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Hey
Basically I have just received my new 4870 512MB from OcUK. I uninstalled the 3850 drivers and downloaded the most recent 4870 drivers from the AMD website before I installed it. I uninstalled my old GPU and installed he 4870, using two 6-pin connectors from my PSU (Cooler Master Real Power 520W modular).
I turned my system on and it started up normally, but then after about 5 minutes my screen just went black and it looked like my system was still switched on. So I restarted the computer and now it gets to the Windows XP loading screen and then after that just before it gets to the 'Welcome to Windows - Select User' screen it goes black again with the computer still switched on. I have tried reseating the card, making sure all the power connectors are connected and there are no problems there. I have reinstalled my 3850 now and when my system switched on it said 'Windows has recovered from a serious error' and for a minute with the 3850 installed my screen was acting weird, changing resolutions for a second then flickering back to 640x480 (with no drivers currently installed for a GPU). But at the moment it seems to be working ok again.
Does anyone have any idea what the heck is going on with my computer?
Thanks for your help.
Basically I have just received my new 4870 512MB from OcUK. I uninstalled the 3850 drivers and downloaded the most recent 4870 drivers from the AMD website before I installed it. I uninstalled my old GPU and installed he 4870, using two 6-pin connectors from my PSU (Cooler Master Real Power 520W modular).
I turned my system on and it started up normally, but then after about 5 minutes my screen just went black and it looked like my system was still switched on. So I restarted the computer and now it gets to the Windows XP loading screen and then after that just before it gets to the 'Welcome to Windows - Select User' screen it goes black again with the computer still switched on. I have tried reseating the card, making sure all the power connectors are connected and there are no problems there. I have reinstalled my 3850 now and when my system switched on it said 'Windows has recovered from a serious error' and for a minute with the 3850 installed my screen was acting weird, changing resolutions for a second then flickering back to 640x480 (with no drivers currently installed for a GPU). But at the moment it seems to be working ok again.
Does anyone have any idea what the heck is going on with my computer?
Thanks for your help.
