FX5200 Problem driving me mad!!!

Nukke · Jun 22, 2004, 07:29 AM

Hello ppl, I have a FX5200 128MB (PNY) wich I just installed on my dad's PC (a P4 3.06GHz; 1024MB PC3100; Windows XP Pro (SP1)) However, when I install the drivers supplied by Nvidia (fisrt I tried the latest 56.72 drivers) and restart, I get the blue screen of death saying that the nv_disp4 (ou sumthin like that) is causing a loopback error and that windows cannot start...fine, so I try an older version (53.03)...no luck..then I go back even more (52.16) ALSO no luck. Between driver installs, I remove previous versions completely with the windows uninstaller then with Driver Cleaner 3 AND Nasty File Remover (just to be sure ) The thing is that this exact same card has already worked on this exact same comp (last january with the 53.03 drivers) and now it refuses to work

**edit: With the 53.03 drivers I dont get the blue screen, I get as far as the "loading windows" screen, then, when it was supposed to show the logon screen with the user accounts the monitor kinda turns off (orange light) and the computer restarts :/

ANY help will be very much appreciated

Thanks (srry for any grammar mistakes)

Hkhalid · Jun 22, 2004, 08:21 AM

It could be that your AGP slot might be starting to die, i had a similar kind of problem on my MSI 655 MAX motherboard and in the end i had to give the motherboard in warranty. You've tried to check this card in some other system? or did u try some other VGA card on this system?

Nukke · Jun 22, 2004, 08:33 AM

Yeah, I just installed a 32MB AGP ATI 3D Rage Pro card and it's working fine....that means the FX5200 might be defective

Nukke · Jun 22, 2004, 08:36 AM

I just finishd installing SP1 (did a windows repair) and will try the FX5200 again now....if it doenst work ill see if I can test it on anotehr PC

Hkhalid · Jun 24, 2004, 06:10 AM

Now it means the display slot on the motherboard is perfectly alrite, the other card as u mentioned is working fine, you can try this card on some other system and confirm the nature of the problem. If it works on some other system then try using not the latest drivers.

**MIG-31** · Jun 24, 2004, 06:27 AM

have you the latest chipset(agp) drivers installed before installing the vga drivers.

Nukke · Jun 25, 2004, 07:18 AM

Solved the probelm

It was a windows thing, there were some corrupt dll's wich 2 windows repais managed to fix....then the card workd flawlessly with the latest drivers, thanks