ati and creative driver confliction???

g35x · Dec 22, 2005, 06:09 PM

ok i wast sure where to put this so im putting it here under misc lol ok my prob is i have an x-fi xtreme music and whenever i try to install the drivers (with ati drivers on) 1 of a few things happen,or a combo
1.)the screen jsut goes blank during the install of x-fi drivers and dosent come back
2.)it says install successful and i resrtart but it freezes on the windows logo
3.)it says install successful and i resart and it gets past the windows logo but the ust blank screen
4.)i get bsod after windows logo
and when i take the ati drivers off and install the x-fi drivers,they work then i put ati drivers on and they dont (5.12 catalyst and latest x-fi drivers from creative.com)

mkk · Dec 22, 2005, 08:55 PM

I'm not familiar with the specific problem but here are my guesses. Try moving the X-Fi to another card slot. If that doesn't help, try modifying the ATI driver to not apply PCI latency programming. That takes a bit of tinkering (DisableProgPCILatency) with the corresponding .inf file(CX_29124.inf, if latest driver for WinXP), or you can try the Omega Drivers edition wich last I checked have it off by default.

g35x · Dec 22, 2005, 08:56 PM

well i just reformatted and its doing the blank screen during install and i dont have any ati drivers so i guess thats not my problem.....i dont get it....forgot to mention i am on windows xp pro x64 but it was doing the same with 32bit and i am useing the right drivers.........

g35x · Dec 23, 2005, 12:43 AM

hmmm ok switched monitors and everything works......puzzling.....i was useing an old dell trinitron 20" and i switched to a KDS avitron 17" and it alll works O.o

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 24, 2005, 01:01 AM

Could be EDID data?

g35x · Dec 24, 2005, 01:42 AM

apparently it was the monitor its perfect now

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 24, 2005, 01:55 AM

Does the monitor work in another machine?

It technically shouldn't even matter.... a monitor is a monitor is a monitor until you get drivers installed.

Dec 22, 2005, 06:09 PM	#1
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	ati and creative driver confliction??? ok i wast sure where to put this so im putting it here under misc lol ok my prob is i have an x-fi xtreme music and whenever i try to install the drivers (with ati drivers on) 1 of a few things happen,or a combo 1.)the screen jsut goes blank during the install of x-fi drivers and dosent come back 2.)it says install successful and i resrtart but it freezes on the windows logo 3.)it says install successful and i resart and it gets past the windows logo but the ust blank screen 4.)i get bsod after windows logo and when i take the ati drivers off and install the x-fi drivers,they work then i put ati drivers on and they dont (5.12 catalyst and latest x-fi drivers from creative.com) __________________

Dec 22, 2005, 08:56 PM	Thread Starter #3
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	well i just reformatted and its doing the blank screen during install and i dont have any ati drivers so i guess thats not my problem.....i dont get it....forgot to mention i am on windows xp pro x64 but it was doing the same with 32bit and i am useing the right drivers......... __________________

Dec 23, 2005, 12:43 AM	Thread Starter #4
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hmmm ok switched monitors and everything works......puzzling.....i was useing an old dell trinitron 20" and i switched to a KDS avitron 17" and it alll works O.o __________________

Dec 24, 2005, 01:42 AM	Thread Starter #6
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	apparently it was the monitor its perfect now __________________

Dec 22, 2005, 08:55 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	I'm not familiar with the specific problem but here are my guesses. Try moving the X-Fi to another card slot. If that doesn't help, try modifying the ATI driver to not apply PCI latency programming. That takes a bit of tinkering (DisableProgPCILatency) with the corresponding .inf file(CX_29124.inf, if latest driver for WinXP), or you can try the Omega Drivers edition wich last I checked have it off by default.

Dec 24, 2005, 01:01 AM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Could be EDID data?

Dec 24, 2005, 01:55 AM	#7
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Does the monitor work in another machine? It technically shouldn't even matter.... a monitor is a monitor is a monitor until you get drivers installed.