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Stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color with 8800 gts!!
Chris,
I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color with 8800 gts!!
Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we
went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color with 8800 gts!!
Chris,
Wow! These issues certainly can be tough to diagnose and fix. Like the Microsoft excerpt I posted yesterday said, the problem can also be caused by the BIOS. It's hard to focus on all those statements. Anyway, the problem is mostly fixed. Three hours on the phone!! You know, many computer problems are caused by bugs and issues apart from the operating system, but guess who gets the blame? Yup, you guessed it. Now to the remaining problem with the shutdown. My first approach on that issue would be to examine the Vista error report found by clicking on Start All Programs Maintenance Problem Reports and Solutions. Look around in that report for clues regarding the problem and the corrective action. You might get lucky. If you find nothing there, make sure your BIOS Power settings are set properly, on the theory an improper setting there could interfere with Vista power management. I recall that in BIOS, S3 is the proper setting for Sleep mode, but who knows for sure. Just something to check. Your ideas are likely as good as mine. Older computers can have issues because they're behind the times in their configuration, but OK in their day. Another area to check is the power setting options in Control Panel Power. Just dig around and leave no stone unturned. Now on to the problem with the sound. Again check the settings in Control Panel Sound. If all else fails, suspect a driver problem with the sound card/chip. Start that approach by looking in Device Manager under Sound video and game controllers. What is the name of your sound card/chip? Is is properly supported as a legacy device? Again you just have to dig around, tough. Been there, done that. You can also google around the Internet for solutions. Let us know how this turns out. freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color with 8800 gts!!
Chris,
Here is better guidance on troubleshooting sound problems: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f42d21033.mspx Working on it. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color with 8800 gts!!
Chris,
Here is a link on how to troubleshoot shutdown issues. The publication applies to Win2K, but a lot of this stuff is the same and/or similar, and at least provides some comprehensive guidance on how to go about it: http://support.microsoft.com/default.../?sd=RMVP&fr=1 I couldn't find anything like this written specifically for Vista. It'll come in due course. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Hey Freddy,
Im gonna try some stuff...I will let you know what happens! -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, Here is a link on how to troubleshoot shutdown issues. The publication applies to Win2K, but a lot of this stuff is the same and/or similar, and at least provides some comprehensive guidance on how to go about it: http://support.microsoft.com/default.../?sd=RMVP&fr=1 I couldn't find anything like this written specifically for Vista. It'll come in due course. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Well I think I got the power problem fixed....the speaker input on the back
of the computer works fine but the headphone port on the front still makes noise, it gets worse when the hard drive spins faster or the processor is under a heavier load. Ill keep trying to troubleshoot it. Thanks again for your help Freddy! -Chris "Chris" wrote: Hey Freddy, Im gonna try some stuff...I will let you know what happens! -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, Here is a link on how to troubleshoot shutdown issues. The publication applies to Win2K, but a lot of this stuff is the same and/or similar, and at least provides some comprehensive guidance on how to go about it: http://support.microsoft.com/default.../?sd=RMVP&fr=1 I couldn't find anything like this written specifically for Vista. It'll come in due course. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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Stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color with 8800 gts!!
Chris,
I'm tracking this. Glad to hear that you're almost home. Good work, whew! -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I think I got the power problem fixed....the speaker input on the back of the computer works fine but the headphone port on the front still makes noise, it gets worse when the hard drive spins faster or the processor is under a heavier load. Ill keep trying to troubleshoot it. Thanks again for your help Freddy! -Chris "Chris" wrote: Hey Freddy, Im gonna try some stuff...I will let you know what happens! -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, Here is a link on how to troubleshoot shutdown issues. The publication applies to Win2K, but a lot of this stuff is the same and/or similar, and at least provides some comprehensive guidance on how to go about it: http://support.microsoft.com/default.../?sd=RMVP&fr=1 I couldn't find anything like this written specifically for Vista. It'll come in due course. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I spent about 3 hours on the phone with microsoft tech support and we went through pretty much everything. Finally we ended up flashing and updating the bios with the new version off the shuttle website. It finally worked after that. The graphics are working beautifully now...which I am very happy with! The only problems that remain.....The computer is not properly shutting down (the monitor turns off, the power light on the computer goes off...but the fans are still running...then when I turn it back on it says windows did not shut down properly...its really strange.) and the headphone port on the front makes a strange crackling/interference noise. I am beginning to get fed up with shuttle. Anyway...thank so much for all your help Freddy, it is truly appreciated..the internet needs more people like you! haha -Chris "freddy" wrote: Chris, I did a little looking around on my personal computer, and decided that one way to get started on troubleshooting your issue is to look at the Vista report titled System Information. It contains a section showing conflicts and sharing. You've likely seen this report, but in case you need a reminder you find it as follows: click on Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Information. Unfold Hardware Resources and highlight Conflicts/Sharing. In the right pane will be displayed all IRQs and what is using each. I thought this would be a good starting point, rather than hunting through Device Manager. Even so, I'm not there so you likely can tell better than I about how to proceed. Eyes on the ground are the best. Just some thoughts, because I said I'd be back with some poop from group. lol Let me know how things are proceeding. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Hmmm we are getting closer! haha. The only problem is that I think those instructions were written for Windows XP...there is no Troubleshoot option in the general properties tab of the device. Is there any other way of doing it? "freddy" wrote: Chris, OK, I see in your clarification comments that you indeed have tried all the standard methods for installing a video driver. So, I did another read of your original post and noticed something I overlooked befo Code 12. I did a search and found a Microsoft explanation of how to resolve a Code 12 error, as follows: Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12) Recommended resolution Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel (either by the BIOS, the operating system, or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device (for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. In other words, I looks as if you have an IRQ conflict. Go figure. Hope this helps. Let us know how this turns out. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Well I tried pretty much all of those ideas...One thing I noticed is when I uninstalled the drivers the device manager would just say standard vga adapter then I would restart the computer and it would show up with 8800gts with a specific driver version...and this is before I even went to install the latest driver set. Then I install it and I have the same problem. So then I tried unistalling the drivers and then installing the new drivers without restarting the computer. The device manager now lists the correct driver version but the problem hasnt been solved. I tried to follow the installation instructions on the nvidia site but it doesnt match up. The instructions say that when i double click the driver package its gonna load up...then detect any previous drivers and prompt me to remove them. When I load it up none of this happens...It completely skips the uninstall process. I tried the standard VGA mode thing but vista doesnt have that option...it says safe mode..etc etc. and then "Enable low-resolution video (640x480)" So I selected that. Im gonna try driver cleaner again (I tried using that program before I posted here) Thank you very much for all your help guys...but I am still stuck haha "freddy" wrote: Chris, A likely explanation for your situation is that the video card drivers didn't install. Even if your power supply is insufficient for your needs, that fact shouldn't keep the drivers from installing. Too little power supply would likely manifest itself in a crash of some kind. Device Manager should disclose more information as to what the problem is, apart from displaying a yellow (!), In Device Manager, unfold Display Adapters and right click the video card entry and select Properties. What information is displayed? Look in the Drivers tab, and note any information provided there. Is there any corrective action suggested? Try selecting the option to Update Drivers. If you've installed the drivers, they are there somewhere on your hard drive. You want Windows to search automatically, including on your hard drive. Maybe you're missing something in the instructions for installing the video card drivers. Review them, understand and follow them exactly. Also, Look in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs for an entry for the video card drivers and uninstall everything there so that you will be able to start over and do a fresh install. Installing video card drivers can be tricky. It's often been the case that video card drivers won't install properly until all former video drivers have been removed. If you can't find an option to uninstall the drivers before you install them again, you can download DriverCleaner, a free utility that will remove them for you. A google will find a download site. Moreover, video drivers oftentimes won't install unless the computer is set to standard VGA mode, which is 640 X 480. You can get into standard VGA mode by pressing F8 during reboot after POST but before Windows starts loading. If you miss that point, just do it over until you get it. When this procedure works, you will get a screen displaying various options. Select to boot in standard VGA mode, press Enter. After booting into standard VGA mode, install the drivers you have ready to go. Do this after you have completed all the above steps in the previous paragraphs. You're now getting down to the nitty gritty. If all this fails, try finding an nVideo forum. A google will find lots of them. An nVideo forum will have lots of nVideo users who have plenty experience in installing nVideo cards. A good place to get tips. Finally, I can assure you that installing drivers for that card is doable. If it worked in XP, then that's a good sign. -- freddy "Chris" wrote: Why does it work perfectly when I have windows xp installed then? I was playing STALKER for a while on xp and all was fine. "Captain Roberts" wrote: Your power supply could be the culprit. The EVGA 8800GTS eats power. "Chris" wrote in message ... Hey all...I have been so frustrated the past few days. I just set up my new computer a few days ago. I installed windows xp and everything worked perfectly...I then used the vista upgrade that i got free when i purchased xp (it was a deal on newegg a few months ago) Vista installed fine but I have been stuck in 800x600 with 4bit color. I have installed the latest drivers several times, both in safe mode and regular. I downloaded all the windows updates...i even installed the latest nforce 570 drivers. I have reinstalled vista several times and I am still having the same problem. I spoke to EVGA tech support 3 times and they dont know what the problem is. The device manager has a exclamation point next to the 8800gts. It says "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)" I am about ready to give up on Vista completely. Please let me know what you guys think. Here is the info on my comp AMD 64 x2 4800+ Shuttle sn27p (case and motherboard) EVGA 8800GTS 640mb 2gb Corsair xms series ram |
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