I loaded XP fresh on a new computer with an Athlon XP
processor, an AMD 761 + VIA VT8231 dual chip AGPset and an
NVidia Geforce3 based video card. I loaded the AMD driver,
the VIA drivers, and various versions of the NVidia driver
and get a flashing display that doesn't respond to input in
any mode beyond basic VGA. I know the video hardware works
because I have OS/2 installed on the same computer (in a
partition that Windows cannot see) and it runs fine at
1280*1024 with any color resolution I choose.

Is there anything I can do to get XP to work properly? I'm
getting desperate.

I just started having this problem recently after installing a new
power supply. I have very similar hardware. It seems to happen after
the computer has been on for a while, but I really dont think it's due
to overheating. I've got pleanty of fans and a rather big case.

Athlon XP 1900+
Gigabyte GA-7VTXE mobo
VIA KT266A chipset
VIA8233 onboard sound
512MB RAM
SB Audigy Platinum
GeForce3 Ti500

NEC MultiSync FE950+ monitor




"Charlie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<00ab01c3d87b$2bcf78a0$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> I loaded XP fresh on a new computer with an Athlon XP
> processor, an AMD 761 + VIA VT8231 dual chip AGPset and an
> NVidia Geforce3 based video card. I loaded the AMD driver,
> the VIA drivers, and various versions of the NVidia driver
> and get a flashing display that doesn't respond to input in
> any mode beyond basic VGA. I know the video hardware works
> because I have OS/2 installed on the same computer (in a
> partition that Windows cannot see) and it runs fine at
> 1280*1024 with any color resolution I choose.
>
> Is there anything I can do to get XP to work properly? I'm
> getting desperate.