BBD, or anybody else? (computer issue)

Robust · 02-03-09, 01:42 AM

Right click on My Computer/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager

Look for any "?" question marks. is one your Video card? If not, look for Display adapters and open it up to see the currently instaslled adapter.

Double click on it and choose reinstall driver.

Let it search the web for it. Youshould be good to go after that..

If not, follow the link for the winxp driver and install it.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/gamesite/9-1_xp32_dd_74230.exe

good luck!

Cloak & Dagger · 02-03-09, 01:43 AM

you need to reinstall the driver for your video card

they should be on that cd you are talking about

GL

InTheHole · 02-03-09, 01:48 AM

I gotta be honest with you...try booting with the old graphics card.

InTheHole · 02-03-09, 01:49 AM

Go with Robust's suggestion

allwater334 · 02-03-09, 01:51 AM

Robust, I dont see any question marks anywhere...under display adapters...it shows my graphics card...ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series..and still no question mark...it has a computer monitor next to it (not sure what that means)...I double click it and see 4 tabs...General, Driver, Resources, Details..I click Driver and see update driver so I guess that is it.....Thanks Robust, I really appreciate it

Cloak & Dagger...That CD just keeps giving me error messages..I dont know what it is..

onlooker · 02-03-09, 01:58 AM

So your resolution is all mess up and the colors aren't right? Maybe you just need to get into the display properties and set them the the correct settings?

Because if it listed your card in the device manager, then the drivers should be loaded.

Maybe try right clicking on your card in device manager, and select uninstall, and then reboot. Then reinstall it. Maybe go to the ATI site and download the updated drivers to your hard drive.

Just trying to type out suggestions without seeing the problem personally.

InTheHole · 02-03-09, 02:01 AM

^all good suggestions...my hunch is the version of the reinstalled windows is not compatable with the card

InTheHole · 02-03-09, 02:03 AM

GOTO windows update and see if there are any device updates

Start---alllprograms---should be on top of list

allwater334 · 02-03-09, 02:11 AM

It is installed bc it says that the device is working properly..however everything looks huge on the screen and it has looked like that since I restored it and ran the disc the 1st time, that is y I didnt think it was installed..any suggestions?

onlooker · 02-03-09, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by allwater334

It is installed bc it says that the device is working properly..however everything looks huge on the screen and it has looked like that since I restored it and ran the disc the 1st time, that is y I didnt think it was installed..any suggestions?

Did you go into the display properties and set to the correct resolution of your choice?

allwater334 · 02-03-09, 02:17 AM

I cant remember what the resolution was at before...before down near the time it had an "ATI" red box with the resolution and some other numbers in it and I cant remember what they were...I know it was WAY smaller than this on the screen and it is 800x600 right now...color quality 32 bit

InTheHole · 02-03-09, 02:21 AM

try 1080

InTheHole · 02-03-09, 02:22 AM

if it doesn't show you do not have the correct driver installed ... should be able to do 1080

bigboydan · 02-03-09, 02:24 AM

I couldn't tell you how to fix this problem. In fact I've been having some serious computer issues myself since roughly April, 2008.

allwater334 · 02-03-09, 02:28 AM

Thanks to everybody in this thread..I really really really appreciate all the help..I was about to go sleepless bc I spent an crapload of money on this computer and thought I really might have screwed something up..I have it looking how I want now and cant say thanks enough to all of you

onlooker · 02-03-09, 02:37 AM