Can't select 2x 9800GTX+ SLI as vid source, VGASAVE =\

Okay, I've been having this issue for a while now.

With W7 64-bit, everything loads fine. I went to go play the game I helped beta test since june (League of Legends) and it tells me: sorry your GFX card doesnt have shader 2.0.

So I'm like, okay wtf, I know my brand new dual 9800GTX+ cards have v 4.0 shader.

So i check my GFX settings, VGASAVE is running on "Default Monitor"

So i go through the usual rigamarol (sp?) because I figured w7 64-bit just gave me crap drivers through Win Update.

Uninstalled the drivers, deleted all driver data from registry and left over folder, manually and using driver cleaner.

Then i get to the down and dirty in safe mode, and install the newest NVIDIA drivers. I reboot back into safe mode just to make sure everything looks good.

So far so good, it see's my vid cards in device manager. Then i boot back in 7, regularly.

Well, here we go again, shows my advanced vid properties as VGASAVE on DEFAULT MONITOR.

So I do a bunch of googling, get fed up, after many many many hours of not finding crap for a solid solution.

I reformat and install XP, same issue with VGA save, it see's my cards in device mgr, now heres the difference!

When i go through the driver circus again, after safe mode, I boot back into XP regularly, after installing said drivers in safe mode, i get a black screen after the XP load screen, then it kicks off to "NO SIGNAL".


Annnnny ideas? I'm getting s**t for help on the NVIDIA forums.

specs:

Core i3 2.93GHz (has integrated GFX on die, could this be the prob?)
Biostar TPOWER i-55
4gb Mushkin DDR3 1600
2x EVGA 9800GTX+
PC Power and Cooling 750W silencer 80%+ certified
WD 750GB 3.0GB/S Sata 7200RPM HD
Coolermaster HAF-922 Case

Have you got the drivers for your monitor? I'd also try upgrading your BIOS as well if you can.

It sound like you are trying to install the drivers from safe mode? That wont work.

After XP's reinstall and from normal mode, you should have updated to SP3, install latest chipset drivers, installed directX Feb2010 and nVidias latest Geforce 197.13 driver. Then run Windows update to pick up all the hotfixes.