ati tv failure help pleas

mark peel · Apr 18, 2006, 03:01 PM

DESPERATLY SEEKING HELP !! , my"ATI ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV" ) TV suddenly stopped working with an error message ----> "The tv player failed to initialise the video, check the windows device manager to ensure that the correct video driver has been installed and is working properly before attempting to restart tv !!!...... so, i checked the device manager and everything seemed fine, so just in case, i uninstalled all ati products and reinstalled using the original ati disc which never worked

so i downloaded the most recent driver that a.t.i supports but still received the same error message! and using the "system restore" facility also failed to fix it

ive updated service pack 2 and windows updates as well as direct x updates to no avail, im at my wits end as this is the only tv i have

im also wondering if no one has any quick fix it solutions, would putting the recovery disc i received from the manufactureres when i purchased pc work? if i know this would work, i would do it now so help would be greatly appreciated please

Chaos · Apr 18, 2006, 03:08 PM

welcome to DH Mark....sad to say that if you removed everything ati related and reinstalled with the original cd but atill got that error, it does not really look good. Do you have a freind with a system you can test the card in? It sounds like the tv tuner may have met the end....try another pc or format and try again...

H3X4D3C1M4L · Apr 19, 2006, 02:40 PM

Reinstalling Windows is the next step but I'm siding with Chaos here, it might be the card giving up the ghost

mark peel · Apr 19, 2006, 04:25 PM

thankyou chaos and H3X4D3C1M4L for taking time to advise me, now ill have to find someone willing to put my tv card in there machine to test... with regards to changing the format , i am unsure of what to do !! i cannot afford to purchase anything pc related unfortunelty, so i guess its now my life long ambition to try and fix as i dont have another tv,,, thanx guys all the same ,

H3X4D3C1M4L · Apr 19, 2006, 09:19 PM

Reformatting your PC is free and a good step to take regardless

Apr 18, 2006, 03:01 PM	#1
mark peel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	ati tv failure help pleas DESPERATLY SEEKING HELP !! , my"ATI ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV" ) TV suddenly stopped working with an error message ----> "The tv player failed to initialise the video, check the windows device manager to ensure that the correct video driver has been installed and is working properly before attempting to restart tv !!!...... so, i checked the device manager and everything seemed fine, so just in case, i uninstalled all ati products and reinstalled using the original ati disc which never worked so i downloaded the most recent driver that a.t.i supports but still received the same error message! and using the "system restore" facility also failed to fix it ive updated service pack 2 and windows updates as well as direct x updates to no avail, im at my wits end as this is the only tv i have im also wondering if no one has any quick fix it solutions, would putting the recovery disc i received from the manufactureres when i purchased pc work? if i know this would work, i would do it now so help would be greatly appreciated please

Apr 18, 2006, 03:08 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	welcome to DH Mark....sad to say that if you removed everything ati related and reinstalled with the original cd but atill got that error, it does not really look good. Do you have a freind with a system you can test the card in? It sounds like the tv tuner may have met the end....try another pc or format and try again... __________________

Apr 19, 2006, 04:25 PM	Thread Starter #4
mark peel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	ati tv help pleas thankyou chaos and H3X4D3C1M4L for taking time to advise me, now ill have to find someone willing to put my tv card in there machine to test... with regards to changing the format , i am unsure of what to do !! i cannot afford to purchase anything pc related unfortunelty, so i guess its now my life long ambition to try and fix as i dont have another tv,,, thanx guys all the same ,

Apr 19, 2006, 02:40 PM	#3
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Reinstalling Windows is the next step but I'm siding with Chaos here, it might be the card giving up the ghost

Apr 19, 2006, 09:19 PM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Reformatting your PC is free and a good step to take regardless