I cannot get my NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X card to work

mekon · #1 08-12-2008, 06:42 PM

I have downloaded and tried every nVidia driver known to mankind but cannot get my NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X card to work and am presently using a generic vga driver. I'm pretty thick when it comes to the gubbins that actually make computers work and would be very grateful if somebody can help me. My mate said I should run Everest and post this information if I was to stand any chance of anybody helping me.

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name
User Name
Logon Domain
Date / Time 2008-08-12 / 23:27

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2083 MHz (12.5 x 167) 2600+
Motherboard Name ASRock K7S8X v3 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 746FX
System Memory 768 MB (DDR SDRAM)
DIMM1 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
DIMM2 256 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-4-4-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-4-4-7 @ 166 MHz)
BIOS Type AMI (07/11/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! 24-bit (SB0410) Sound Card

Storage:
IDE Controller SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller
Storage Controller MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
Storage Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y120L0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A (DVD+RW:4x/2.4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:16x/10x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive ATAPI DVD D DH16D2P
Optical Drive MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Optical Drive XS1596Q DOH452Q SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 117232 MB (63141 MB free)
Total Size 114.5 GB (61.7 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.4
Primary MAC Address 00-0B-6A-14-4A-99
Network Adapter SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.1.4)
Modem ESS ES56H-PI Data Fax Voice Modem

Peripherals:
Printer EPSON Stylus C84 Series
Printer EPSON Stylus C84 Series
Printer PDF-XChange 3.0
Printer Send To OneNote 2007
FireWire Controller VIA VT6306 Fire II IEEE1394 Host Controller (PHY: VIA VT6307)
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device e+ Pro

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
DMI BIOS Version P1.90
DMI System Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
DMI System Product Uknown
DMI System Version 1.0
DMI System Serial Number 00000000
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer
DMI Motherboard Product K7S8X.
DMI Motherboard Version 3.0
DMI Motherboard Serial Number 00000000
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Uknown Chassis Manufacture
DMI Chassis Version Version 1.00
DMI Chassis Serial Number 123456890
DMI Chassis Asset Tag 0123ABC
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 3 / 1

I have probably made things worse by running Drivermagic which crashed the computer and then doing a system restore. But the problem with the video card is a long standing one. I have never been able to use it. Like I said any help would be much appreciated.

cyou · #2 08-12-2008, 07:22 PM

have you tried this site

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/39104

PeckerWood · #3 08-12-2008, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mekon

I have downloaded and tried every nVidia driver known to mankind but cannot get my NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X card to work and am presently using a generic vga driver. I'm pretty thick when it comes to the gubbins that actually make computers work and would be very grateful if somebody can help me. My mate said I should run Everest and post this information if I was to stand any chance of anybody helping me.

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name
User Name
Logon Domain
Date / Time 2008-08-12 / 23:27

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2083 MHz (12.5 x 167) 2600+
Motherboard Name ASRock K7S8X v3 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 746FX
System Memory 768 MB (DDR SDRAM)
DIMM1 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
DIMM2 256 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-4-4-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-4-4-7 @ 166 MHz)
BIOS Type AMI (07/11/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! 24-bit (SB0410) Sound Card

Storage:
IDE Controller SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller
Storage Controller MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
Storage Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y120L0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A (DVD+RW:4x/2.4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:16x/10x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive ATAPI DVD D DH16D2P
Optical Drive MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Optical Drive XS1596Q DOH452Q SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 117232 MB (63141 MB free)
Total Size 114.5 GB (61.7 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.4
Primary MAC Address 00-0B-6A-14-4A-99
Network Adapter SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.1.4)
Modem ESS ES56H-PI Data Fax Voice Modem

Peripherals:
Printer EPSON Stylus C84 Series
Printer EPSON Stylus C84 Series
Printer PDF-XChange 3.0
Printer Send To OneNote 2007
FireWire Controller VIA VT6306 Fire II IEEE1394 Host Controller (PHY: VIA VT6307)
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device e+ Pro

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
DMI BIOS Version P1.90
DMI System Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
DMI System Product Uknown
DMI System Version 1.0
DMI System Serial Number 00000000
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer
DMI Motherboard Product K7S8X.
DMI Motherboard Version 3.0
DMI Motherboard Serial Number 00000000
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Uknown Chassis Manufacture
DMI Chassis Version Version 1.00
DMI Chassis Serial Number 123456890
DMI Chassis Asset Tag 0123ABC
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 3 / 1

I have probably made things worse by running Drivermagic which crashed the computer and then doing a system restore. But the problem with the video card is a long standing one. I have never been able to use it. Like I said any help would be much appreciated.

First you uninstall all instances of nvidia drivers.Now try the below link.Choose
Click here to download this file from server cluster#3

http://files.aoaforums.com/F2783-93....2k_english.exe

mekon · #4 08-12-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeckerWood

First you uninstall all instances of nvidia drivers.Now try the below link.Choose
Click here to download this file from server cluster#3

http://files.aoaforums.com/F2783-93....2k_english.exe

Loaded it and the computer crashed to a blue screen with white writing saying that it had shutdown to protect itself; The writing was all jumbled up but as far as I could make out it said something like: CRQL not equal

mekon · #5 08-12-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyou

have you tried this site

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/39104

I tried the trial version, it recommends a driver that installs OK but the screen has massive holes and tears in it and if you move the mouse it freezes

cyou · #6 08-13-2008, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mekon

I tried the trial version, it recommends a driver that installs OK but the screen has massive holes and tears in it and if you move the mouse it freezes

either the monitor's gone south, the cable is loose, or the graphics card has issues. Here are a few things I'd try to get started:

* Try another monitor.

* Verify the monitor is securely plugged in.

* Right-click My Computer, select properties, select the hardware tab, and click Device Manager. Look under Display Adapters and see what's listed. Let me know if there's a yellow warning icon next to it. Right-click the item(s), select properties, and under the general tab verify the device status says it's working properly.

cyou · #7 08-13-2008, 01:50 AM

also check that your GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X card is securely plugged into its slot see how that goes

mekon · #8 08-13-2008, 06:30 AM

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Changing the monitor gives the same result and the monitor that I normally use works fine on other computers. Whatever nvidia driver is installed it says: this device is working properly: providing you can get there through jumping screens, massive fonts etc. When I am using a vga driver it says : This device is not configured correctly. and there is a yellow icon. The card seems to be located fine. Incidentally there is a driver called GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X (Microsoft) which gets rid of the yellow icon and seems to work fine but only if it's installed after startup, but will not work if you have to restart because then it gives the same result as all the other nvidia drivers I have tried to date.

PeckerWood · #9 08-13-2008, 07:33 AM

mekon..Read this link--->http://www.nvidia.com/object/81.98_w...supported.html

The download for this driver is at the below link.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html

mekon · #10 08-13-2008, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeckerWood

mekon..Read this link--->http://www.nvidia.com/object/81.98_w...supported.html

The download for this driver is at the below link.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html

I'm afraid that one is a "no go" one too. I installed it and it automatically rebooted upon completion. Everything seemed to be going OK until suddenly the computer crashed to a blue screen with this written on it in white.

A problem has been detected and windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to your computer.

CRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps.
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a new installation ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you may need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software.
Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.
If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press f8 to select advanced startup options and then select safe mode.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
*** 0x0000000A ( 0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x804DC351

Ever optimistic I rebooted and after a long time windows started but everything was frozen including the cursor. with all desktop icons thrown to the righthand side of the screen and large vertical stripes to the bottom of the screen.

I went into safe mode to remove it the driver nut before I did, I went into device manager and looked at display adaptor. it showed GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X and it also said this device was working properly.

It has to be some sort of conflict doesn't it but I'm blowed if I can find it.

Monty007 · #11 08-13-2008, 05:28 PM

It may well be driver related or a slight possiblity your video card is damaged. Do you still have the original cd that came with your Video card?

PeckerWood · #12 08-13-2008, 05:28 PM

Mekon you appear to have a bad graphics card.Do you have a way to try another AGP graphics card to see if it will resolve your problem?

You can usually buy one cheap for test purposes.I don't game so this
is the type I bought.

---->ExampleLookHere

mekon · #13 08-13-2008, 06:10 PM

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Yes I do, but believe it or not the driver that is on it is useless as well. Unfortunately when I bought the PC I had never even heard of a graphics card and no reason to question it. It was only about a year later when I tried to play a game and couldn't that I found I had a problem. I went back to the shop where I bought it but they were not interested. I have been talking to different people about it who reckon its something to do with the graphics card being onboard whatever that means and the motherboard being unable to support it. It seems crazy that somebody can sell something that doesn't work and even crazier that there doesn't appear to be an answer to it.

mekon · #14 08-13-2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeckerWood

Mekon you appear to have a bad graphics card.Do you have a way to try another AGP graphics card to see if it will resolve your problem?

You can usually buy one cheap for test purposes.I don't game so this
is the type I bought.

---->ExampleLookHere

The graphics card works fine in my friends computer but not mine. It's not the end of the world as I can stay on vga until such times as I can afford another computer. I just find it so annoying that I cannot find the answer because I know, that somewhere out there, somebody does. I know one thing though, my next computer is definitely 100% going to have an intel chip and a separate graphics card which can be anything other than nvidia on pure principle.

PeckerWood · #15 08-13-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mekon

The graphics card works fine in my friends computer but not mine. It's not the end of the world as I can stay on vga until such times as I can afford another computer. I just find it so annoying that I cannot find the answer because I know, that somewhere out there, somebody does. I know one thing though, my next computer is definitely 100% going to have an intel chip and a separate graphics card which can be anything other than nvidia on pure principle.

Well, if the card works fine in other computers you have a bad AGP
slot. You do have 5 PCI slots on your motherboard so, you could use
a PCI slot Video card. (ATI of course)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161011