Sapphire HD 3850 AGP Card driver not working in Win7

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  1. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #11

    the hotfix worked for me for installing CCC, but it doesn't do squat for installing a driver. and when i modify the .inf file... it appears to be working, but when i restart, i get a brief blue screen, and then it launches into the windows restore. Please help me!
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  2. Posts : 5,747
    7600.20510 x86
       #12

    Sabontrager, your help is in post #10 at this link:

    https://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-c...my-3850-a.html

    Edit: On further analysis, your motherboard has a Southbridge chipset of NVIDIA® nForce3 250.

    nForce3 is incompatible with ATI AGP cards, unfortunately. That is why your blue screen has happened. There is no way to get the 3850 to work on your machine.
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  3. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #13

    Edit: On further analysis, your motherboard has a Southbridge chipset of NVIDIA® nForce3 250.

    nForce3 is incompatible with ATI AGP cards, unfortunately. That is why your blue screen has happened. There is no way to get the 3850 to work on your machine.
    I have the same problem (with exact settings)...
    Everything you told in this forums I read and tried... EVERYTHING!!!

    And after all you are saying it is FUTILE!!!...

    So I understand windows 7 and my rig will not work...
    what about vista... Last time my brother tried to install it he had freezes and he had to revert back to XP... Should I try again?

    Thanks for your advices... been reading your posts and it was delight.

    Edit: Read a little about vista... Does not supported as well... There is a workaround to make it better but still... nForce3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Thanks for your help again.
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  4. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #14

    but it worked great on xp pro, why should 7 be any different?
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  5. Posts : 5,747
    7600.20510 x86
       #15

    NVidia does not support Vista or 7 with that chipset, hence there never was a driver made for it that will work on these operating systems. This means that if you want graphics acceleration, you must use Windows XP.

    This is not Microsoft's fault or Windows Vista/7 fault in any way. It is NVidia that decided to move your chipset to legacy standing a long time ago.
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  6. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #16

    ah. i guess that makes sense, except now... i have to go back on the market for a new graphics card! this blows... i just bought this on in july! any suggestions on what i should get?
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  7. Posts : 5,747
    7600.20510 x86
       #17

    I'm sorry. Unless NVidia cards somehow get around the incompatibility, you can not run any card at all with acceleration in Windows 7 or XP.

    My educated guess is that there are no video cards that can do that and it is impossible. I could be wrong, I admit. But I don't think so.

    So, with your computer to run graphics well on any level, you must use Windows XP.
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  8. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #18

    so its my board then... i cant use any graphics card with vista/windows 7?
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  9. Posts : 5,747
    7600.20510 x86
       #19

    Windows Vista Incompatibility

    "Even using nforce3 with an Nvidia card causes it to only negotiate AGP 4x not 8x, and causes the system to restart repeatedly.[citation needed] There are however workarounds allowing the use of the Windows XP 32bit nForce3 GART driver under Vista 32bit, allowing use of AGP8x, and providing a more stable system."

    nForce3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    My sincere advice to you is to upgrade to a new system as soon as you possibly can. I feel bad that you can't enjoy a new OS like the rest of us, but it's not within my control to do anything about it.

    That being said, you could perhaps locate that GART driver and give it the good ol' college try. Or install Windows XP.
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  10. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #20

    if you look on my board, it also has a 1 x PCI Express x16 slot. could i use that? and not the AGP?
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