Qarth Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 A few days ago I bought my first ATI card, and being an avid nVidia user have never seen an issue with a card/OS. One and a while if playing a game it will lose focus and minimize to the desktop. Anyone know of this issue or how to correct it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerkPY Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 There seems to be a lot of problems with teh 9600. I have one which I can't get to work - I think because the recomended 300W PSU is not sufficient. Some people have problems with resolution and general screen problems. It may also be the game itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qarth Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 I've seen it in different games. Which blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 This is why I'm getting a 9800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalFreedom Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 did your format and reinstall windows.... nvida drivers when not properly removed (basicly that means a format) will screw up ati drivers, and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonium Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I've had a 9600 Pro for 6 months now with absolutely no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy@5$ Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I just got one 2 days ago, and it took me 2 hours to get it working fine with all the drivers :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma429ad Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Just posted this and your minimizing to desktop reminded me of a problem the tester was having with one of the drivers https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=133341 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetGX Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I've had my Radeon9600XT for a while now, it's a fantastic card and I would reccommend it to anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 19, 2004 I've had my Radeon9600XT for a while now, it's a fantastic card and I would reccommend it to anyone Damn right :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 its not the problem with the card, its the drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 its not the problem with the card, its the drivers The Catalyst 3.6 drivers are the only ones that work on mine. Thats why I'm getting a 9800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstroud Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I've got a 9600XT and have not had problems at all...I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricDemon Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I know quite a few people with 9600XTs working fine, then i know quite a few people who have issues with their 9600XT cards..Sadly nobody has managed to fix their issues yet, it could be for any number of reasons, drivers, psu problems, even motherboard compatibility problems. Its rather odd that these occur with 9600series cards, as they arent quite as power hungry as the 9800series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quigley0 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 i have a 9600 Pro in a shuttleX computer. All is working fine. I even got the one with the Heatsync, instead of a fan. (quieter) and I have had no problems. I have overclocked it a few mhz, and it is still working fine. Now, i did have an issue with Call of Duty, but the quickly released new drivers and everything was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chode Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 A few days ago I bought my first ATI card, and being an avid nVidia user have never seen an issue with a card/OS. One and a while if playing a game it will lose focus and minimize to the desktop. Anyone know of this issue or how to correct it? Doh....sucks to be you. I was going to get one of those, but they weren't yet here in Australia at the time... so I bought an Asus GeForce 4 Ti4800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l77Il7H Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 i love my precious ati radeon 9600xt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Getting a 9700Pro , havent heard about probs with that, so i'm glad, was a top-of-the-minute decision over a 9600pro.. Kinda rare to find people with the 9700pro's nowadays, they are either with the 9800 or 9600, hehe, guess I'll be the IN-BETWEEN man :). Really happy as I currently have a gf4mx440 :p....biggggggggg improvement :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy44512 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 i haven`t had any probs` with my 9600xt since i dl the 3.10 drivers. install was quick and easy. just made sure there were no nvidia drivers left. runs halo and call of duty great. my last card was a geforce 2 that crashed my system more times than i want to think about. trying to get my brother to buy one for his rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qarth Posted January 20, 2004 Author Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well after a nice format and reinstall of everything my card seems to be running quite fine. The format was much needed also, don't be a lazy NortOn Ghost addict like me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokkolm Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well after a nice format and reinstall of everything my card seems to be running quite fine. The format was much needed also, don't be a lazy NortOn Ghost addict like me... good to hear, it's a great card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMaster Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I've had it for a whole week now. No probs. I installed the newest Catalyst drivers and I've been playing some new games on it. No issues so far. IMO, as a last ditch effort, try a fresh install. I remember this fixing a lot of driver issues, unfortunately its a lot of work. If you make a "Ghost" image, do it w/o the drivers and only the software you need installed. That *IS* a time saver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Doesn't sound like its video related to me. Black screen I could see, an app minimizing itself tells me that something must be grabbing focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 did your format and reinstall windows.... nvida drivers when not properly removed (basicly that means a format) will screw up ati drivers, and vice versa i had nvidia, and bought ati, and no drivers screwed up anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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