Asus x800xt PCI-E - CRT going to sleep after driver install

kid · Sep 21, 2006, 04:47 PM

Lately, the only ATI Cat driver that will work properly on my PC \CRT is the 6.6 Cats or earlier drivers. When I attempted to use the 6.7 drivers a while back, the resolution kept dropping down to 640x480 (after a restart). So I went back the Cat 6.6 with no problem. Then I tried the 6.8 Cats, and after the Win XP logo, my CRT would go into sleep mode (amber light). At this point, I rebuilt my PC (it was long overdue) and I thought these strange driver issues would go away. They didn't. The 6.8, and the 6.9 install fine, but after a restart the monitor goes to sleep after the XP logo. So I'm using the 6.6 drivers with no problems at all. I tried using driver cleaner last night in an attempt to fix this with no luck. Remember, I rebuilt my PC and used the 6.8 Cats and had the same problem immediately. Thanks in advance for the help.

P4 3.4
Asus MoBo P5AD2 (latest bios- not the beta one)
3 gigs of ram
Asus X800XT PCI-e
Sony G520P CRT
Audigy 2 sound card
Raptor 74 gig HDD

cause_of_chaos · Sep 22, 2006, 09:29 AM

Hey. Is there any way you can plug the PC into a TV via the S-Video cable? That happened to me once on my X700, and what it did was set primary active display to the TV. After you have picture, you can navigate and set your CRT back to primary.

cause_of_chaos

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 22, 2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cause_of_chaos

Hey. Is there any way you can plug the PC into a TV via the S-Video cable? That happened to me once on my X700, and what it did was set primary active display to the TV. After you have picture, you can navigate and set your CRT back to primary.

cause_of_chaos

Same thing will happen if you use your DVI monitor as the primary monitor then the DB-15 is on secondary, it assumes the analog connector is automatically the default primary source

Dark Paladin · Sep 29, 2006, 03:08 PM

if the catalyst 6.6 drivers work just use them don't always try to get the new drivers just because they are new. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Sep 21, 2006, 04:47 PM	#1
kid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Asus x800xt PCI-E - CRT going to sleep after driver install Lately, the only ATI Cat driver that will work properly on my PC \CRT is the 6.6 Cats or earlier drivers. When I attempted to use the 6.7 drivers a while back, the resolution kept dropping down to 640x480 (after a restart). So I went back the Cat 6.6 with no problem. Then I tried the 6.8 Cats, and after the Win XP logo, my CRT would go into sleep mode (amber light). At this point, I rebuilt my PC (it was long overdue) and I thought these strange driver issues would go away. They didn't. The 6.8, and the 6.9 install fine, but after a restart the monitor goes to sleep after the XP logo. So I'm using the 6.6 drivers with no problems at all. I tried using driver cleaner last night in an attempt to fix this with no luck. Remember, I rebuilt my PC and used the 6.8 Cats and had the same problem immediately. Thanks in advance for the help. P4 3.4 Asus MoBo P5AD2 (latest bios- not the beta one) 3 gigs of ram Asus X800XT PCI-e Sony G520P CRT Audigy 2 sound card Raptor 74 gig HDD

Sep 22, 2006, 09:29 AM	#2
cause_of_chaos SEGA Europe Limited Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 133 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hey. Is there any way you can plug the PC into a TV via the S-Video cable? That happened to me once on my X700, and what it did was set primary active display to the TV. After you have picture, you can navigate and set your CRT back to primary. cause_of_chaos __________________ AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition @ 3.4Ghz 4Gb Crucial Ballistix PC2 8500 ~ 800 FSB {Timings 4-4-4-12} Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe CrossfireX Mobo ~ 2002 Bios MSI ATI RX3870 512Mb PCI-e 2.0 Graphics card Creative Audigy2 ZS Platinum Sound card (SB0350 10k2 [e800])

Sep 29, 2006, 03:08 PM	#4
Dark Paladin DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	if the catalyst 6.6 drivers work just use them don't always try to get the new drivers just because they are new. If it ain't broke don't fix it.