Display malfunction (still)

[Neil]

"Neil" > wrote in message
...
I have an Nvidia Geforce 2 MX graphics card, and have
recently updated the drivers to the latest from Nvidia.
It worked fine for a while, but now has this problem
when the computer is started after being off for a
while. In the initial boot screen (black, with all
your hardware info) it displays random characters which
jump around, as windows loads there are vertical lines
down the screen, and when windows has loaded, it leaves
trails behind the mouse, distorts everything, and
always comes up in 640x480 mode. It also shows this
message "your display resolution and color depth are set
to a low level, do you want windows to adjust these for
you automatically?" but clicking yes doesn't help.

If I restart the PC immediately, it comes back with no
problems at all, and is in my default resolution of
1024x768, but always gives me this same message "your
display resolution and color depth are set to a low
level, do you want windows to adjust these for you
automatically?" but it makes no difference if you click
yes or no because it is already in 32 bit colour and
1024x768 resolution, and it doesn't change these
settings.

I have tried uninstalling the Nvidia drivers and using
the original microsoft ones again, but no change, I
have also now completely reinstalled windows after
formatting the hard disk, but still have the same
problem. (I have a second hard disk which i didn't
format, but used to keep all my files on whilst
reinstalling windows on the C drive - could it be a virus
although I have Norton 2002, with up to date definition
files?).

Does anyone know what is happenning or how to fix it?
Please help!

Neil


Reply:

>I have experienced similar problems but this has often
occured when improper
>firmware has been installed on the graphics card. Did
you flash you
>firmware recently?


"Neil" > wrote

Not that I know of. To be honest I don't even know what
you mean by firmware! I updated the drivers to the
latest Nvidia unified driver package (44.03), which they
say will drive all their cards, but nothing else, and I
have since formatted the C drive and completely re-
installed windows but the problem is still there.

[Jim Macklin]

Look at the monitor properties in the device manager and see
if it is properly listed. Then check the Nvidia updates to
see if your monitor is supported by the latest update.

If all else fails I think I'd remove the monitor and the
display adapter/graphics card using device manager and let
plug and play install the correct drivers for both after
detecting them again.


"Neil" > wrote in message
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| "Neil" > wrote in message
| ...
| I have an Nvidia Geforce 2 MX graphics card, and have
| recently updated the drivers to the latest from Nvidia.
| It worked fine for a while, but now has this problem
| when the computer is started after being off for a
| while. In the initial boot screen (black, with all
| your hardware info) it displays random characters which
| jump around, as windows loads there are vertical lines
| down the screen, and when windows has loaded, it leaves
| trails behind the mouse, distorts everything, and
| always comes up in 640x480 mode. It also shows this
| message "your display resolution and color depth are set
| to a low level, do you want windows to adjust these for
| you automatically?" but clicking yes doesn't help.
|
| If I restart the PC immediately, it comes back with no
| problems at all, and is in my default resolution of
| 1024x768, but always gives me this same message "your
| display resolution and color depth are set to a low
| level, do you want windows to adjust these for you
| automatically?" but it makes no difference if you click
| yes or no because it is already in 32 bit colour and
| 1024x768 resolution, and it doesn't change these
| settings.
|
| I have tried uninstalling the Nvidia drivers and using
| the original microsoft ones again, but no change, I
| have also now completely reinstalled windows after
| formatting the hard disk, but still have the same
| problem. (I have a second hard disk which i didn't
| format, but used to keep all my files on whilst
| reinstalling windows on the C drive - could it be a virus
| although I have Norton 2002, with up to date definition
| files?).
|
| Does anyone know what is happenning or how to fix it?
| Please help!
|
| Neil
|
|
| Reply:
|
| >I have experienced similar problems but this has often
| occured when improper
| >firmware has been installed on the graphics card. Did
| you flash you
| >firmware recently?
|
|
| "Neil" > wrote
|
| Not that I know of. To be honest I don't even know what
| you mean by firmware! I updated the drivers to the
| latest Nvidia unified driver package (44.03), which they
| say will drive all their cards, but nothing else, and I
| have since formatted the C drive and completely re-
| installed windows but the problem is still there.
|
|