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Plug and Play doesn't detect Graphics card?!?

Author
3 Jan 2007 3:48 PM
Corky
I recently rebuilt my XP OS, only to find that in the reinstallation
process XP did not detect my Graphics card. Its an old AGP 4X
NVidia Geforce4 TI-4200.

After discovering this problem, I downloaded the latest NVidia driver
for this board, but it would not install saying it had found no
suitable graphics card.

I then removed and reseated the card, but still no luck. Strangely
enough, the BIOS detects the card every time I reboot. When I go into
system devices, no graphics adaptor is shown, so I can't remove the
driver and roll it back either.

Any/all help appreciated. TIA Please do not reply to my email address.

Author
3 Jan 2007 7:33 PM
smlunatick
Try to install the motherboard chipset drivers.  These usually will
provide an AGP slot driver which may help in detecting the video card.



Corky wrote:
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> I recently rebuilt my XP OS, only to find that in the reinstallation
> process XP did not detect my Graphics card. Its an old AGP 4X
> NVidia Geforce4 TI-4200.
>
> After discovering this problem, I downloaded the latest NVidia driver
> for this board, but it would not install saying it had found no
> suitable graphics card.
>
> I then removed and reseated the card, but still no luck. Strangely
> enough, the BIOS detects the card every time I reboot. When I go into
> system devices, no graphics adaptor is shown, so I can't remove the
> driver and roll it back either.
>
> Any/all help appreciated. TIA Please do not reply to my email address.
Author
3 Jan 2007 7:07 PM
Corky
Thank you! Your suggestion worked!


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On 3 Jan 2007 11:33:53 -0800, "smlunatick" <yves***@gmail.com> wrote:

>Try to install the motherboard chipset drivers.  These usually will
>provide an AGP slot driver which may help in detecting the video card.
>
>
>
>Corky wrote:
>> I recently rebuilt my XP OS, only to find that in the reinstallation
>> process XP did not detect my Graphics card. Its an old AGP 4X
>> NVidia Geforce4 TI-4200.
>>
>> After discovering this problem, I downloaded the latest NVidia driver
>> for this board, but it would not install saying it had found no
>> suitable graphics card.
>>
>> I then removed and reseated the card, but still no luck. Strangely
>> enough, the BIOS detects the card every time I reboot. When I go into
>> system devices, no graphics adaptor is shown, so I can't remove the
>> driver and roll it back either.
>>
>> Any/all help appreciated. TIA Please do not reply to my email address.