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radeon 9200 blacks parts of windows desktop after returning from games
Anyone run into this?
Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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refresh rate set to?
monitor described properly in display properties? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Anyone run into this? Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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JAD--
To answer your questions: 1) refresh rate is set to 60Hz (according to Display-Settings-Advanced-Monitor), and it will apparently do up to 85Hz, according to the drop down list of possible settings. 2) The monitor (both in Device Manager and Display-Settings-Advanced-Monitor is simply listed as "Plug and Play Monitor", no other identification. And I didn't see any place I could I could identify it more precisely (eg from a list of monitor types). It would probably be better if I could identify it more exactly. Do you know how to do this? (I'm a newbie in this area). thanks, doug "JAD" wrote in message link.net... refresh rate set to? monitor described properly in display properties? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Anyone run into this? Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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The monitor brand and model are now recognized by win2k (I downloading
the correct driver from Viewsonic). The refresh is now 85Hz. Still, the problem persists...the big blackout of most of the control areas on the desktop, the taskbar the start menu, the IE toolbars, etc. Nasty. It seems there are some graphics widget types not repainted after exiting a game. "JAD" wrote in message link.net... refresh rate set to? monitor described properly in display properties? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Anyone run into this? Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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have you run Spybot S&D? These symptome are very close to a highjacker bug. its the after the gaming thing that throws me off. There
was some mention of nforce boards having problems with ATI drivers...but I am unsure of the glitches. Have you updated the video drivers? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... The monitor brand and model are now recognized by win2k (I downloading the correct driver from Viewsonic). The refresh is now 85Hz. Still, the problem persists...the big blackout of most of the control areas on the desktop, the taskbar the start menu, the IE toolbars, etc. Nasty. It seems there are some graphics widget types not repainted after exiting a game. "JAD" wrote in message link.net... refresh rate set to? monitor described properly in display properties? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Anyone run into this? Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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Yeah, I run Spybot regularly (a great program). It's probably
something ATI hasn't worked out yet with nForce boards. Hopefully, they'll fix it in an updated driver. It's a pain in the ass. I'll send them a bug report with a screen shot. Thanks for the suggestions, anyway. "JAD" wrote in message hlink.net... have you run Spybot S&D? These symptome are very close to a highjacker bug. its the after the gaming thing that throws me off. There was some mention of nforce boards having problems with ATI drivers...but I am unsure of the glitches. Have you updated the video drivers? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... The monitor brand and model are now recognized by win2k (I downloading the correct driver from Viewsonic). The refresh is now 85Hz. Still, the problem persists...the big blackout of most of the control areas on the desktop, the taskbar the start menu, the IE toolbars, etc. Nasty. It seems there are some graphics widget types not repainted after exiting a game. "JAD" wrote in message link.net... refresh rate set to? monitor described properly in display properties? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Anyone run into this? Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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Have you tried simply right clicking the desktop & selecting 'refresh'..?
That forces a redraw of almost everything on the desktop although not the taskbar AFAIK... One other thing - I've found much the same thing happening when running the NVidia NForce2 IDE driver - it usually cleared itself after a few seconds but I rolled back to the M$ driver that came with WinXP and it stopped doing it - the M$ driver keeps getting overwritten by the NVidia driver though - I dunno how to get rid of that... "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Yeah, I run Spybot regularly (a great program). It's probably something ATI hasn't worked out yet with nForce boards. Hopefully, they'll fix it in an updated driver. It's a pain in the ass. I'll send them a bug report with a screen shot. Thanks for the suggestions, anyway. "JAD" wrote in message hlink.net... have you run Spybot S&D? These symptome are very close to a highjacker bug. its the after the gaming thing that throws me off. There was some mention of nforce boards having problems with ATI drivers...but I am unsure of the glitches. Have you updated the video drivers? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... The monitor brand and model are now recognized by win2k (I downloading the correct driver from Viewsonic). The refresh is now 85Hz. Still, the problem persists...the big blackout of most of the control areas on the desktop, the taskbar the start menu, the IE toolbars, etc. Nasty. It seems there are some graphics widget types not repainted after exiting a game. "JAD" wrote in message link.net... refresh rate set to? monitor described properly in display properties? "doug blaisdell" wrote in message om... Anyone run into this? Parts of the windows desktop (eg. taskbar, toolbars in IE) are blacked out and unreadable after returning from video games (eg. Age of Empires II). I have to log off/on again to clean up the screen. I'm running the latest display drivers from ATI, and the latest mainboard drivers for the nForce a7n8x m/b. It's a gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200. thanks in advance. System: win2k (latest updates) a7n8x deluxe, v2 512 MB memory Barton 2500 cpu gigabyte Radeon 9200. |
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I hit send too early there. LOL
I still see the black quickstart icon area on exiting a 3D app after reverting to the M$ IDE driver but they only stay black a split second instead of a couple seconds - a lot of other 'glitch' delays disappear from WinXP too... Ciao... [UK]_Nick... I wrote: Have you tried simply right clicking the desktop & selecting 'refresh'..? That forces a redraw of almost everything on the desktop although not the taskbar AFAIK... One other thing - I've found much the same thing happening when running the NVidia NForce2 IDE driver - it usually cleared itself after a few seconds but I rolled back to the M$ driver that came with WinXP and it stopped doing it - the M$ driver keeps getting overwritten by the NVidia driver though - I dunno how to get rid of that... |
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Thanks, Nick. I'll try the M$ 2000 driver for the board, if there is
one. I'm not sure how to get it or install it, though. Maybe just remove the ATI driver and see what M$ does to replace it? Thanks also for the refresh advice. Unfortunately the task bar is corrupted, and I usually need that eventually. "Nick M V Salmon" wrote in message ... I hit send too early there. LOL I still see the black quickstart icon area on exiting a 3D app after reverting to the M$ IDE driver but they only stay black a split second instead of a couple seconds - a lot of other 'glitch' delays disappear from WinXP too... Ciao... [UK]_Nick... I wrote: Have you tried simply right clicking the desktop & selecting 'refresh'..? That forces a redraw of almost everything on the desktop although not the taskbar AFAIK... One other thing - I've found much the same thing happening when running the NVidia NForce2 IDE driver - it usually cleared itself after a few seconds but I rolled back to the M$ driver that came with WinXP and it stopped doing it - the M$ driver keeps getting overwritten by the NVidia driver though - I dunno how to get rid of that... |
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"doug blaisdell" wrote
Thanks, Nick. You're welcome... I'll try the M$ 2000 driver for the board, if there is one. I'm not sure how to get it or install it, though. Me either, I didn't run Win2k very long & that was some time ago... Maybe just remove the ATI driver and see what M$ does to replace it? Sounds reasonable... Thanks also for the refresh advice. Unfortunately the task bar is corrupted, and I usually need that eventually. Does the taskbar redraw correctly if you have it on 'auto-hide'..? (Right click the taskbar / properties / select 'auto-hide'.) Ciao... [UK]_Nick... "Nick M V Salmon" wrote I hit send too early there. LOL I still see the black quickstart icon area on exiting a 3D app after reverting to the M$ IDE driver but they only stay black a split second instead of a couple seconds - a lot of other 'glitch' delays disappear from WinXP too... I wrote: Have you tried simply right clicking the desktop & selecting 'refresh'..? That forces a redraw of almost everything on the desktop although not the taskbar AFAIK... One other thing - I've found much the same thing happening when running the NVidia NForce2 IDE driver - it usually cleared itself after a few seconds but I rolled back to the M$ driver that came with WinXP and it stopped doing it - the M$ driver keeps getting overwritten by the NVidia driver though - I dunno how to get rid of that... |
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