7600gs/nvidia 88.61 drivers

I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install is
done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
most of the time its just black.

amd 64+ 3200
evga 7600gs
gigabyte k8n-sli mb

any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows

I have run into the same thing. In order for Vista to load, I had to
physically remove my number 2 graphics card and re-boot. I read on another
forum somewhere that there is no support for Sli in this beta version. There
is talk that Nvidia is going to release a 90.xx driver version that will
allow Sli to work with build 5384. Hope t comes out soon. It's a pain in
the butt.
--
A8N-Sli Deluxe
Athlon 64 3700+ @2805 Mhz
2 x Asus 6800 GT in Sli (sometimes)
2 Gig Memory
1 20 Gig HD
1 500 Gig HD



"Agnot" wrote:

> I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install is
> done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> most of the time its just black.
>
> amd 64+ 3200
> evga 7600gs
> gigabyte k8n-sli mb
>
> any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows

Not quite that problem, but If I use 88.61 drivers I cannot use 1024
resolution with 32 bit. At 1024 only 16 bit is available. So I have to
go down to 800 to use 32. Weird hopefully they come out with a better
driver so I can at least play Battlefield 2...

"Agnot" <> wrote in message
news:9814BEFF-91B7-455A-A740-...
>I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install
> is
> done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> most of the time its just black.
>
> amd 64+ 3200
> evga 7600gs
> gigabyte k8n-sli mb
>
> any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows

I think its just a driver issue, I am only using the one 7600gs not in sli
mode. I have seen some post that lead me to think I should move away from
using my dvi connection and to try the ol vga and see if that works, cant see
what the diffrence would be though.

"Tim" wrote:

> I have run into the same thing. In order for Vista to load, I had to
> physically remove my number 2 graphics card and re-boot. I read on another
> forum somewhere that there is no support for Sli in this beta version. There
> is talk that Nvidia is going to release a 90.xx driver version that will
> allow Sli to work with build 5384. Hope t comes out soon. It's a pain in
> the butt.
> --
> A8N-Sli Deluxe
> Athlon 64 3700+ @2805 Mhz
> 2 x Asus 6800 GT in Sli (sometimes)
> 2 Gig Memory
> 1 20 Gig HD
> 1 500 Gig HD
>
>
>
> "Agnot" wrote:
>
> > I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> > the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install is
> > done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> > black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> > most of the time its just black.
> >
> > amd 64+ 3200
> > evga 7600gs
> > gigabyte k8n-sli mb
> >
> > any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> > 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows

Go figure I used the vga connections on my vid card and lcdhd tv and bam
things started working great. no real control pannel to set things back to my
dvi but hey it atleast works

"_mark" wrote:

> Not quite that problem, but If I use 88.61 drivers I cannot use 1024
> resolution with 32 bit. At 1024 only 16 bit is available. So I have to
> go down to 800 to use 32. Weird hopefully they come out with a better
> driver so I can at least play Battlefield 2...
>
> "Agnot" <> wrote in message
> news:9814BEFF-91B7-455A-A740-...
> >I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> > the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install
> > is
> > done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> > black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> > most of the time its just black.
> >
> > amd 64+ 3200
> > evga 7600gs
> > gigabyte k8n-sli mb
> >
> > any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> > 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows
>

Probably so. Thats most likley the problem in BF2 not working..

"Agnot" <> wrote in message
news:4A48836D-46DE-4D7E-BD9A-...
>I think its just a driver issue, I am only using the one 7600gs not in sli
> mode. I have seen some post that lead me to think I should move away from
> using my dvi connection and to try the ol vga and see if that works, cant
> see
> what the diffrence would be though.
>
> "Tim" wrote:
>
>> I have run into the same thing. In order for Vista to load, I had to
>> physically remove my number 2 graphics card and re-boot. I read on
>> another
>> forum somewhere that there is no support for Sli in this beta version.
>> There
>> is talk that Nvidia is going to release a 90.xx driver version that will
>> allow Sli to work with build 5384. Hope t comes out soon. It's a pain
>> in
>> the butt.
>> --
>> A8N-Sli Deluxe
>> Athlon 64 3700+ @2805 Mhz
>> 2 x Asus 6800 GT in Sli (sometimes)
>> 2 Gig Memory
>> 1 20 Gig HD
>> 1 500 Gig HD
>>
>>
>>
>> "Agnot" wrote:
>>
>> > I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I
>> > install
>> > the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the
>> > install is
>> > done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then
>> > goes
>> > black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD
>> > but
>> > most of the time its just black.
>> >
>> > amd 64+ 3200
>> > evga 7600gs
>> > gigabyte k8n-sli mb
>> >
>> > any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15
>> > and
>> > 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by
>> > windows

Go into safe mode and disable the second card in device manager. Reboot the
computer and you should be able to boot to the desktop. You shouldn't have to
remove your second card. I have two 7800GT OC and when I disable the second
card everything worked fine.

"Agnot" wrote:

> I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install is
> done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> most of the time its just black.
>
> amd 64+ 3200
> evga 7600gs
> gigabyte k8n-sli mb
>
> any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows

I am having the exact same problem. The drivers get an error upon install
(Will either get a timeout error, or a driver install problem)

And only with my 7600 GS 512. Screen goes blank, system won't start (I can
start in Safe Mode).

Unlike everyone else, I actually got x64 to install with both cards enabled.
I tried with just one card and no luck... It is starting to look like an
ASUS/nVidia x16 problem though

ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe
Pentium D 930
GeForce 7600 GS 512
4 GB Corsair RAM (DDR2 667)

Anyone else got any other ideas. I have redownloaded the drivers 3 times and
no go. I tried a manual install after unzipping the exe file. I'm going
crazy. Could it be that the system can't map that much memory (seems wierd
but I've seen wierder in my days).

"Agnot" wrote:

> I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install is
> done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> most of the time its just black.
>
> amd 64+ 3200
> evga 7600gs
> gigabyte k8n-sli mb
>
> any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows

I have that same issue with a GeForce 6600 (passive).
No resolution greater than 1024*768.
32BPP only available up to 900*600 or something like that.
This is with the VGA port.
I’ll have to try the DVI port, see if that helps, or failing that,
older Nvidia drivers.

"_mark" wrote:
> Not quite that problem, but If I use 88.61 drivers I cannot
> use 1024
> resolution with 32 bit. At 1024 only 16 bit is available.
> So I have to
> go down to 800 to use 32. Weird hopefully they come out with
> a better
> driver so I can at least play Battlefield 2...
>
> "Agnot" <> wrote in message
> news:9814BEFF-91B7-455A-A740-...
> >I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason
> when I install
> > the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots
> when the install
> > is
> > done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens
> and then goes
> > black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and
> then BSOD but
> > most of the time its just black.
> >
> > amd 64+ 3200
> > evga 7600gs
> > gigabyte k8n-sli mb
> >
> > any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as
> the 87.15 and
> > 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be
> disabled by windows

Try this on for size.
1. Re-start into your bios. Check your settings. if your internal card is
still active, make sure you change the address to your new card.
2. Go into control panel > Add or Remove Software, and remove your current
Video drivers.
3. Install new nVidia drivers.
(NOTE: At first run at installation, you may get an error stating "device
drivers not available" so be ready. What you will do, because at first, the
driver EXE will dump your drivers in a temp file, is re-start the setup
program. It will find the temp file with the driver information, and install
the driver correctly. (Should)

Now, if you are upgrading from an ATI chipset, you may want to look for the
ATI loaded software that was part of that driver pack. Many times, the ATI
driver files may go away, but the ATI graphics controls are still there.
Well, they don't jive with nVidia. And vice versa.

Hope this helps :-)


"Adam" wrote:

> I am having the exact same problem. The drivers get an error upon install
> (Will either get a timeout error, or a driver install problem)
>
> And only with my 7600 GS 512. Screen goes blank, system won't start (I can
> start in Safe Mode).
>
> Unlike everyone else, I actually got x64 to install with both cards enabled.
> I tried with just one card and no luck... It is starting to look like an
> ASUS/nVidia x16 problem though
>
> ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe
> Pentium D 930
> GeForce 7600 GS 512
> 4 GB Corsair RAM (DDR2 667)
>
> Anyone else got any other ideas. I have redownloaded the drivers 3 times and
> no go. I tried a manual install after unzipping the exe file. I'm going
> crazy. Could it be that the system can't map that much memory (seems wierd
> but I've seen wierder in my days).
>
> "Agnot" wrote:
>
> > I got vista 64x installed w/o a problem but for some reason when I install
> > the nvidia 88.61 drivers for my 7600gs the system reboots when the install is
> > done then wont boot back up. its goes past the boot screens and then goes
> > black, monitor does not lose signal its just black. Now and then BSOD but
> > most of the time its just black.
> >
> > amd 64+ 3200
> > evga 7600gs
> > gigabyte k8n-sli mb
> >
> > any idea's? I have tried some of the older drivers such as the 87.15 and
> > 87.45 but got the same thing or the drivers would be disabled by windows