A possible resolution to the fact that I cant update my vide

Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:13 am by Comont54

Ok well I recently bought Painkiller, and it didnt work, but I called tech support. And there was this chick named "Melissa" who asked me what my driver version was, after realizing that they werent up to date. I told her about those problems I had updating drivers (namely, I updated twice and both times got ****ed up so bad i had to reinstall windows) but, she did make a suggestion which was to update my motherboard and bios drivers. And that was the one thing nobody ever (not as microsoft or nvidia) bothered to mention as resolution to the un-updateable video card problem. Maybe its a resolution? what do you guys think, and besides I have no idea where to get motherboard or bios drivers (**** I didnt know it even had the damn thing)

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Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:36 am by Indy11

Sometimes your BIOS does need to be updated to afford you with proper compatability with updated video and sound card drivers.

So yeah, it is possible.

Note: This post is intended to be placed ahead of Taw's reply as he is giving you the bottom line to what you need to do to move on to next steps whereas I'm just
filling in the empty spaces to get you there.

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It generally is good practice to update your BIOS to the latest version recommended for your specific setup.

Edited by - Indy11 on 6/28/2004 12:37:30 PM

Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:46 am by Tawakalna

just give me the make and model of your computer and I will provide a link to the information and reources... and don't panic.

Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:49 am by Indy11

Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:34 pm by Comont54

Its a bull**** Compaq 5003US

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Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:08 am by Wizard

I think Taw means what kind of motherboard and BIOS you're using.
I always found updating the BIOS a bit tricky, so I just bought a newer motherboard

I believe you need VIA 4in1 drivers.

Anyway, I'll leave this to the pros.

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Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:45 am by Tawakalna

no Wiz I didnt expect he'd be able to give me that, just the model number off the case then i can track it back for him.

check in later Com I'll have a linky and some instructions for you. Actually you might not be able to flash the bios on this, it may be locked, but I'll check, gotta go to work now

Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:02 am by H.Q. Victor

If you wouldn't mind a bit of feed back, use the windows update to update your drivers. It will have those that ar matched to your version of windows and create less problems. It workd for the nivida drivers on mine nicely and even for an older computer with ME on it.

Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:10 am by Indy11

Just because my Me rig is dead doesn't mean that it was because of Me. Because it wasn't Me, it was the D-hell that was at fault.

Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:57 am by Tawakalna

go to your own dam' thread and moan, "Indy," this is for real work

ok Com this is the support site, you didn't say which OS you have so ffs choose the right one.

watch it with the BIOs cos thats the ROM update, myself I don't think you should frig about withn the BIOs in any way, this is almost certainly a video driver issue. Now it's my understanding that this Presario 5003 range has onboard graphics so check your documentation then use Compaq's own driver from that link, ok? that's safest unless you know exactly which graphic chipset it is and can d'l it off the manuf, which is prob a bit ambitious for you at the mo. Let's just keep things nice and simple.

sorry for not getting back sooner, had a busy day.

Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:05 am by Comont54

No problem taw I wasnt able to check in for a while myself. In any case its no longer under warranty so compaq refuses it exists, I called Nvidia aswell and they, being the lazy bastards they are keep telling me its a window problem (though I know its not because I have called them after a clean reinstall and still had problems) So Ill see what I can do about the Bios and mobo update and if that doesnt work I can always reinstall again right?

"Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. "

Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:29 am by >Staring-At-The-Sun<

yup. if youve managed to get your own stuff you can frig about as much as you like now!

Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:40 am by Indy11

@Com54

It would appear that you are not alone .

<Edit>

Or is this you

Edited by - Indy11 on 6/29/2004 1:34:03 PM

Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:22 pm by Comont54

Yep that definitly sounds like me

"Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. "

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