Re: Display Adapter Problems

PRB wrote:
Windows XP SP2
Nvidia GeForceMX 440 AGP8X
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 940b

- The problem: Everytime I boot the computer and it loads windows xp, there's a yellow mark in my Hardware/Device Manager/Display Adapter. No Monitor icon also.

The temporary solution takes a few steps:
- to disable de display adapter.
- enable the display adapter, and after that the monitor icon magically shows up.
- click on Control Panel/Display/Settings and it shows 640x480. Adjust it to 1280x1024.
- click on Advanced tab and change the Refresh Rate from 60Hz to 72Hz.

The system works fine until next boot.

I've tried to uninstall the video drivers, install it again, even in safe mode.
I've tried to uninstall de monitor drivers.
Exchange the video card with other from another computer.
Clean the registry with a video cleaner drivers, and make a new clean install.
Use the software Registry Mechanic to fix any possible flaw in the windows registry.
Run sfc /scannow to replace any possible corrupted system dll file.

No success at all, I lost my video configuration every boot, and have the yellow marked video adapter.

Uninstall the video card and swap it out for a known-working one. If this solves the problem, replace the original video card.

Standard caveat: Testing hardware failures often involves swapping out suspected parts with known-good parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA). Have all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.


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