lsdn Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 Hi, i have the following problem: I just got a Leadtek A170 TH MyVIVO graphics gard (GeForce 4MX 440, AGP 4X, 64MB DDR, TV-in+TV-out), and when i test it with 3D MARK 2001SE (build 330) the PC freezes or restarts... Is it a driver problem (i have 28.32 from Leadtek) ? Do you think i need to reinstall Windows XP ? Can it be done without reinstalling ? Before that card I had a GeForce2 MX installed on my Windows XP... My specs: M/B: IWILL KK266 CPU: AMD T-Bird @ 1.2GHz RAM: 256MB PC133 HDD: 30GB Barracuda ATA III CD-ROM: TEAC 40X CD-RW: TEAC 8x8x32 Sound: Creative AUDIGY OS: Windows XP Thanks alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted August 1, 2002 Subscriber² Share Posted August 1, 2002 i got the same card (kinda, mine isnt a tv-in thou) and im running it with updated bios (use winfox to update it) and im using the latest xp drivers available from the nvidia site... works like a charm for me with that setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsdn Posted August 1, 2002 Author Share Posted August 1, 2002 You think I should reinstall WinXP ? I've already baught the card with the latest BIOS Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted August 1, 2002 Subscriber² Share Posted August 1, 2002 do that as a LAST resort.... (i know its a pain but it sometimes fixes alot) umm try it with the nvidia drivers on the website, then if it still happens try it with the drivers on the cd *i found them to work great too*... if it still happends, check your bios settings for the video card... maybe you got it on 2x AGP or u havent enabled fast writes or wotever its called. basically bump everything up for your AGP card to max, try it again.. then if it dont work wait for more replies to this thread, THEN if no one can help only reinstall then. if its a simple problem ull kick yourself if u had to reinstall : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsdn Posted August 1, 2002 Author Share Posted August 1, 2002 It's on AGP 4X Fast-Write The 4X LED on the graphics card is lit... Guess it's a problem with WindowsXP... I can't get the advanced properties for my graphics card (you know, the spinning NVIDIA logo and so on...)... Thanks alot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted August 1, 2002 Subscriber² Share Posted August 1, 2002 http://205.158.109.140/Windows/29.42/29.42_winxp.exe try installing them drivers, then see how u go if it still fu*ks up, do the reinstall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsdn Posted August 1, 2002 Author Share Posted August 1, 2002 tried that.... i'll do the reinstall.... Thanks alot for all your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessimat0r Posted August 2, 2002 Share Posted August 2, 2002 Here is the fix to your problem Get the heatsink of your hard, and push it down really hard to spread the thermal paste Also try moving it about a bit if you can. Also, if you have overclocked it, underclock it a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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