Major Issues!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reconsnipe1]

I have been trying all morning to try to get my video drivers updated. When i first noticed there was a problem i was playing cod5 and the sceen went blank then changed colors and froze up. Now it has become so bad that when i even try to go to the windows screen it will crash the computer I have no idea what else to do. I cant update anything on my computer because it wont even run. I also have been looking forward to playing on the cod4 server that is up now and my grades are now better so i am allowed to play but i guess that i cant now. My dad wont take me to the company that i bought the computer from to try to fix it this weekend so i wont be on this week. I might get it fixed if we get the computer in by next weekend but im not sure. When the computer crashes it says that the nv4_disp driver is messed up. I have tried to update it on the nvidia site but i have had no luck because i cant even access the internet! I have an [N vidia 8800 GTS 640MB] and i havent downloaded or tried to update anything on the computer for a while. I am out of ideas on what to do.

[Skud]

Sorry to hear, Recon.

I hope things get straightened out. I'd offer advice, but I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to that stuff (ask Phantom). Well, good luck with it.

[onya]

recon did you clean out your old drivers before applying new one.
Guru3D - Driver Sweeper
NVIDIA: Page Not Found
i hope all gos well recon cya soon

[Reconsnipe1]

I cant even update or clean out my old driver. The computer basically crashes when i try to load it up or turn it on.

[Caddys83]

Does your computer have onboard graphics?If so you can try to run your display from your mobo graphics and try what onya say. You may have to removed/ disable the 8800 GTS or run insafe mode.

[Trooper110]

Yeah, run it in safe mode if you haven't tried it yet.

[Reconsnipe1]

Thanks guys ill try that tonight. I have been going at it for 4+ hours now and im kinda tired. Hope u guys are having a good time on the cod4 server.

[Donziboy2]

Sounds like the card more then drivers but hope its just drivers

Check your temps.

[Dead...Again]

It sounds to me like your card may be dying. I would try the safe mode uninstall/removal, though, as was suggested above. Then try to boot back normally and install the new drivers again.

[Savage_Hobo]

Another option to test if the card is done would be to boot into another operating system... I've done it a number of times on systems and it can really help narrow down your problems. I would suggest something easy (especially if you're not familiar with Linux) Parted Magic is very friendly, you can burn it to a CD or to a USB drive and boot into it.

Basically, when (or if) it loads take a look at the screen colours and temperatures, from this you might be able to determine if there is a problem with the card, or if your drivers are corrupted. Also, Parted Magic will allow you to copy your files off your hard drive and put them on a USB drive (or whatever)...

The software is free to use (download is about 84MB), and very easy to use.

http://partedmagic.com/

Hopefully you can get your computer going!

[juneau]

Been talking to recon via PM. He's getting graphical corruption in the BIOS. The card is dying/dead.

[WalkinTarget]

What brand of card is it ? Did we rule out an RMA at this point ?

[Duke{CLR}]

At least there is an easy fix for this.

[Gimmie2]

What brand of card is it ? Did we rule out an RMA at this point ?

N vidia 8800 GTS 640MB
not sure if that is what u mean, or if u mean like BFG, ect....

[WalkinTarget]

Gimmie, certain brands such as eVGA and BFG have a lifetime warranty, so that anything that would happen to the card would be covered. I've submitted a few to eVGA over the years and have been buying that brand just because of the warranty.
I've even gotten a better card after the return process (its called RMA, for return merchandise authorization, and you should at least check on this before you toss or replace the card.