HElP me plz

xgamersamus · Mar 9, 2004, 01:48 PM

Hi guys

A few days ago i began having problems with my pc, I think its my driver ive got an radeon 9700 pro with the cat 4.2 omega drivers. They worked fine for 20 min

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Then my screen showed purple stripes. Its really horrible i cant play games and when i reboot the stripes are still there plz help.

xgamersamus · Mar 9, 2004, 01:49 PM

Ehm now also green stripes

Bart1987 · Mar 9, 2004, 01:51 PM

Perhaps your gpu cooler isn't working correctly. Have you tried installing the last driver that did work normally on your system?

wertret · Mar 9, 2004, 01:52 PM

POst your complete rig specs so we can help you...are you overclocking something?

xgamersamus · Mar 9, 2004, 01:53 PM

I have tried almost every driver even the driver that came with the 3d card itself nothing is working properly.

Bart1987 · Mar 9, 2004, 01:56 PM

It looks like your GPU is a bit too hot. But post your full specs. This way we will be ably to help you better

xgamersamus · Mar 9, 2004, 01:59 PM

Ati radeon 9700 pro 128 mb,
Amd 2500+
msi Kt4 ultra motherboard
512 mb ram

As far as i know im not overclocking however i have put in the bios at agp time something at 256 i dont now if that is from my 3d card fastwrite is off. And also a thing i dont know is important but my AGP at my control panel at smartgard is off is that correct?

Bart1987 · Mar 9, 2004, 02:02 PM

I think that 256 is your agp aperture size. The fastwrites on the smartgart should be off, but the AGP speed should be at 8x or 4x. You could press the retest button and check if it, after a restart, is back on.
But that shouldn't be the cause of your problem, to my knowledge.

xgamersamus · Mar 9, 2004, 02:18 PM

Isnt helping my pc wont start up normally, when windows is starting up i see stripes and blocks.
And when it gets in windows my monitor pops out the green light becomes yellow and when i restart my monitor it says no signal input or cable disconnected.

Bart1987 · Mar 9, 2004, 03:45 PM

Are all cables still connected: extra power cable, monitorcable connected correctly?

zerodamage · Mar 9, 2004, 04:27 PM

Unplug your system and remove the battery from your motherboard. Give it 15-30 mins and this will clear your cmos.

xgamersamus · Mar 10, 2004, 09:44 AM

And how am i going to get the battery out of my motherboard?
How does the battery look like, and with what am i going to get it out.
besides thnx for the help guys

Bart1987 · Mar 10, 2004, 10:33 AM

The battery normally is round, metal like about 1,5-2cm. Usually you have to press on something and the battery will come right out. You better read your mobo manual. And check how you can clear your cmos.

xgamersamus · Mar 10, 2004, 11:29 AM

k thnx for the help im gonna try it now ill post if it has worked.

xgamersamus · Mar 10, 2004, 11:35 AM

Ok ive got the battery out and what should i do now? wait for how long and must i put my pc back on or what?

Bart1987 · Mar 10, 2004, 11:42 AM

Have you read your motherboard manual? usualy those things you can read there.

xgamersamus · Mar 10, 2004, 11:47 AM

you mean this:

clear CMOS jumper:JBAT1?????

black hole sun · Mar 10, 2004, 12:11 PM

Take out the battery for a few seconds, then put it back in, and turn on your computer

If that does not work, try updating your Motherboard BIOS from its website.

xgamersamus · Mar 10, 2004, 12:13 PM

okidoki thnx

xgamersamus · Mar 10, 2004, 12:22 PM

Ehm it works but i dont know for how long so ill just have to wait.

black hole sun · Mar 10, 2004, 12:28 PM

Keep us informed

Remember, if you encounter artifacts again make sure you update your motherboards BIOS!

xgamersamus · Mar 11, 2004, 12:58 PM

ok but i dont know how to update the bios, i've tried so but i'ts to sophisticated for me.
So im going to bring the pc back to the store i got it from and tell them they most update the bios and make sure I can run Call of duty without a problem. Because thats what i came here for.

~~tenndevil~~ · Mar 11, 2004, 03:43 PM

You are not alone in this, since cat 4.1 came out I've been having trouble with the Radeon 8500DV on start-up (it will get to the sign in) and then I get a loud click from the monitor and then blue, or green bars, it's happend with 4.1, 4.2 and now it's even worse with 4.3, it takes 3 or 4 restarts to get it to come up properly, and it always point to the Ati drivers as the culprit, as soon as I can get it to start right I will edit this post with the error.
It's not heat, not the motherboard bios, not the fastwrites, not agp aperature, not the AGP slot itself, It is the ATI drivers and yes I fill out their trouble report but to no avail. no answer and still broke. Time to go buy another card it's cheaper than waiting for ATI to respond.

Not the monitor, works fine on my system with the AIW 9700 Pro.

xgamersamus · Mar 12, 2004, 04:35 AM

Ok so im not the only one with this problem.
So youre saying buy another 3d card, im thinking about it ,but when i do its NOT gonna be a radeon!

xgamersamus · Mar 12, 2004, 04:45 AM

I just went to ati.com for another check on there FAQ and found this.
AGP Bus Turbo Mode
AGP Turbo DISABLED
Primary Frame Buffer
VGA Frame Buffer DISABLED
AGP 1X/2X/4X Should be set to match the capabilities of the graphics adapter
AGP Aperture Size
AGP Aperture DEFAULT or 64MB

Maybe this helps i havent tried it because im at school so when i get home ill try, and post the results.

~~tenndevil~~ · Mar 13, 2004, 12:32 PM

Here is the error it gives when it recovers ATI2dvag.dll, everytime it recovers and decides to come up thats the error received, like I said i've sent the request for support from ati's site, but that never works, well at least not in the last couple of years i've been using ATI products. I've sent this more than a few times, but as you can see in several threads, although the 8500DV is still under warranty support for it is painfully lacking.

~~tenndevil~~ · Mar 16, 2004, 12:55 PM

No one has any Idea, ATI customer support is no help, asked 6 times over 2 months and still no reply from them. Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't work not with driver cleaner anyway.

Mar 9, 2004, 01:48 PM	#1
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	HElP me plz Hi guys A few days ago i began having problems with my pc, I think its my driver ive got an radeon 9700 pro with the cat 4.2 omega drivers. They worked fine for 20 min . Then my screen showed purple stripes. Its really horrible i cant play games and when i reboot the stripes are still there plz help.

Mar 9, 2004, 01:52 PM	#4
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	POst your complete rig specs so we can help you...are you overclocking something? __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Mar 9, 2004, 01:49 PM	#2
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Ehm now also green stripes

Mar 9, 2004, 01:51 PM	#3
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	Perhaps your gpu cooler isn't working correctly. Have you tried installing the last driver that did work normally on your system?

Mar 9, 2004, 01:53 PM	#5
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	I have tried almost every driver even the driver that came with the 3d card itself nothing is working properly.

Mar 9, 2004, 01:56 PM	#6
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	It looks like your GPU is a bit too hot. But post your full specs. This way we will be ably to help you better

Mar 9, 2004, 01:59 PM	#7
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Ati radeon 9700 pro 128 mb, Amd 2500+ msi Kt4 ultra motherboard 512 mb ram As far as i know im not overclocking however i have put in the bios at agp time something at 256 i dont now if that is from my 3d card fastwrite is off. And also a thing i dont know is important but my AGP at my control panel at smartgard is off is that correct?

Mar 9, 2004, 02:02 PM	#8
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	I think that 256 is your agp aperture size. The fastwrites on the smartgart should be off, but the AGP speed should be at 8x or 4x. You could press the retest button and check if it, after a restart, is back on. But that shouldn't be the cause of your problem, to my knowledge.

Mar 9, 2004, 02:18 PM	#9
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Isnt helping my pc wont start up normally, when windows is starting up i see stripes and blocks. And when it gets in windows my monitor pops out the green light becomes yellow and when i restart my monitor it says no signal input or cable disconnected.

Mar 9, 2004, 03:45 PM	#10
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	Are all cables still connected: extra power cable, monitorcable connected correctly?

Mar 9, 2004, 04:27 PM	#11
zerodamage DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,574 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Unplug your system and remove the battery from your motherboard. Give it 15-30 mins and this will clear your cmos.

Mar 10, 2004, 09:44 AM	#12
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	And how am i going to get the battery out of my motherboard? How does the battery look like, and with what am i going to get it out. besides thnx for the help guys

Mar 10, 2004, 10:33 AM	#13
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	The battery normally is round, metal like about 1,5-2cm. Usually you have to press on something and the battery will come right out. You better read your mobo manual. And check how you can clear your cmos.

Mar 10, 2004, 11:29 AM	#14
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	k thnx for the help im gonna try it now ill post if it has worked.

Mar 10, 2004, 11:35 AM	#15
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Ok ive got the battery out and what should i do now? wait for how long and must i put my pc back on or what?

Mar 10, 2004, 11:42 AM	#16
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	Have you read your motherboard manual? usualy those things you can read there.

Mar 10, 2004, 11:47 AM	#17
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	you mean this: clear CMOS jumper:JBAT1?????

Mar 10, 2004, 12:11 PM	#18
black hole sun DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	Take out the battery for a few seconds, then put it back in, and turn on your computer If that does not work, try updating your Motherboard BIOS from its website.

Mar 10, 2004, 12:13 PM	#19
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	okidoki thnx

Mar 10, 2004, 12:22 PM	#20
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Ehm it works but i dont know for how long so ill just have to wait.

Mar 10, 2004, 12:28 PM	#21
black hole sun DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	Keep us informed Remember, if you encounter artifacts again make sure you update your motherboards BIOS!

Mar 11, 2004, 12:58 PM	#22
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	ok but i dont know how to update the bios, i've tried so but i'ts to sophisticated for me. So im going to bring the pc back to the store i got it from and tell them they most update the bios and make sure I can run Call of duty without a problem. Because thats what i came here for.

Mar 11, 2004, 03:43 PM	#23
~~tenndevil~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 129 Rep Power: 0	You are not alone in this, since cat 4.1 came out I've been having trouble with the Radeon 8500DV on start-up (it will get to the sign in) and then I get a loud click from the monitor and then blue, or green bars, it's happend with 4.1, 4.2 and now it's even worse with 4.3, it takes 3 or 4 restarts to get it to come up properly, and it always point to the Ati drivers as the culprit, as soon as I can get it to start right I will edit this post with the error. It's not heat, not the motherboard bios, not the fastwrites, not agp aperature, not the AGP slot itself, It is the ATI drivers and yes I fill out their trouble report but to no avail. no answer and still broke. Time to go buy another card it's cheaper than waiting for ATI to respond. Not the monitor, works fine on my system with the AIW 9700 Pro.

Mar 12, 2004, 04:35 AM	#24
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Ok so im not the only one with this problem. So youre saying buy another 3d card, im thinking about it ,but when i do its NOT gonna be a radeon!

Mar 12, 2004, 04:45 AM	#25
xgamersamus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Holland, limburg,milsbeek Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	I just went to ati.com for another check on there FAQ and found this. AGP Bus Turbo Mode AGP Turbo DISABLED Primary Frame Buffer VGA Frame Buffer DISABLED AGP 1X/2X/4X Should be set to match the capabilities of the graphics adapter AGP Aperture Size AGP Aperture DEFAULT or 64MB Maybe this helps i havent tried it because im at school so when i get home ill try, and post the results.

Mar 13, 2004, 12:32 PM	#26
~~tenndevil~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 129 Rep Power: 0	Here is the error it gives when it recovers ATI2dvag.dll, everytime it recovers and decides to come up thats the error received, like I said i've sent the request for support from ati's site, but that never works, well at least not in the last couple of years i've been using ATI products. I've sent this more than a few times, but as you can see in several threads, although the 8500DV is still under warranty support for it is painfully lacking.

Mar 16, 2004, 12:55 PM	#27
~~tenndevil~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 129 Rep Power: 0	No one has any Idea, ATI customer support is no help, asked 6 times over 2 months and still no reply from them. Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't work not with driver cleaner anyway.