Nvidia GeForce GT230 Issues [ Edited ]

[negative_one]

Hi there!

I just purchased my new desktop at the beginning of September and now I am having some issues with the graphic card/driver. What is happening is when I start the machine in normal mode, I see the HP screen and then the monitor loses signal. However, when I start the machine in Safe Mode, the monitor works fine. What I did was uninstalled the current driver (while in safe mode) and rebooted. This helped but Vista automatically reverts back to the driver I had when I start back up in normal mode. ( I should also note the monitor is not HP, but the monitor is not the issue here).

I currently have a Nvidia GeForce GT 230 (version: 8.15.11.8627) I am running Vista (64) and have not been able to find a newer driver on HP.com or nvidia.com. Sources tell me this is the most updated version, which is fine... but its not working correctly. Other sources tell me that this is not a mainstream card yet, so there will not be any compatable drivers.

So what I am wondering is how do I fix this? Is there an older driver I can use instead? I tried the 7.15.11.8223 version and it would not let me install. It said that I was running a 32 bit program on a 64 bit system, yet the specs said I had the correct one. 

Thanks to anyone who can help me and is there anyone else out there expirencing this? 

Thanks, 

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Message Edited by negative_one on 10-26-2009 02:10 PM

[negative_one]

I should mention my system is a Pavillion 6180t 

[old_geekster]

N_O, I would uninstall the nVidia drivers.  Use 'Driver Sweeper' in 'Safe Mode'  to remove any remnants of them.  Here is a link:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/Guru3D-Driver-Sweeper.shtml 

Shut down your computer.  Remove and reinstall the video card.  Then, reboot.  Once the computer has booted, hopefully, the Windows drivers will be installed and you will have video.  Then, install the latest nVidia drivers and reboot.  This may just do the trick.

[negative_one · Accepted solution]

Thanks! It seems to have worked

[old_geekster]

Good for us! 

[micraizm]

I have a problem with my nvidia gt 230.

my pc is HP pro 3010 mt - wb671es

when ı am playing game (on full hd 1920x1080) suddely my monitor shut down and loses signal, but my pc running. I only can press power buton and start again pc. direct x11 and . nvidia 187.47, and Windows 7 Home Basic.

what is my problem? and how can ı fix it?

thanks ...

[milesrf]

micraizm,

I've seen something somewhat similar, but under Vista, if I go too long without moving the mouse.  The problem usually goes away in a few seconds if I then move the mouse.

[old_geekster]

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micraizm wrote:

I have a problem with my nvidia gt 230.

my pc is HP pro 3010 mt - wb671es

when ı am playing game (on full hd 1920x1080) suddely my monitor shut down and loses signal, but my pc running. I only can press power buton and start again pc. direct x11 and . nvidia 187.47, and Windows 7 Home Basic.

what is my problem? and how can ı fix it?

thanks ...

Micraizm, I suggest starting your own thread.  It should get more interest if you do so.

[kattydoll]

Hi, I have this video card but I want to use the option as multiple monitors. How do I get it to setup for multiple monitors?