Nvidia drivers and 7950GX2 issue

Every time I install the Nvidia drivers on my 7950GX2 at the end of the
install the screen just flickers on/off in a loop so I can't click on
finish to exit the installer. I just hit the reset button on the PC and
when it boots up the drivers are installed fine but it shouldn't be
doing this. Every time I boot into XP the screen flickers on off twice
too but after that all is fine. I had that issue with an ATI card once
too. Never had this issue with my 7900GT. Is this maybe a power issue. I
have a Seasonic 600w PSU so it should be fine and games etc. are running
with no issues.

"John Adams" wrote in message . ..
Every time I install the Nvidia drivers on my 7950GX2 at the end of the
install the screen just flickers on/off in a loop so I can't click on
finish to exit the installer. I just hit the reset button on the PC and
when it boots up the drivers are installed fine but it shouldn't be
doing this. Every time I boot into XP the screen flickers on off twice
too but after that all is fine. I had that issue with an ATI card once
too. Never had this issue with my 7900GT. Is this maybe a power issue. I
have a Seasonic 600w PSU so it should be fine and games etc. are running
with no issues.

What kind of monitor & cable are you using? I've seen this
flickering with analog monitors, and/or cables that don't have
proper DDC lines (such as BNC cables).

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What kind of monitor & cable are you using? I've seen this
flickering with analog monitors, and/or cables that don't have
proper DDC lines (such as BNC cables).


That's probably it, thanks. I have a Samsung 226bw LCD but use analog
connection because my KVM doesn't have DVI. That KVM also causes my
monitor to go pink sometimes too but jiggling the KVM fixes it. POS KVM.
Maybe I should connect one PC to analog input on LCD and this one with
79000GX2 to DVI input and only use KVM for mouse and keyboard. That
makes things a lot more awkward when I want to switch back and forwards
between PC's though.

"John Adams" wrote in message . ..
wrote:

What kind of monitor & cable are you using? I've seen this
flickering with analog monitors, and/or cables that don't have
proper DDC lines (such as BNC cables).


That's probably it, thanks. I have a Samsung 226bw LCD but use analog
connection because my KVM doesn't have DVI. That KVM also causes my
monitor to go pink sometimes too but jiggling the KVM fixes it. POS KVM.
Maybe I should connect one PC to analog input on LCD and this one with
79000GX2 to DVI input and only use KVM for mouse and keyboard. That
makes things a lot more awkward when I want to switch back and forwards
between PC's though.

I don't know what LCD monitor designers have been thinking
the last few years, with the near total absence of multiple DVI
ports on their products. I'm generally not a fan of HP, but their
LP2465 (2x DVI) and LP3065 (3x DVI) are excellent:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824176059

The 24" is $540 after rebate. Still a lot to spend though, just
to stop an occasional flicker.

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I don't know what LCD monitor designers have been thinking
the last few years, with the near total absence of multiple DVI
ports on their products. I'm generally not a fan of HP, but their
LP2465 (2x DVI) and LP3065 (3x DVI) are excellent:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824176059

The 24" is $540 after rebate. Still a lot to spend though, just
to stop an occasional flicker.

I only bought this LCD recently so not in the market for a new one just
yet. I was considering HP too as I liked their glossy screen but chose
the Samsung as it has 2ms response time and I am a gamer so that was
more important to me. HP had aspect scaling via hardware too which I
realize now I would have liked to have because Nvidia drivers only do
aspect scaling over DVI. Think I'll have to go DVI and lose the KVM
analog connection.