XFX 8800GT graphics card problem...???

Looser007

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I have purchased an XFX8800 GT graphics card... but when i insert the disk for the same it says "no XFX product was found" whats the reason for that..????
So i have installed the drivers by exploring the disk.... But anybody tell be why it is not detecting the card as an XFX product....
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    ASUS M3N78VM
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 8800 GT 512 MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22"
    Screen Resolution
    1600X1200
    Hard Drives
    500 GB Seagate
The simple reason could be that the drivers for the card are for XP and not Vista but, it may very well be that you are looking on the wrong folder of the disk.

You will be better off downloading the latest drivers for it since the ones on the cd may very well be obsolete by now...

GeForce Release 182

My advice is to also download the Nvidia Driver Sweeper from here...

Guru3D - Driver Sweeper

Once you have downloaded both, make sure you save them to a folder you can get to it later on. Uninstall the drivers you have now with the sweeper and after you reboot, make sure you install the new drivers but "Run as Administrator" instead of just double cliking on it.

If you installed it correctly, you should be able to go to Device Manager and under Video Devices you will see the name of your video card instead of just Std or Generic VGA drivers.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
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    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
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    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
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    Air Cooled... See CPU
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    Logitech G15
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    Logitech G7
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    Linksys WRT54G router
I have purchased an XFX8800 GT graphics card... but when i insert the disk for the same it says "no XFX product was found" whats the reason for that..????
So i have installed the drivers by exploring the disk.... But anybody tell be why it is not detecting the card as an XFX product....

forget the driver disc, its probably an archaic driver anyway :p...... just use the link provided above by AstaLaVista.


if its the actual card thats not being detected you may need to re seat it....






:)SK
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Internet Speed
    2mb
As skunksmash says get the latest drivers from the NVidia site , i have an 8800GT and the latest WHQL drivers are top notch , no problems at all so far gaming or watching movie.

Im assuming yuor setup didnt detect your card as it usually gets manufacturer info from the cards bios via the drivers , but the software to detect that will have been on the disc but obviously not installed. To check it all yourself this is a handy wee app GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
    PSU
    OCZ Modstream 700w
    Cooling
    Titan Fenir
    Keyboard
    Razer Reclusa
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    8mb
Thanks:party: to all of You Guys.... :geek:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    ASUS M3N78VM
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 8800 GT 512 MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22"
    Screen Resolution
    1600X1200
    Hard Drives
    500 GB Seagate
My advice is to also download the Nvidia Driver Sweeper from here...

Guru3D - Driver Sweeper

Once you have downloaded both, make sure you save them to a folder you can get to it later on. Uninstall the drivers you have now with the sweeper and after you reboot, make sure you install the new drivers but "Run as Administrator" instead of just double cliking on it.

If you installed it correctly, you should be able to go to Device Manager and under Video Devices you will see the name of your video card instead of just Std or Generic VGA drivers.


How to use "Driver Sweeper".... ???:huh:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    ASUS M3N78VM
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 8800 GT 512 MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22"
    Screen Resolution
    1600X1200
    Hard Drives
    500 GB Seagate
Run the sweeper and make sure you only tell it to delete/uninstall or clean the drivers for the video card as if you have Nvidia Chipsets for your board, it could nuke the drivers for your ethernet, smbus, etc, etc.

Other than that, what is does is, it deletes the entries in your registry that points to the driver and sometimes conflicts with the installation of new drivers. At least, that is what I have always understood.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
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