help with video card!!
 

I put my new computer togethor today and I got windows installed.  But my graphics are shitty as hell and I have a ATI Radeon 128MB video card in there working properly.  I looked in the windows device manager and didnt find anything.  Do I have to do something in BIOS?  The video card didnt come with any drivers, just a cd.  Please help..

Re: help with video card!!
 

What OS?

It seems you don't have the drivers loaded. Install the drivers from the CD.

Re: help with video card!!
 

Windows 98..When I try to install the display drivers off the cd rom, it installes "Standard VGA Display driverS"

Re: help with video card!!
 

Intreasting. Hmm. You can try an INF install instead of the executable.

Get to your Display Settings (one with background, screensaver..etc..etc). Then go to Settings -> Advanced -> Adapter -> Change -> Next -> Search for... ->  Specify Location - > browse.

Go to the CD and Thier should be a directory called win98 (you may have to search for it). It should contain the driver for your video card. And this *should* work.

*sigh* Another reason why I always prefer Nvidia, because they let windows install the drivers, instead of thier own program, which can cause problems

Re: help with video card!!
 

ok, ill try it

PS: I have the same mobo as you.  =]

Re: help with video card!!
 

ok i tried that.  i found the win98 folder..but there wasnt anything in there to run.  arg!!!

Re: help with video card!!
 

hmmm. What do you mean nothing? go into it with windows and see if their any .inf

Re: help with video card!!
 

theres nothing in there except security catalogs.. in ../intelgart/  there is some setup files and in theres an amd and intel folder..im running an amd cpu

Re: help with video card!!
 

ahhh fuck yea!! i fixed it. i downlaoded some drivers off ati's site.  then burned them and ran em.  thanks for ur time though dude.  im so happy.

Re: help with video card!!
 

Didn't have to burn it. just run it off the HD :P

but yeah I guess it's better if you burn it. so you'll always have it just in case