Hello again Beclour,
From your DxDiag output, it looks as though you have a true-blue Intel brand mainboard. The first step should be to hit Intel's website and obtain/flash the latest BIOS.
With the latest BIOS, you'll need to ensure any integrated or on-board video your mainboard may have is disabled there. You should also look for any "Plug N Play OS:" setting and set this to "YES" (unless you dual-boot Win95/98 or have any old, non-PnP PCI cards in use).
Once this is completed, ensure you have Microsoft .NET 1.1 (and hotfix/service packs) or 2.0 Framework installed, if you do not already have this. You can get either in Windows Update, or you can get the 2.0 full install at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...cb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en
I would also inspect your power supply. That system should have a 280-300W MINIMUM power supply for the hardware you are using. You can find the PSU wattage as it's normally on a sticker on the side of the physical power supply.
If the PSU is okay, and with the latest BIOS and .NET installed, the following steps should then be attempted:
1) Hit
www.ati.com and download the 6.1 Catalyst drivers for XP Pro/Home. Do not install this (yet) but keep it handy on the desktop
2) Get the latest Intel chipset driver set at:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scr...All&OSFullName=All Operating Systems&lang=eng
Do not install this yet either, but keep handy on your desktop.
3) Hit
www.drivercleaner.net and download, install, but DO NOT RUN (yet) Driver Cleaner Pro
Now the steps for the clean install:
** Make sure any Anti-Virus, Worm/Trojan protection or similar are disabled or uninstalled for these steps **
1) Hit Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. Remove ATI software in this order, but do NOT reboot until the very last one (click "No" to any Restart the computer prompts). Note- you may not have all of these installed so just skip any you do not find there. They will all be near the top and together as they will all start with "ATI"
- ATI Remote Wonder
- ATI Multimedia Center
- ATI Decoder
- ATI Parental Control & Encoder
- ATI Control Panel
- ATI Catalyst Control Center
- ATI Display Driver (click "Select All" on it's window)
- ATI Software Uninstall Utility
You may now restart your computer manually and be prepared to hit F8 after BIOS/POST tests to enter into Safe Mode.
2) In Safe Mode as Administrator, run Driver Cleaner Pro. You may have to manually browse for it in My Computer, C: Program Files, Driver Cleaner Pro and manually double-click on the executable as it doesn't always make a shortcut for Administrator. Select "Multiple Cleaning Filters" and "Add" every entry for ATI. If you've had prior videocards or video drivers (such as Intel or NVidia), it would be wise to add them too. Run the Cleaner to completion.
3) After Driver Cleaner Completes, DISCONNECT ANY NETWORK CABLE/INTERNET. It's important your PC has no internet or network access for the next few steps. Yanking the network cable is the best way to ensure this.
4) Boot up in Normal mode. Copy the intel chipset software from above to the top level, C: drive. "infinst_autol.exe" is the normal filename.
5) Start Menu, Run and type: cmd. This should launch a DOS prompt/window. Type:
CD C:\ (enter)
infinst_autol.exe -A -OVERALL
6) The Intel Chipset software installer should come up. Agree to the license, OK to the readme, etc.etc.. let this run to completion. *This MAY cause some devices to stop functioning, such as your mouse or other USB devices. If this happens, it's NORMAL.. just use the keyboard to tab/move to the Finish button at the end* It will want to reboot upon completion. Do so.
7) After the fresh reboot, You may now delete the intel chipset file on the top/root of C: and on your desktop.
8) Reboot/Restart Windows one more time and let it stabilize for a few minutes at the desktop. Now run the ATI 6.1 Catalyst driver install previously saved on your desktop. Pick the "Express" install and let it run to completion.
9) Let it restart upon completion and after the restart, allow windows to settle for a few moments before doing anything else. At this point, you may reconnect your network/broadband.
Give these steps a whirl and report back your findings. Hopefully all of the above should clear your issue with the Rage Theatre chip and if not, it's quite possible you have a dud card.