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stop me from smashing this computer!
krick:
--- Quote from: rackoon on September 28, 2006, 01:40:05 am ---I basically have a
p4 2.66
80GB harddrive
aopen cdw dvdw drive
512MB ram
elite mb
ultimarc VGA card
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So, you have an ArcadeVGA in your machine when you're installing windows?
Probably not a good idea that would explain the top-half video issue.
I'd pick up a cheap used nvidia based video card and do your windows install with that on a PC monitor, then shut down, swap in the ArcadeVGA, connect to the arcade monitor, and boot, hitting F8 at the right time to get into safe mode so you can install the drivers.
The reason I suggest an nvidia based card is to prevent possible driver conflict trouble with ATI cards and the ArcadeVGA.
Glaine:
Or couldn't he just use his motherboard's vga connection and not buy an nVidia? I'm assuming he has that on his board, but I've never seen a board that didn't.
_Iz-:
His problem is that the harddrive is not yet bootable...
He needs to restart the windows installation from the cd. Watch carefully for the "press any key to boot from cd" message. The boot order in the bios may also need to be revised to make the computer check the cd/dvd drive first.
Boz:
Unless you have the brand new Arcade VGA card... the one that supports standard PC monitors... YOU MUST REMOVE the Arcade VGA card and use a standard video card (doesn't matter what type) to do anything. All previous versions of the AVGA will only drive multi-sync and true 15Khz arcade monitors.
Arcade VGA will NOT drive a PC monitor. Again, unless you have the latest version of this card.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: krick on September 28, 2006, 02:16:53 am ---
--- Quote from: rackoon on September 28, 2006, 01:40:05 am ---I basically have a
p4 2.66
80GB harddrive
aopen cdw dvdw drive
512MB ram
elite mb
ultimarc VGA card
--- End quote ---
So, you have an ArcadeVGA in your machine when you're installing windows?
Probably not a good idea that would explain the top-half video issue.
I'd pick up a cheap used nvidia based video card and do your windows install with that on a PC monitor, then shut down, swap in the ArcadeVGA, connect to the arcade monitor, and boot, hitting F8 at the right time to get into safe mode so you can install the drivers.
The reason I suggest an nvidia based card is to prevent possible driver conflict trouble with ATI cards and the ArcadeVGA.
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This sounds right to me too.