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bsobel
1st, my system specs:
Abit NF7S v2.0
AMD XP 2600+
3 GB DDR RAM
SATA 320GB Hard Drive w/Windows XP SP3
SATA 320GB Hard Drive w/Vista Business SP1
Antec Earthwatt 400W PSU
ATI X800 XT AGP
I'm trying to upgrade to an HD 3850 AGP card.
I uninstall the 8.10 ATI drivers for the X800, install the 3850
and boot up. I've tried the catalyst drivers v8.10, the v8.10 Hotfix,
and the v8.11 Betas.
I can boot into safemode as expected, but normal mode yields a blank screen
after the XP splash screen.
Next, I try to boot into Vista Business and get perpetual restarts after the Vista
splash screen.
I've connected the 3850 to the 6 pin pci-e plug from the power supply AND
to the molex-->pci-e adapter cables that came with the card. Do I need an
8 pin pci-e plug/adapter? Here's one from newegg
Any help is appreciated.
bsobel
1st, my system specs:
Abit NF7S v2.0
AMD XP 2600+
3 GB DDR RAM
SATA 320GB Hard Drive w/Windows XP SP3
SATA 320GB Hard Drive w/Vista Business SP1
Antec Earthwatt 400W PSU
ATI X800 XT AGP
I'm trying to upgrade to an HD 3850 AGP card.
I uninstall the 8.10 ATI drivers for the X800, install the 3850
and boot up. I've tried the catalyst drivers v8.10, the v8.10 Hotfix,
and the v8.11 Betas.
I can boot into safemode as expected, but normal mode yields a blank screen
after the XP splash screen.
Next, I try to boot into Vista Business and get perpetual restarts after the Vista
splash screen.
I've connected the 3850 to the 6 pin pci-e plug from the power supply AND
to the molex-->pci-e adapter cables that came with the card. Do I need an
8 pin pci-e plug/adapter? Here's one from newegg
Any help is appreciated.