[Solved] Nvidia N210 card does not allow windows to boot

[ian2012]

I bought an NVIDIA N210 D512D2H graphics card to upgrade as my computer had trouble running Flight Sim X. Once i fit the card the computer it will not boot windows. (i tried un installing the old chipset drivers first as well and is no different) I restart after fitting and the computer gives the usual entry black screen with some loading information and then another screen i have never seen before with a screen full of text and at the end "verifying pool data" and then the monitor switches off and the cycle repeats itself for as long as many times as i leave without loading windows. I sought advice from the shop i bought the card from and he said to change windows to a higher resolution before i fit the card but this made no difference either. I have also tried to enter safe mode to try and install the drivers but pressing F8 to enter the menu will not work when this card is fitted. If i take the Nvidia card out and connect up as before everything goes back to normal.

 

I have an ADVENT SE2102 pc i bought 1 year ago with windows 7, 64 bit os, pentium E5400 2.7 ghz dual core processor 3.0 GB RAM, intel R GMA 3100 graphics card chip G33/G31 chipset family 256mb total avail graph memory. It uses a foxconn G31MX 46GMX series mother board that has a X 16 expansion slot.

 

Anyone with any ideas?

 

Grateful for any help

 

Thanx

[KenB]

Hi

 

Is this your card ?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_210_us.html

 

I see you have asked this question on another site.

 

You asked about drivers there.

Boot up with the other card.

Install the drivers for your new card.

Start > ....type in ......devmgmt.msc .......ENTER

Click the + next to "Display Adapters"

Make sure the device is listed with no yellow exclamation marks.

 

Shut down - swap over to the new card - try booting up.

[ian2012]

Hi Ken

 

Thanks for the reply, it wasnt my card but i did find it and the correct drivers on the dedicated msi website. I downloaded the driver but just as with the Driver and utilty CD i got with the card it wont let me install the drivers until i fit the card it would seem. When i go in to the setup it starts guiding me through the intallation then says i cannot find the suitable hardware and exits me from the intall. How can i get round this, cant install the driver cos the cards not fitted, cant fit the card cos i cant start windows!?

 

Help if you can!

 

Many thanks

[KenB]

Hi,

 

Switch off and connect the monitor to the old Video connection.

Put the new card in.

Switch on.

 

If it boots up go to Device Manager

Start > type in .......devmgmt.msc ..............ENTER

 

Click "Action" > Scan for Hardware Changes.

[ian2012]

Hi,

Just gave that a try, dont get any signal from the original on board video output all the time the new card is fitted. I guess cos the signal is now diverted to the new card as it regognises there is a card in the pci 16 slot.

 

Any more thought?

[KenB]

I suspect that you need to return the card as faulty.

 

Try it in another machine to see if you get the same result.

[ian2012]

I was coming to the conclusion that it might be faulty, shouldnt be this difficult to intall. I'v just took it back and ordered a better card.

 

Thanks for your time Ken :)

[KenB]

Hopefully you will have more luck with the replacement .

 

Let us know how you get on.

[ian2012]

Hi Ken

 

Yup, think it must have been a faulty card, i got a geForce GT430 instead and the computer started normally after i fitted the new card and loaded in the drivers no problem and i dont get the computer crashes i got when using FSX on the on board graphics :D

 

Thanks for all your input

[KenB]

That is good to hear.

A new card shouldn't be faulty - but it happens.

 

Thanks for letting us know :)