BleepingComputer.com: problem with nvidia 6600gt graphic card (blinking screen)

Hi! I am having problems with my graphic card, or so i think? Any help would be appriciated.

A couple of weeks ago my old computer finaly gave up on me so i decited to buy some new parts and instal them manualy. It all went well untill i instaled drivers for my graphic card, which is nvidia 6600gt. The graphic card is the only thing that i didnt replace and is the same as it was in my old computer. The thing is i have had the same problem before with this card. The same screen blinking and freezing as i am experiencing now. I searched the web and i found the post that solved my problem. I had to switch something off or disable it and then it was ok. I mean, the card was faulty and i couldnt play games no more, but i could use my computer for normal activities that didnt involve 3d acceleration (I could play age of empires 2). This was some time ago so naturaly i dont remember what i did or where i found that information.

I tried disabling 3d acceleration on my card using dxdiag but when i reboted, nothing has changed. I tried disabling some stuff in my nvidia control panel but i dont know what to disable, what to leave?




Using:
intel core2duo e7500 2,93
asus p5ql pro motherboard
2gb ram ddr2
nvidia geforce 6600gt 128mb

operating system: win xp sp3


edit: i found my old post on BC, but i didnt sovle the problem here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic226642.html

This post has been edited by top_cat: 01 March 2010 - 04:06 PM

I don't know how it is now days here on BC but as i remember, i always got answered in less then 2 days, even if the answer was not helping me.

Anyways, after many hours of searching the web i managed to fix it myself. For all those that will encounter this problem. Right click on your desktop - properties - settings - advanced - troubleshoot - and set the hardware acceleration to zero. That's it!

It wasn't that much of a deal but it still needed many hours spent on searching for the answer that many of us don't have.



Thanks anyway. You can close the topic.

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"that many of us don't have." No one on this site gets paid for what they do
We are all volunteers who enjoy helping other computer users
We have regular jobs and real lives that come first

I know how this things go and i know you don't have much of it. Still, concedering my problem, i get the feeling that not much was done to help me.

Dont get me wrong. I am grateful for BC and guys like u, but in this case i just cant help feeling like that.