asus mobo and gfx drivers..win7

[cocker92]

hi guys, im looking at installing windows 7 on a pc for the kids, iv tried but with the gfx it just uses the standard vga drivers and the text looks slightly blurred .
i cant find the correct drivers to install
the mobo is an asus a8v vm se and i believe the graphics are nvidia geforce 6150 nforce 430

can anyone help me out?

cheers
cocker92

[Van Nugent]

For the mobo, go to this page (http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=JHVbJNNqGgWK0S4Y) then click the Download tab and choose your OS. The Vista drivers should work fine for Windows 7.

For the video card, please go to this page (http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us) then select:

- Product Type: Legacy
- Product Series: nForce 4 Series
- Product: nForce 430 / GeForce 6150
- Operating System: Vista 32 or 64 bit depending on what you're running.

[cocker92]

cheers. the graphics drivers iv already tried (win 32) and they havent altered anything visually. would i have to upgrade the bios from the first link first do you think?

thanx for your help

simon

[Van Nugent]

Nope, we don't want to update the BIOS unless we really need to. Please read the BIOS history from the link to see if you need the fixes or enhancements the new BIOS provides then update to the new version if you do.

Try rightclicking on the desktop to open the context menu then select Personalize. Choose Display to customize the desktop.

[cocker92]

iv given up and if u look outside you might just see the pc flying through the air! looks like my dad wont get an updated pc for new year after all.

i reinstalled windows7 used the realtek 2.39 drivers and it seemed ok but the gfx drivers have done me!
it all seemed ok until i changed the desktop picture, the screen just kept going black then back to normal, then black then to normal.
i thought maybe because windows had updated the gfx to chrome9 drivers so i restored to standard vga drivers but still the same problem.
just unable to find the correct drivers for this!

[Van Nugent]

I believe the problem was because the onboard video card didn't have enough memory to run the Aero desktop. The default shared memory to the video card is 64MB whereas Aero requires at least 128MB (256MB preferable). You'll need to go to the BIOS and change the shared memory to at least 128MB (Page 2-23 in the manual (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket939/A8V-VM_SE/e2928_a8v-vm_se.pdf)).

[cocker92]

wow u r a superstar, just setting it up again and will let u know

cheers m8

[Van Nugent]

TBH I didn't unsderstand the problem much from your 1st post but after reading #5, I guessed that's the problem.

[cocker92]

van, i owe you one BIG TIME! that seems to sort out the flickering.
the other issues are having to reinstall the realtek r2.39 drivers as they seem to get lost, and when it reboots seeing it install new devices.....
pci standard pci - pci bridge
via standard pci to pci bridge
hi def audio controller
he def audio device

any more super suggestions for these?

[Van Nugent]

Your mobo has the VIA K8M890+VT8237A chipsets, Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN and Realtek ALC660 5.1 audio. You need to download and install the VIA Hyperion Pro driver (http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOTHERBOARD/Others/VIA-Hyperion-Pro-4-in-1-Driver-524A.shtml), the Realtek 10/100 Network driver (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false) and Realtek HD audio drivers (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false).

After installing these drivers, please check Device Manager to see what else are still missing.