ATI 9800 Pro 250mb problem with computer start up.

[Plinko23]

Does anyone have a problem with starting their computer, getting it to display a picture on the monitor, after installing the ATI 9800 Pro 250mb video card.

I have to press and hold the startup button on the computer with the power off for one and a half minutes before the computer monitor will light up. I was told by a tech at my service contract repair office that depressing the startup button would purge the electricity out of computer that was left there from a previous startup. Why this is necessary, I don"t know.

Does anybody have this same problem using Windows XP"s operating system?

[timcclayton]

Could you explain exactly what happens when you :

1. Switch on the PC
2. Switch it off again
3. Switch it on a second time

My initial thoughts are did you upgrade from an nVidia card (or other manufacturer) - if so, you should check that all obsolete drivers have been uninstalled from your system.

[AHuber]

I think timcclayton is on the right track. Another excellent resource for ATI cards is www.rage3d.com . If those guys can't help you, nobody can. Goodluck.

Albert

[Plinko23]

Could you explain exactly what happens when you :

1. Switch on the PC
2. Switch it off again
3. Switch it on a second time

My initial thoughts are did you upgrade from an nVidia card (or other manufacturer) - if so, you should check that all obsolete drivers have been uninstalled from your system.

I think the problem was that I didn't download the AGP bus drivers that were ready to be downloaded in my download manager....And when I did download them, my computer started up fine, and restarted up fine immediately after I turned off the computer...Would you know if you are suppose to shut off the power and the monitor competely, or to leave the light on, the Light Emitting Diode, on the monitor, when you turn off the computor? Should you only shut off by holding the startup button until the computer shuts off, of use the Task Manager where it says shut off?....Thanks for your help you guys.

[timcclayton]

Firstly, there is no harm leaving the monitor switched on (apart from to the environment that is :sad: )

Secondly, you should shut down by clicking the START BUTTON then SHUTDOWN and then select the SHUTDOWN option from the menu that appears. Pressing the power button to perform a shutdown is NOT recommended. The only time you would be using the Task Manager to help you shutdown is if you need to end a process (ie. application) that is not responding. Then you would shutdown once the process(es) have/had been ended.

[Plinko23]

Firstly, there is no harm leaving the monitor switched on (apart from to the environment that is :sad: )

Secondly, you should shut down by clicking the START BUTTON then SHUTDOWN and then select the SHUTDOWN option from the menu that appears. Pressing the power button to perform a shutdown is NOT recommended. The only time you would be using the Task Manager to help you shutdown is if you need to end a process (ie. application) that is not responding. Then you would shutdown once the process(es) have/had been ended.

Thanks for the info. But let ask you this: why does the "Task Manager," have a heading of "shutdown" and then lists various ways to shut off your computer?

[timcclayton]

I presume when you say "Task Manager" that you mean the screen that pops up when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL in Windows ?

If so, that is not the Task Manager - if you click the Task Manager button in this screen, the Task Manager then opens up, and this is where you can end jammed processes etc.

And, to answer your question, you can use the Shutdown option in that window, it is just that most people probably use the method I outlined. But that's Windows - always more than one way to do something!!! :D

[guybrush_guy]

that to me sounds like a power issue, how many watts is your power supply?

EDIT: did'nt read the whole post, did'nt know the problem was fixed.