Video Card Driver Issues
WTF
Ok so it started when I starting thinking about how much performance I "should" be getting with my new Aopen 6600GT, and about how much I'm really getting. Nvidia claims that it can run Doom 3 on all ultra settings @ 1024, but I can barely run NFSMW on med settings @ 800.
So I go to update my drivers. I figured that was the problem and that it would be smart to anyway, so I head over to the Nvidia site to download the latest forceware stuff. I install that and restart. After the Windows loading screen (where I should be seeing a logon screen), I get a black picture, and the little green light on my monitor goes from green to orange.
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So, thinking through this, I remeber one OT'er telling me when I got my card that Aopen makes you use their own drivers. So I restart the box, making sure to enable VGA mode and go download "Aeolus 6600GT-DV128" from the download page and install it
Same Problem
Okay, maybe that was the wrong driver (somehow?)
So, feeling defeated, I restart in VGA mode again and install the drivers from the CD. Should fix my problem, right? Um, no. I still get a black screen after the loading screen (where I should be seeing a logon screen) but the only difference is that the little light on my monitor stays green.
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