Radeon 4870 Driver problems

Here is the video, how it "works" now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm-bcSqyBvo

Hardware is same.
OS: Windows XP64
Drivers: 8.7

Oh... video is in Slovenian language.

First you can see it working. Then i RESTART it and it still works. Then I turn it off and then ON - and then it's NOT working.
Then is turn it off and then ON again, and it's working..

i can do that 145352 times and it will be the same.

 

I deleted drivers from PC and it start up normally every time (even if i turn it off), so it's 99,9% problem with drivers.

 

Why i think it's drivers?

Without them it startup normally every time (not just restart).

Now i installed:
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=35298

Best of all drivers i tried so far. Start up normally, no bluescreens, errors (so far..),..

Now i'll install COD4 and report you later if it's runing as it should.

 

I tried:
http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-8.7-Windows-XP-64-bit-download-1999.html

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

And from CD.

I never updated BIOS, so i really wouldn't do that.

 

Ok, after half hour problem appeared again..

I tried all combinations with:
Windows XP32
Windows XP64
Windows Vista 64

And 4 different ATI drivers (from cd, 8.6, 8.7 beta, 8.7).

I took graphic card to friend who has:
Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DQ6
CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.4(E6600)
Graphic card: nVidia 8800GTX
OS: Windows Vista 32bit

We removed his nVidia drivers, replaced his graphic card with mine and install Ati drivers (same i used).
It worked.

Then we removed Ati drivers from my PC, replaced Ati with his nVidia and installed nVidia drivers.
It worked.

So i was really really wrong. There aren't problems with drivers but something else - not Ram (we replaced mine with his and it was same).

So there really could be something with BIOS.

My bios version is F4 and nevest is F8 as i know.


He have other motherboard (Gigabyte P35-DQ6) and F3 BIOS version.


Should i flash bios?

 

Hello Wolf

1. Its not driver problem

2. RMA your card, most probably its damaged in someway.

3. borrow RAM from your friend and try with them (a possiblity , doubt its ram)

4. Update your mobo bios ( also i doubt that will help)

5. There are 4 LEDs on your cad, can you say something about them?
Are they lighting ? Are they off all the time?


I say 85% chance that your card is damaged.

 

Read my last post.

My card is working in his PC and his card is working in mine. He borrowed me RAM and it was same.

As i know LEDs are turned off. I can check tomorrow.

 

Didn't real trough the entire thread so ignore if i repeat something:

-Use Memtest and check for memory errors.

-Install Vista X64 with just 2GB ram, update it fully with all updates available trough WU, then put the extra 2 GB of ram.

Good luck

 

Ok, i have updated BIOS from F4 to F8b. Now i'll try those drivers and windows again and report you tonight.

 

So your running the plain CAT 8.7 WHQL drivers on 64x VISTA ?

 

also, did you try the Catalyst 8.7 4800 Hot Fix drivers yet ?

 

Is that a new version or do you mean the 8.6 Hotfix?

 

I'm running XP64 with cat 8.7.

Everything is working good so far.

SO: if anyone has same motherboard as me, flash BIOS with program you get on CD (which came with motherboard).

 

Windows Vista (64bit) is working now too

so: drivers are OK.


EDIT: Thanks to everyone who help or try to help me.

 

Should I boot into safe mode before flashing BIOS? Or will flashing the BIOS not work in safe mode?

 

Don't use the windows flash utility, there's a great chance with that you'll brick the board. You're better off using a floppy disk/usb drive and qflash.

 

QFlash is the BIOS flash utility, right?

I don't have a floppy disk, the GigaByte website only refers to using a floppy with the tool. Are you sure it works with a USB stick as well? Does it work with DVD, i.e. when I burn the BIOS file on a CD/DVD?