what the?

Markius · Feb 28, 2004, 01:08 AM

with my fx5600 (and all my vid cards beforehand, all nvidia) when i first boot up the first thing that comes up is the vid card bios version and vid card type screen. With my r9800pro (power color) i dont get anything like that.

does the 9800 not have this? my card works fine btw

Judas · Feb 28, 2004, 01:11 AM

...well..... the Radeon 7000 has it.... but i think it's due to startup and monitors.... the older and nvidia cards have a longer wait time for the bios detection...

Judas · Feb 28, 2004, 01:12 AM

btw.. if you hit pause.... it should stop the load... and show.... maybe

zerodamage · Feb 28, 2004, 11:59 AM

The latest ATI cards do not do that and I honestly can't remember ever seeing an ATI card show that at start up. Maybe before my time of using ATI.

**MIG-31** · Feb 28, 2004, 12:07 PM

i don't with my 9800pro and never did with my 9600pro previously.

the last one i noticed done that were with my gf4ti4600.

Vampyromaniac · Feb 28, 2004, 02:50 PM

my TNT2 Ultra did that, but not the All-In-Wonder Radeon, or the AIW9700Pro

Markius · Feb 28, 2004, 08:15 PM

np guys...was just wondering as this is my first ATi powered card

Dyre Straits · Feb 28, 2004, 08:56 PM

I've had ATi cards going back to the AIW 8 MB Pro PCI...

I don't recall seeing a post screen for the video cards with ATi. I have with others in other systems or during trials.

DosCervezas · Feb 28, 2004, 11:49 PM

Started with ATI 7200 pre Cat. driver days and have never see what you speak of. Must not be an ATI function.

Judas · Feb 29, 2004, 02:24 AM

my radeon 8500LE on a tiny 14" monitor that was real snappy.... showed it... but ati must program the bios to instally continue on without delay....

swimtech · Feb 29, 2004, 10:38 AM

An old Expert@Play card I use with the ATI TV card in a old Pentium based Dell I use at work does show the info you speak of...