Help with my GF FX 5500 PCI can't update driver

daysanew · Jun 12, 2005, 11:48 PM

Several months ago I bought a geforce FX 5500 pci, yea my computer is a dinosaur, but I got it installed and running w/o too many problems, I can play half life 2 and doom 3 w/ no problem. Well the problem comes when I try and update to the 7.1.8.9 driver, then I have a big problem. First I guess I should explain the fact that I'm using a dell that happly has an intergrated intel extreme graphics card on it that I could never disable even through the bios (stupid dell). But I was able to make my FX 5500 the main card used and I had no problems w/ it.

BUT!

When I install the new driver my computer automatically starts using the oh so crappy intel extreme card and won't give me the option to use the FX 5500, I checked the the device manager and it says everything is working just fine w/ my FX 5500 but windows XP just won't let me use the card anymore. XP is acting like my FX 5500 is the black sheep of the family that it has to grudgely admit is there and doing fine but othe4r wise just ignores. Now I don't know a lot about video cards so the answer could be obvious, so help please.

daysanew · Jun 13, 2005, 11:04 PM

anyone?

daysanew · Jun 14, 2005, 09:30 PM

guess not

ReDGuiTaR · Jun 14, 2005, 09:57 PM

in your bios do you have an option for "init first display" or something like that ??? if yes make sure PCI is the choosen option .

daysanew · Aug 13, 2005, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDGuiTaR

in your bios do you have an option for "init first display" or something like that ??? if yes make sure PCI is the choosen option .

My Bios don't have anything like that at all *sighs*

Jun 12, 2005, 11:48 PM	#1
daysanew DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Help with my GF FX 5500 PCI can't update driver Several months ago I bought a geforce FX 5500 pci, yea my computer is a dinosaur, but I got it installed and running w/o too many problems, I can play half life 2 and doom 3 w/ no problem. Well the problem comes when I try and update to the 7.1.8.9 driver, then I have a big problem. First I guess I should explain the fact that I'm using a dell that happly has an intergrated intel extreme graphics card on it that I could never disable even through the bios (stupid dell). But I was able to make my FX 5500 the main card used and I had no problems w/ it. BUT! When I install the new driver my computer automatically starts using the oh so crappy intel extreme card and won't give me the option to use the FX 5500, I checked the the device manager and it says everything is working just fine w/ my FX 5500 but windows XP just won't let me use the card anymore. XP is acting like my FX 5500 is the black sheep of the family that it has to grudgely admit is there and doing fine but othe4r wise just ignores. Now I don't know a lot about video cards so the answer could be obvious, so help please.

Jun 14, 2005, 09:57 PM	#4
ReDGuiTaR DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Quebec , Canada Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	in your bios do you have an option for "init first display" or something like that ??? if yes make sure PCI is the choosen option . __________________ Zing a ling... zing a ling a ling ... A8N-E - A64x2 4600, 2048 Mb Kingston ram 400mhz cas 2.5 ( 2 x 1024 DualChannel ), Seagate 320 Gig 7200 16Mb cache S-ata 2, GeForce 7900GT 512MB, Enermax 460watt power supply, WindowsXP SP2.

Jun 13, 2005, 11:04 PM	#2
daysanew DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	anyone?

Jun 14, 2005, 09:30 PM	#3
daysanew DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	guess not