Problem with my video card that I got to run my 30" monitor

demon102 · 01-18-2008, 10:28 PM

I bought this video card: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Visio...l.do#prodspecs
When I installed the drivers it said somthing like it doesnt have a windows xp logo or didnt match the windows xp logo but on the box it says it works for xp. It still installed and I hooked up my 30" monitor to it and I am having problems with the display settings. The video card is supposed to support 2500x1600 resolution (says so on the box) but only goes up to 2560x1024 for 1 monitor output and 2048x1536 for the other on this card. When I set it to 2048x1536 on my 30" monitor it stays that way for a few minutes and then goes to a much lower resolution like 1200x800. Also when I have the setting set to 2048x1536 it doestnt show the whole desktop on my screen, it shows a small amount and then I have to scroll around with my mouse to view the rest fo the desktop. I have all the drivers installed for the monitor and the video card. Is this video card just not compatable with my system or is there something else that could be wrong with it?

hermeslyre · 01-18-2008, 11:36 PM

Did you install drivers from the Cd (not recommended) or from ATI/Nvidia's respective websites? You are attempting to run a resolution your monitor is capable of or native to, correct?

demon102 · 01-18-2008, 11:47 PM

I installed the video card drivers from the CD and the monitor is capable of the resolution I was attempting, got the drivers on the monitor from the manufacturer's site. Should I try to download the drivers from the Ati (video card's) site?

hermeslyre · 01-18-2008, 11:54 PM

Yeah, here

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

See if that helps at all. You've tried creating the res custom, through CCC?

demon102 · 01-19-2008, 01:22 AM

I tried to install the drivers for my card and went through the motions and it eventually said this as it was installing.

"Setup did not find a driver compatible with your current hardware or operation system. Setup will now exit."

I double checked to make sure I was downloading the correct drivers, I dont understand why its not working.

paratwa · 01-19-2008, 01:33 AM

ATI no longer supports AGP in their newest drivers. You have to get the newest drivers direct from Visiontek. They have the only AGP drivers for it.

Make sure you pick the correct ones for the 2400 pro AGP and not pcie, and pick the correct OS option. I ran into this same problem with my Visiontek 2600 pro AGP card.

http://www.visiontek.com/teksupport/...s/drivers.html

demon102 · 01-19-2008, 11:08 PM

I got this message which is the same message I got when I installed the drivers on the cd that came with the video card. I dont get this cuz on the box it says it supports windows xp, Im thinking about going and getting the 2600 pro or some other card. Paratwa did you get this message when you installed the drivers for your car?

hermeslyre · 01-20-2008, 12:15 AM

Those messages are absolutely normal, don't worry about it. The impairing and destabilization the message alludes to never happens, it's just M$ being anal.

paratwa · 01-20-2008, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demon102

I got this message which is the same message I got when I installed the drivers on the cd that came with the video card. I dont get this cuz on the box it says it supports windows xp, Im thinking about going and getting the 2600 pro or some other card. Paratwa did you get this message when you installed the drivers for your car?

I am the only driver for my car, so I didn't have to install any.

But yeah, that popup is normal. It just means that Microsoft has not approved them. But they will work anyways.

demon102 · 01-20-2008, 02:21 AM

thanks guys

01-18-2008, 10:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
demon102 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	Problem with my video card that I got to run my 30" monitor I bought this video card: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Visio...l.do#prodspecs When I installed the drivers it said somthing like it doesnt have a windows xp logo or didnt match the windows xp logo but on the box it says it works for xp. It still installed and I hooked up my 30" monitor to it and I am having problems with the display settings. The video card is supposed to support 2500x1600 resolution (says so on the box) but only goes up to 2560x1024 for 1 monitor output and 2048x1536 for the other on this card. When I set it to 2048x1536 on my 30" monitor it stays that way for a few minutes and then goes to a much lower resolution like 1200x800. Also when I have the setting set to 2048x1536 it doestnt show the whole desktop on my screen, it shows a small amount and then I have to scroll around with my mouse to view the rest fo the desktop. I have all the drivers installed for the monitor and the video card. Is this video card just not compatable with my system or is there something else that could be wrong with it? Last edited by demon102; 01-18-2008 at 11:46 PM.

01-19-2008, 01:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	ATI no longer supports AGP in their newest drivers. You have to get the newest drivers direct from Visiontek. They have the only AGP drivers for it. Make sure you pick the correct ones for the 2400 pro AGP and not pcie, and pick the correct OS option. I ran into this same problem with my Visiontek 2600 pro AGP card. http://www.visiontek.com/teksupport/...s/drivers.html Last edited by paratwa; 01-19-2008 at 01:41 AM.

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01-18-2008, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Did you install drivers from the Cd (not recommended) or from ATI/Nvidia's respective websites? You are attempting to run a resolution your monitor is capable of or native to, correct?

01-18-2008, 11:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
demon102 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	I installed the video card drivers from the CD and the monitor is capable of the resolution I was attempting, got the drivers on the monitor from the manufacturer's site. Should I try to download the drivers from the Ati (video card's) site?

01-18-2008, 11:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Yeah, here http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html See if that helps at all. You've tried creating the res custom, through CCC?

01-19-2008, 01:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
demon102 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	I tried to install the drivers for my card and went through the motions and it eventually said this as it was installing. "Setup did not find a driver compatible with your current hardware or operation system. Setup will now exit." I double checked to make sure I was downloading the correct drivers, I dont understand why its not working.

01-19-2008, 11:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
demon102 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	I got this message which is the same message I got when I installed the drivers on the cd that came with the video card. I dont get this cuz on the box it says it supports windows xp, Im thinking about going and getting the 2600 pro or some other card. Paratwa did you get this message when you installed the drivers for your car?

01-20-2008, 12:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Those messages are absolutely normal, don't worry about it. The impairing and destabilization the message alludes to never happens, it's just M$ being anal.

01-20-2008, 02:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
demon102 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	thanks guys