On 16 Dec 2005 11:26:17 -0800, grubertm@gmail.com wrote:

> I've been quite happy with my Radeon too, it ran flawlessly under SP1.
> This blank screen problem first occured when I installed SP2 last year.
> I then uninstalled SP2 again to have a stable system. Due to security
> concerns I went back to SP2 3 days again and updated to the latest ATI
> drivers (Catalyst is currently not installed) but the problems are
> still there. I doubt that ATI would leave this problem unresolved for a
> year so it's likely someplace else. There have been very similar
> reports in other XP newgroups but no good solutions. One poster
> mentioned throttling down the AGP port to 4x, but that's a hack and not
> a solution.

I haven't seen anything on my system to suggest this is related to Service
Pack issues. Older drivers can "develop" problems with newer service packs
but a newer driver that is compatible with the current service pack usually
squelches those in no time flat. I see that the latest driver at the ati
site is dated 12-8 and the one I'm running is from November. Am
successfully using the November driver with a dual monitor setup and SP2.
Motherboard is an older but reliable Abit AN7. Using 8x settings.

I'll install the December drivers later today to see if there's any problem
with them here. Sometimes keeping up with ATI updates feels like a full
time job

Another thought, try a different power connector for the card. If the one
being used now is not delivering "clean" power or is supplying power to too
many devices, the Radeon's performance may be suffering.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User