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hi

it just messes up the desk top & nothing works
my comp. is athlon mother board
things tryed
1. downloaded new nvidia driver multi use
2.downloaded 3 monitor drivers non would install
(can only work in safe mode with g force in)
showing driver as correct and working in hardware monitor
but in display(settings) it says defult monitor. my old card would be there
but the g force wont
please reply soon graphics card & hammer within easy reach

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The driver-focused advice from and is on point, but the same Safe‑Mode‑only / garbled‑desktop symptom can come from hardware or configuration issues as well. A short, non‑destructive diagnostic sequence that complements the driver work already suggested usually finds the culprit.

Useful diagnostics include:

  • Confirm the card matches the motherboard slot (AGP vs PCI Express). A wrong or partly seated card can cause instability.
  • Verify any auxiliary power leads are connected and the PSU has adequate capacity; undervoltage often looks like corrupted video.
  • Check the physical video connection: DVI‑D, DVI‑I, HDMI and VGA are not interchangeable. Passive DVI→VGA adapters won’t work with digital‑only outputs and can lead to a “Default Monitor” listing. Try a different cable or a monitor with a native matching input.
  • BIOS/firmware: set the primary display to the expansion card and disable onboard video if present; a CMOS reset can clear odd conflicts.
  • Isolation test: if possible, test the GeForce in another known‑good PC, or try a known‑good card in this machine to separate GPU vs motherboard/PSU faults.
  • Collect diagnostics (Device Manager error codes and Event Viewer entries) while booted to Safe Mode; note driver filenames and error codes before attempting a fresh install. Use a dedicated driver‑cleanup utility in Safe Mode to remove lingering files, then install the driver specific to the exact GPU model and OS version rather than a generic bundle.

If hardware checks and a clean driver install still fail, a defective card or an incompatibility at the board/AGP/PCIe level is likely; avoid forceful handling (the hammer comment) and consider RMA/replacement or swapping components to isolate the fault.

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Member Avatar for Cup of Squirrel

Sounds like you havn't uninstalled your old gfx card's drivers.

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In Add/Remove programs, remove any display drivers listed.

In System proerties > Device manager, select any display card listed and choose uninstall.

reboot, cancel out of any hardware recognition dialogue which is presented to you, and then run the driver file you've downloaded from nVidia. (You DID download the latest driver from www.nvidia.com if it's a new graphics card, didn't you?)

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cheers will give it ago

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