Posts by Jeffrey Ortiz7

Mr.Ex.President said:The GPU died because of the drivers😲 I doubt it...

Omega drivers include overclocking tools, but they’re disabled by default. They don't actually do anything unless you manually enable them and decide to push the card.

Believe me...
She ran those drivers all day and 🙂 🙂

I thought the monitor or the PCIe slot was shot, but no... I tested my card in a friend's rig and it failed there too. Then I put his card in my PC and it worked fine. So the slot is okay... and the monitor isn't the problem either...

It makes no sense. The card showed zero signs of failing; it was working perfectly. I'm telling you, I installed the drivers, used the system for two hours, and when I get home from work the next day and power it on—nothing but blackness.

Nothing left to do but go buy a new card today.

Thank Bog for the small mercies on the utility bill...

Mr.Ex.President said:Omega rocks👍

I installed those Omega drivers on my Sapphire Radeon 9200 Atlantis. Everything worked perfectly for about five hours, then the card just died on me today...😲

I noticed these drivers have some overclocking features built in. I didn't touch anything, though. So, let me ask you: do these drivers overclock the card by default, or do you actually have to manually adjust the settings? It makes no sense to me that the card fried just one day after installing them...

James Morris7 said:So, I did another clean reinstall. 😠 Same exact result.
But... this time I just installed SP1, an older ATI driver (without that Control Center mess), and .NET... now I'm just waiting to see what else breaks.
🙄
Off topic, some things actually run better without Service Pack 2. My ADSL modem isn't acting up. For now.

I'd love to say this is my third stroke of luck—but I can't.😢
It'll probably be more like my twenty-third. 😁

Lucky you. Mine just died on me.😢 😢 😢

Douglas Wood84 said:No, the one with the control panel isn't looking for .NET... but since we're talking about it, I think that Control Center looks like it was programmed for complete amateurs. You can't fine-tune anything; you just get one pathetic slider for "adjusting" quality.

I had those drivers installed without the control panel, and they didn't really work right until I installed the Microsoft .NET Framework. All I know is that just thinking about formatting and reinstalling the graphics card makes me 🙂

As for the Control Center, I can tweak every setting exactly how I want, including overriding the refresh rate so my apps use what I've set instead of whatever the app dictates...

James Morris7 said:Cut...
I don't have this .NET Framework either, but—get this irony—the ATI site for my specific card actually recommends Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (or newer 😕 😠). WTF!??
Maybe I forgot to install DirectX 9c, but is it really possible that's causing such a total mess?? Whatever, I'm going to go check.

Two days ago, I wiped my hard drive and installed DirectX 9.0c without installing the .NET Framework, and I ran into minor issues.
But look at what it says on www.ati.com

CATALYST™ for Windows XP
Version 5.3 with CATALYST™ Control Center (29MB)*

* REQUIRES .NET Framework
to be installed first

Maybe that's the issue....

I ran into similar issues with my Radeon 9200. The old drivers just wouldn't run on Windows XP Service Pack 2. I had to download the newer ones, which required both the Microsoft .NET Framework and DirectX 9c to function properly.

Until I got those installed, I kept getting the Blue Screen of Death, making a full system reboot unavoidable...

Star Trek : Nemesis might be the final curtain call for this specific cast. From what I understand, Patrick Stewart turned down an offer for another installment. The movie isn't a total disaster, though; it feels more like they just ran out of steam after exhausting every possible angle for new Star Trek series and films. The special effects are top-tier for an older production, even if the plot feels a bit shaky. But honestly, what can you expect when there's zero creative inspiration left?