Radeon 7500 and Windows XP Monitor black

fpmalard · Oct 21, 2002, 03:18 PM

Hello,

I have a dual boot WinME and WinXP and have recently acquired a retail
ATI Radeon 7500.

Due a known problem with AutoCAD screen (see a related article on ATI
website) I try to install the new wxp-radeon-6-13-10-6166-efg.exe
driver.

When botting into XP after loading screen closes my monitor goes to
black and nothing happens. I have found a lot of articles related to
power issues, BIOS settings and a lot of tricks but there is no sense
once the WinME keeps working fine.

So, I installed a fresh copy of Windows XP and only install the ATI
driver and XP Service Pack 1. Same problem shows up.

The strange thing is that using the old driver
wxp-radeon-6-13-10-6118-efg.exe everything works fine until I try to
use some Direct3D feature like a Windows XP PLUS screen saver. A blue
screen shows up pointing to an ATI driver file as the responsible for
the problem.

I'm using:
ASUS ATA266 (latest bios)
Windows XP PRO SP1
ATI Radeon 7500 64DDR (retail - not OEM)
Latest Ali Chipset drivers

Will an alternate driver solve this problem?

Is the ATI driver 6166 for Windows XP buggy?

Please help me because I need to use Direct3D features and AutoCAD...I don't have idea how strange the AutoCAD screen works with this bug...

Regards,
Fernando.

lymal · Nov 6, 2002, 02:24 AM

I have the same prob, when i install 6166 drivers on WinXP and i restart computer the monitor shutdown and i get a nice black screen. Everything goes ok on Win98. A have an ECS K7S5A motherboard, with latest bios, WinXP Pro with SP1.
With Catalyst 2.2 also the same prob. Any help ??

FiatluX · Nov 7, 2002, 08:30 AM

I think maybe they will correct your problems !?!

fpmalard · Nov 7, 2002, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lymal
I have the same prob, when i install 6166 drivers on WinXP and i restart computer the monitor shutdown and i get a nice black screen. Everything goes ok on Win98. A have an ECS K7S5A motherboard, with latest bios, WinXP Pro with SP1.
With Catalyst 2.2 also the same prob. Any help ??

Hello,

I have done getting the oldest XP driver from ATI website.
Doing check points to be able to restore system I start to try the next driver release, one by one until archieve the 2.1 version.

After that, I went to SystemUpdate site from my XP start menu and get the latest Radeon 7500 driver from Microsoft.

Before doing the above steps put your AGP speed to 1x.
Even after install and got it running if I try to increase AGP speed to 2x or 4x the black screen shows up again.

I guess the ATI messed up the driver when they try to add more features due the Radeon 8500 release. So, theorically we only need the 7500 features so the Windows XP driver (it is digitally signed) works fine for me.

Note that on my Windows ME (using the latest ATI driver) I can put my AGP to 4x and everything runs fine.

This problem is certainly related to XP Drivers...
Guess ATI pay attention to this.

Good luck!!!
Fernando.

bcobra · Nov 13, 2002, 03:10 AM

i put new drivers in then re boot black screen of death every time

patroclus02 · Nov 14, 2002, 10:09 AM

Have the same problem with a Radeon 9000 and Windows XP... In Win 98 everything runs fine. I tried the last catalyst beta for XP and it works better than the older catalyst. Guys, you should try them.
But they don't work perfectly sometimes... any one could help me please...

Oct 21, 2002, 03:18 PM	#1
fpmalard DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Radeon 7500 and Windows XP Monitor black Hello, I have a dual boot WinME and WinXP and have recently acquired a retail ATI Radeon 7500. Due a known problem with AutoCAD screen (see a related article on ATI website) I try to install the new wxp-radeon-6-13-10-6166-efg.exe driver. When botting into XP after loading screen closes my monitor goes to black and nothing happens. I have found a lot of articles related to power issues, BIOS settings and a lot of tricks but there is no sense once the WinME keeps working fine. So, I installed a fresh copy of Windows XP and only install the ATI driver and XP Service Pack 1. Same problem shows up. The strange thing is that using the old driver wxp-radeon-6-13-10-6118-efg.exe everything works fine until I try to use some Direct3D feature like a Windows XP PLUS screen saver. A blue screen shows up pointing to an ATI driver file as the responsible for the problem. I'm using: ASUS ATA266 (latest bios) Windows XP PRO SP1 ATI Radeon 7500 64DDR (retail - not OEM) Latest Ali Chipset drivers Will an alternate driver solve this problem? Is the ATI driver 6166 for Windows XP buggy? Please help me because I need to use Direct3D features and AutoCAD...I don't have idea how strange the AutoCAD screen works with this bug... Regards, Fernando.

Nov 6, 2002, 02:24 AM	#2
lymal DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Same prob ... 7500 & WinXP > black screen I have the same prob, when i install 6166 drivers on WinXP and i restart computer the monitor shutdown and i get a nice black screen. Everything goes ok on Win98. A have an ECS K7S5A motherboard, with latest bios, WinXP Pro with SP1. With Catalyst 2.2 also the same prob. Any help ??

Nov 7, 2002, 08:30 AM	#3
FiatluX DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	Try the new 6200 I think maybe they will correct your problems !?! __________________ Asus A8V-E SE A64 Venice 3200+ @2400 (10X240) CPU & NB Watercooled 3Gb Corsair XPS DDR400 Inno3D 6800GS PCI-E Watercooled Vista RTM

Nov 13, 2002, 03:10 AM	#5
bcobra DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	same prob on ati 9700 and 8500 i put new drivers in then re boot black screen of death every time

Nov 14, 2002, 10:09 AM	#6
patroclus02 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	have the same problem in Windows XP Have the same problem with a Radeon 9000 and Windows XP... In Win 98 everything runs fine. I tried the last catalyst beta for XP and it works better than the older catalyst. Guys, you should try them. But they don't work perfectly sometimes... any one could help me please...