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Updating drivers
My OS is XP. I have a radeon 7500 video card with a driver version
6.13.10.6166. My display screen is flickering so I suspect that I should upgrade my driver. I've never done this before. Can someone help me as to the correct process to take. I've gone to ATI site and see " CATALYST Windows XP 3.10 - Driver Download", but I don't see any where that it tells me that it's for my video card. Tkanks in advance. |
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If your screen is flickering, the driver is probably not the cause.
There are very few (any?) improvement in the recent version of the driver for the old card like the Radeon 7500. For the flickering, I would suspect first the refresh rate not being set properly if you have a CRT monitor. On the XP destop, right click and select properties. On the display properties form, select the "settings tab" then the "advanced" button. Then select "monitor". If your "Screen refresh rate" is 60 hertz and you have a CFT monitor, this is the cause of the flickering. Set it to 75 Hertz minimum (the higher the best but be carefull, it could damage an "old" monitor if set at the speed that it can't handle). If you have an LCD monitor, 60 hertz is fine. Stan wrote: My OS is XP. I have a radeon 7500 video card with a driver version 6.13.10.6166. My display screen is flickering so I suspect that I should upgrade my driver. I've never done this before. Can someone help me as to the correct process to take. I've gone to ATI site and see " CATALYST Windows XP 3.10 - Driver Download", but I don't see any where that it tells me that it's for my video card. Tkanks in advance. |
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Sorry, but maybe flickering is not the proper term. The screen appears to
want to briefly go smaller and so it shakes a bit at the same time. "Jean Jasinczuk" wrote in message ... If your screen is flickering, the driver is probably not the cause. There are very few (any?) improvement in the recent version of the driver for the old card like the Radeon 7500. For the flickering, I would suspect first the refresh rate not being set properly if you have a CRT monitor. On the XP destop, right click and select properties. On the display properties form, select the "settings tab" then the "advanced" button. Then select "monitor". If your "Screen refresh rate" is 60 hertz and you have a CFT monitor, this is the cause of the flickering. Set it to 75 Hertz minimum (the higher the best but be carefull, it could damage an "old" monitor if set at the speed that it can't handle). If you have an LCD monitor, 60 hertz is fine. Stan wrote: My OS is XP. I have a radeon 7500 video card with a driver version 6.13.10.6166. My display screen is flickering so I suspect that I should upgrade my driver. I've never done this before. Can someone help me as to the correct process to take. I've gone to ATI site and see " CATALYST Windows XP 3.10 - Driver Download", but I don't see any where that it tells me that it's for my video card. Tkanks in advance. |
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"Stan" wrote in
news:hD0Jb.906273$9l5.566832@pd7tw2no: Stan wrote: My OS is XP. I have a radeon 7500 video card with a driver version 6.13.10.6166. My display screen is flickering so I suspect that I should upgrade my driver. I've never done this before. Can someone help me as to the correct process to take. I've gone to ATI site and see " CATALYST Windows XP 3.10 - Driver Download", but I don't see any where that it tells me that it's for my video card. Tkanks in advance. "Jean Jasinczuk" wrote in message ... If your screen is flickering, the driver is probably not the cause. There are very few (any?) improvement in the recent version of the driver for the old card like the Radeon 7500. For the flickering, I would suspect first the refresh rate not being set properly if you have a CRT monitor. On the XP destop, right click and select properties. On the display properties form, select the "settings tab" then the "advanced" button. Then select "monitor". If your "Screen refresh rate" is 60 hertz and you have a CFT monitor, this is the cause of the flickering. Set it to 75 Hertz minimum (the higher the best but be carefull, it could damage an "old" monitor if set at the speed that it can't handle). If you have an LCD monitor, 60 hertz is fine. Sorry, but maybe flickering is not the proper term. The screen appears to want to briefly go smaller and so it shakes a bit at the same time. Sounds more like a dodgy connection or something on the way out. It's not clear from your original post as to whether this has just happened without you doing anything or if it occured after an upgrade? e.g. you've just installed XP, got a new monitor etc... If it's something that's started happening with no real reason then it's probably either the card or the monitor on it's way out. Try connecting a friends monitor to see if it carries on. |
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On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 21:51:09 GMT
"Stan" wrote: Sorry, but maybe flickering is not the proper term. The screen appears to want to briefly go smaller and so it shakes a bit at the same time. That sounds like a power problem. "Jean Jasinczuk" wrote in message ... If your screen is flickering, the driver is probably not the cause. There are very few (any?) improvement in the recent version of the driver for the old card like the Radeon 7500. For the flickering, I would suspect first the refresh rate not being set properly if you have a CRT monitor. On the XP destop, right click and select properties. On the display properties form, select the "settings tab" then the "advanced" button. Then select "monitor". If your "Screen refresh rate" is 60 hertz and you have a CFT monitor, this is the cause of the flickering. Set it to 75 Hertz minimum (the higher the best but be carefull, it could damage an"old" monitor if set at the speed that it can't handle). If you have an LCD monitor, 60 hertz is fine. Stan wrote: My OS is XP. I have a radeon 7500 video card with a driver version 6.13.10.6166. My display screen is flickering so I suspect that I should upgrade my driver. I've never done this before. Can someone help me as to the correct process to take. I've gone to ATI site and see " CATALYST Windows XP 3.10 - Driver Download", but I don't see any where that it tells me that it's for my video card. Tkanks in advance. -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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Sorry, but maybe flickering is not the proper term. The screen appears to
want to briefly go smaller and so it shakes a bit at the same time. Listen at the back of your monitor for arcing sound. You may be able to save monitor if you clean all dirt and dust off the high Voltage section before permanent damage is done. -Kent |
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Moniter is fairly new and everything has been operation excellent until now.
"Kent_Diego" wrote in message news:0K1Jb.25690$i55.23523@fed1read06... Sorry, but maybe flickering is not the proper term. The screen appears to want to briefly go smaller and so it shakes a bit at the same time. Listen at the back of your monitor for arcing sound. You may be able to save monitor if you clean all dirt and dust off the high Voltage section before permanent damage is done. -Kent |
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