beta, but i'd go with some old tried and tested WHQL ones...to be on the safe side.


Liam

[crunchie]

Cheers Liam. Have downloaded and installed the 85.98 drivers. Seemed ok on initial bootup but rebooted it again and just after everything is loaded it gives a quick flicker (goes black) and then it seems ok. The monitor does not make that shutoff noise now though that it was doing before.
I will keep my eye on it anyway.
Thanks again for you guys assistance .

[liam858]

You're Welcome.

That says something about Nvidia and driver versions, i'm using 169.01, seems like they update them daily going by the version number alone, and they don't seem to cater towards anyone that isn't using their latest creations.


Liam

[crunchie]

I downloaded 163.71 from their site yesterday and that still comes up as the latest there.

[Train]

Nvidia archieve for XP/w2k
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_archive.html

85.98 is probably a version or 2 to new.

Copy of Windows XP/2000 32-bit – GeForce Go 7800/7900 Series
Version: 84.63
Release Date: July 5, 2006
WHQL Certified

That one may be what is needed.

I have had cards that for some reason hated newer versions.
Stuck with the ones that worked until I replaced the card.

[crunchie]

Thanks Train. Will try them out.

[crunchie]

Tried those drivers and I get an error message that there were no drivers suitable for my hardware. Will leave the others on for a while to see how they go.

[Train]

If you roll back to the XP drivers, be sure to note the version number.

One would think the one you needed should be close to it.

But, trial and error is route none of us like sometimes.

Let us know how you get along.

[crunchie]

No worries, will do.