Video Card Problems.

[van]

If anyone knows a little bit or a lot about Video Cards, I was wondering if you could help me.

I just bought an ATI Radeon 7500 256DDR Dual View whatever, whatever.

Anyway, I uninstalled my Nvidia drivers, shut down the computer. I then put in the ATI card and started it up.

All I get from this is chopped up little words and a bunch of ascii text. It does this constantly and I can't see anything. I would then install the drivers for the ATI but I can't see anything to install it.

Do I install the drivers first then put in the card or what? :dunno:

[ugotahondaeh?]

dude, load windows up in safe mode... change your display adapter to SVGA, reboot... then install ATI drivers. hope it helps

[van]

I went into safe mode (o/s is winxp)

I clicked on the display properties, and then display, then adapter but I can't change anything. I don't see anywhere you can change it to SVGA. Blargh this is pissing me off. haha

[lammer]

van this is what i did. use your old video card. tun off your comp
then install the new videocard. screen should pop up and saying something about drivers and shit install it turn it off then switch your moniter plug into the nwe one. man i thought you were a comp expert hehe.