Alright, I'm new here and I'm curious if anyone has ever experienced this problem before. I'll start out by saying I'm not computer illeterate and have several certifications, hardware and software. With that out of the way...
My system specs are:
Asus P4P800-E motherboard
Intel Pentium 2.53GHZ processor
2ghz RAM
ATI Radeon 9800XT
4HDD's (2 SATA 2 IDE)
DVD R/W
CD R/W
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
Okay. This weekend is when the trouble first started, I run a webserver off my computer and this weenend the harddrive got hacked or died, that I'm not sure of. But my partition table is completely gone. I cannot recover any of the data with any of the programs I've used, and that's several. Ranging from freeware to 6,000 dollars. Wont pick up any partitions or anything. I started getting desprate trying to find a program and ended up picking up a trojan, and some god awful spyware that I didn't feel like messing with seeing how I just lost a lot of really important data and was too stupid to back it up prior. I know this part has nothing to do with Direct3D but I'm getting to that.
So, I end up formatting before any of this virus spreads. I manage to get half way though the windows installation and it keeps crapping out on me, then all the sudden my computer wont even POST. So I tear the thing apart and end up having to take my BIOS out and reflash it on a serial flashing chip. So I put it back in and it fires up just fine. I managed to get Windows installed ect.
So I run through my normal stuff, installing programs drivers updating windows ect. I go to play a game I've been playing for a really long time, Final Fantasy XI, it works alright but I forgot to configure the settings so the graphics aren't all nasty and what not, so I log out of the game and config the settings, go to play the game it wont load. So I install Oblivion and it wont work either.
At this point I wasn't a very happy camper, and decided to wipe out my computer again. I reinstall windows, don't worry about the windows updates, install the drivers, video driver I used the newest ATI version Catalyst 6.8. Reinstall Final Fantasy, update for 4 hours again, and try to play. Nothing. Install oblivion, nothing. Install Unreal Tournament 2004, Nothing. No games work at all. So I am really irritated and read up on what could be wrong, I update windows, read on playonline that FFXI is tested and working great with Catalyst 5.13. So I downloaded that version and install it. Still not working. I reinstall DirectX 9.0c and nothing. Reinstall the 5.13 drivers hoping it will work, nothing. I went on a live chat with PlayOnline Tech. Support, they told me it was the network, when I can play no problem on my Laptop no problem. So they send me to someone else, they say they have no idea, so no go there.
After that I decide to format and reinstall again only installing the video drivers no Catalyst control center, and see if that worked. Oblivin gave me a DirectX Error and now it isn't doing anything except what it's been doing. Same with Final Fantasy.
What it does exactly is the game boots up like normal but the screen goes blank. Oblivion doesn't even go to full screen. Just a little black box that turns white after about 30 seconds. They don't use any processor and it just stays like that constantly. I don't think it's my video card, but it could be. I don't know if the virus is keeping it's self on my computer somehow or what, all I know is I can't use DirectX at all. If anyone knows anything about this problem or has any suggestions please share...
My system specs are:
Asus P4P800-E motherboard
Intel Pentium 2.53GHZ processor
2ghz RAM
ATI Radeon 9800XT
4HDD's (2 SATA 2 IDE)
DVD R/W
CD R/W
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
Okay. This weekend is when the trouble first started, I run a webserver off my computer and this weenend the harddrive got hacked or died, that I'm not sure of. But my partition table is completely gone. I cannot recover any of the data with any of the programs I've used, and that's several. Ranging from freeware to 6,000 dollars. Wont pick up any partitions or anything. I started getting desprate trying to find a program and ended up picking up a trojan, and some god awful spyware that I didn't feel like messing with seeing how I just lost a lot of really important data and was too stupid to back it up prior. I know this part has nothing to do with Direct3D but I'm getting to that.
So, I end up formatting before any of this virus spreads. I manage to get half way though the windows installation and it keeps crapping out on me, then all the sudden my computer wont even POST. So I tear the thing apart and end up having to take my BIOS out and reflash it on a serial flashing chip. So I put it back in and it fires up just fine. I managed to get Windows installed ect.
So I run through my normal stuff, installing programs drivers updating windows ect. I go to play a game I've been playing for a really long time, Final Fantasy XI, it works alright but I forgot to configure the settings so the graphics aren't all nasty and what not, so I log out of the game and config the settings, go to play the game it wont load. So I install Oblivion and it wont work either.
At this point I wasn't a very happy camper, and decided to wipe out my computer again. I reinstall windows, don't worry about the windows updates, install the drivers, video driver I used the newest ATI version Catalyst 6.8. Reinstall Final Fantasy, update for 4 hours again, and try to play. Nothing. Install oblivion, nothing. Install Unreal Tournament 2004, Nothing. No games work at all. So I am really irritated and read up on what could be wrong, I update windows, read on playonline that FFXI is tested and working great with Catalyst 5.13. So I downloaded that version and install it. Still not working. I reinstall DirectX 9.0c and nothing. Reinstall the 5.13 drivers hoping it will work, nothing. I went on a live chat with PlayOnline Tech. Support, they told me it was the network, when I can play no problem on my Laptop no problem. So they send me to someone else, they say they have no idea, so no go there.
After that I decide to format and reinstall again only installing the video drivers no Catalyst control center, and see if that worked. Oblivin gave me a DirectX Error and now it isn't doing anything except what it's been doing. Same with Final Fantasy.
What it does exactly is the game boots up like normal but the screen goes blank. Oblivion doesn't even go to full screen. Just a little black box that turns white after about 30 seconds. They don't use any processor and it just stays like that constantly. I don't think it's my video card, but it could be. I don't know if the virus is keeping it's self on my computer somehow or what, all I know is I can't use DirectX at all. If anyone knows anything about this problem or has any suggestions please share...