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problem installing geforce 8800gt
Hi
Hopefully this is the right place to post this message. I've been struggling to install my graphics card on 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate edition. Here's my spec:
Asus P5Q-VM motherboard G45
600W bequiet! PSU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 CPU
4GB RAM
160gb hard drive
DVD writer
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
Here's what I've tried:
Formatted the hard drive, fresh installation of 64bit Windows 7 without the graphics card connected, performed all updates and then connected the graphics card. Upon booting the resolution is low, the system auto detects the hardware and installs the drivers for the PCI express chipset and the graphics card. Everything seems fine at this point..
But when I reboot Windows never finishes loading!
So I used system repair to revert back to a previous configuration (before installation of the drivers), and rebooted in safe mode, downloaded the drivers from the nvidia website (197.45) and installed them, rebooted in normal mode and the same thing happens, windows fails to finish loading. It reaches the screen with the windows logo on the black background, but doesn't get to the login screen.
Just to note - I've also tried this with a second card - NVIDIA geforce 9600gt, exactly the same thing happens. So I don't think the cards are at fault.
Any help with this would be massively appreciated, thanks in advance!
Gib