New vidcard - need help

bert8for3 · 09-01-07, 06:42 PM

No luck. I uninstalled Catalyst and checked that all the drivers were uninstalled. DotNet is there. I reinstalled Catalyst and it installs fine and reboots into a 1080x764 screen and I can configure the card etc. It shows as installed and working fine in hardware properties and display settings. Oddly, after it's finished setting up, a lot of the desktop icons disappear, leaving only their names on the screen (not that this is a big deal, but I mention it in case it suggests what the problem might be).

After this reinstall, I was curious and popped in a game disk (M2TW just because it loads a lot faster than SH3). Got the game mouse cursor but an otherwise black screen.

When I rebooted after that, it just reboots into a horrible looking 640x480 res and 4-bit colour. The ATI card still shows as being active, but I can't change res.

I'll try it again, but in the meanwhile if anyone has any ideas ...

09-01-07, 06:42 PM	#5
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	No luck. I uninstalled Catalyst and checked that all the drivers were uninstalled. DotNet is there. I reinstalled Catalyst and it installs fine and reboots into a 1080x764 screen and I can configure the card etc. It shows as installed and working fine in hardware properties and display settings. Oddly, after it's finished setting up, a lot of the desktop icons disappear, leaving only their names on the screen (not that this is a big deal, but I mention it in case it suggests what the problem might be). After this reinstall, I was curious and popped in a game disk (M2TW just because it loads a lot faster than SH3). Got the game mouse cursor but an otherwise black screen. When I rebooted after that, it just reboots into a horrible looking 640x480 res and 4-bit colour. The ATI card still shows as being active, but I can't change res. I'll try it again, but in the meanwhile if anyone has any ideas ...