issues with switching displays in Vista, need help...

merlinxi · Aug 24, 2008, 12:54 AM

For some reason with Windows Vista and NOT XP, when I switch displays from my MOnitor, onto my 42" TV with an HDMI cable the system hangs and freezes and blinks on and off on the TV and eventually crashes. with XP it switches to the TV with no problem. I have the 7950 GX2 and the latest NVIDIA drivers. The only way to actually get it on my TV is boot with my TV on, then it works, but if I go to switch back to my monitor it's fine. but if i switch back to the TV it freezes, I don't understand why this is happening, it makes no sense.

Help me please.

yes I have the latest drivers from the nvidia site.

cozumel · Aug 24, 2008, 06:15 AM

merlinxi, sorry I haven't got an answer for you, but I do feel it is likely that this is Vista-based problem you're having. You may get more responses in the Vista forum. Maybe drop a mod a line requesting this thread be moved to the Vista forum...

On the other hand it could be poor Nvidia vista drivers. (Apparently this may be an issue)

Aug 24, 2008, 12:54 AM	#1
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	issues with switching displays in Vista, need help... For some reason with Windows Vista and NOT XP, when I switch displays from my MOnitor, onto my 42" TV with an HDMI cable the system hangs and freezes and blinks on and off on the TV and eventually crashes. with XP it switches to the TV with no problem. I have the 7950 GX2 and the latest NVIDIA drivers. The only way to actually get it on my TV is boot with my TV on, then it works, but if I go to switch back to my monitor it's fine. but if i switch back to the TV it freezes, I don't understand why this is happening, it makes no sense. Help me please. yes I have the latest drivers from the nvidia site. __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Aug 24, 2008, 06:15 AM	#2
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,577 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	merlinxi, sorry I haven't got an answer for you, but I do feel it is likely that this is Vista-based problem you're having. You may get more responses in the Vista forum. Maybe drop a mod a line requesting this thread be moved to the Vista forum... On the other hand it could be poor Nvidia vista drivers. (Apparently this may be an issue) __________________ Don't worry about money - Be a beach bum! Scuba Rocks