Crashing after updating video driver

[Storm_Fish]

Hey folks, I posted a day or two ago with a very specific problem, a STOP error I start receiving ONLY after installing drivers for my Radeon 9800 Pro 256bit/256mb video card.. The stop error is "STOP 0x0000007E(0x00000005,0x00000000,0xF7C8270C,0xF7C8240C)"

My computer had started to freeze up, so I reformatted and now this. Well, I put the card in another computer, and the same thing happens only after updating the driver. I can't find any information, and I'm actually trying to contact Sapphire for repairs, or a return.. But I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas, or opinions. Do you think the card is damaged? Could it be a card bios problem? I had flashed the bios to XT ones, but flashed back to a newer PRO one. Not sure why it would just go bad after so long, unless its become seriously damaged.

 

[isatippy]

try rolling back the driver or uninstalling it.

 

[Storm_Fish]

Thanks for the reply. I've tried many different drivers, all result in the same issue. The card only works if there is no driver at all installed.. I can't figure it out, would I get any video at all if the card was damaged?

 

[isatippy]

The card might not sopport the new drivers. So you might have to live with it

 

[vnf4ultra]

Has the card ever worked with the new "pro" bios? If it hasn't then try either the older pro bios or the xt bios if that worked ok.

 

[Storm_Fish]

The bios that are on there have worked just fine for months. I tried installing some much older drivers, and still crashed...

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Hello Storm_fish.

I think that it`s quite probable that your video card is faulty in some way.

The fact that you have tried it in another system with the same results says it all really.

I suggest that you RMA it as soon as possible.

Regards and good luck Howard