Display Capped at 4 bits 800 x 600

YoMatta · 09-01-08, 05:45 PM

Hey guys,

I'm probably nubbing it up pretty hard right now, but basically my goal for the day was to do a clean wipe of my system. I've had 2x 250gig HD's RAID 0 going for the last 1.5 years, and i wanted to do away with the RAID as I don't think the benefits are for me. At the same time I've also purchased 2 more gigs of memory that Fry's had on sale today (if you think this is part of the issue I'll add more detail about them).

So I threw a new 80gig HD into the mix, and am currently reloading OS / drivers / software.

So I'm at the part trying to get drivers loaded and I'm having issues with my display. Here's what I'm running:

EVGA Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb

I've gone to Nvidia's site & downloaded the latest drivers. My issue is that for some reason I'm capped at a 4bit display, with a res of 800 x 600. In the past I've had this same rig on my 24" Gateway with a dual monitor of the 19" Acer I'm currently using to type this.

Anyone know what could be causing this new cap on my display?

TIA.

thideras · 09-01-08, 05:51 PM

Either the display drivers did not install correctly or the monitors are set wrong. Can you see what it says for the display adapter?

My guess is the drivers. Uninstall and then clean them with DriverCleaner Pro.

Delete any drivers you downloaded and re-get them to make sure they are not corrupt.

YoMatta · 09-01-08, 06:32 PM

alright, i uninstalled the driver (which actually was an improvement!, as i'm back at 32 bits, but obviously still not functioning), re-downloaded the driver: "GeForce Release v175.19" Released on 7/9/08. Upon reinstalling that driver I got the same issue; so I've uninstalled it again.

I've tried going through their archive of drivers but can't find any others compatible with GeForce 8800's.... any suggestions?

edit: In adapters it was showing up as the appropriate driver. I also switched monitors to my 24" and it has the same issue.

redduc900 · 09-01-08, 07:19 PM

These are 8800 GTS WHQL drivers version 169.21 for XP x86, released back in December...

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html

YoMatta · 09-01-08, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redduc900

These are 8800 GTS WHQL drivers version 169.21 for XP x86, released back in December...

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html

Oh man, if you didn't live in Portland I'd buy you a drink.... problem solved.

Thanks fellas, you're a life saver! (or in this case a computer saver since I was about to toss the damn thing out the window and surf on over to newegg on my laptop).

09-01-08, 05:45 PM	Thread Starter #1
YoMatta Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Display Capped at 4 bits 800 x 600 Hey guys, I'm probably nubbing it up pretty hard right now, but basically my goal for the day was to do a clean wipe of my system. I've had 2x 250gig HD's RAID 0 going for the last 1.5 years, and i wanted to do away with the RAID as I don't think the benefits are for me. At the same time I've also purchased 2 more gigs of memory that Fry's had on sale today (if you think this is part of the issue I'll add more detail about them). So I threw a new 80gig HD into the mix, and am currently reloading OS / drivers / software. So I'm at the part trying to get drivers loaded and I'm having issues with my display. Here's what I'm running: EVGA Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb I've gone to Nvidia's site & downloaded the latest drivers. My issue is that for some reason I'm capped at a 4bit display, with a res of 800 x 600. In the past I've had this same rig on my 24" Gateway with a dual monitor of the 19" Acer I'm currently using to type this. Anyone know what could be causing this new cap on my display? TIA. __________________ GamerTag: xxYoMattaxx Heat
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09-01-08, 05:51 PM	#2
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Either the display drivers did not install correctly or the monitors are set wrong. Can you see what it says for the display adapter? My guess is the drivers. Uninstall and then clean them with DriverCleaner Pro. Delete any drivers you downloaded and re-get them to make sure they are not corrupt. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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09-01-08, 06:32 PM	Thread Starter #3
YoMatta Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ	alright, i uninstalled the driver (which actually was an improvement!, as i'm back at 32 bits, but obviously still not functioning), re-downloaded the driver: "GeForce Release v175.19" Released on 7/9/08. Upon reinstalling that driver I got the same issue; so I've uninstalled it again. I've tried going through their archive of drivers but can't find any others compatible with GeForce 8800's.... any suggestions? edit: In adapters it was showing up as the appropriate driver. I also switched monitors to my 24" and it has the same issue. __________________ GamerTag: xxYoMattaxx Heat
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09-01-08, 07:19 PM	#4
redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	These are 8800 GTS WHQL drivers version 169.21 for XP x86, released back in December... http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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