Comments on: **Fixed** Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT Video Hardware Overlay Problem http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/ John Griffin is just another media junkie Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:13:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Valentina http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-12793 Valentina Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:22:47 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-12793 Thanks for the post. Poznovatelno. Thanks for the post. Poznovatelno.

]]> By: Mike http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-7942 Mike Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:47:00 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-7942 Hello everyone Im trying to findout whats is wrong with my Gforce 7900. I have a gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R with 3gB intel core duo 4gb ram and this is the problem: I get a black screen while my pc is running and seems that this happen everytime the gpu fun starts running. At first I foundout that I had the motherboard set on PCi instead of PCIe and the problem was fixed for about 2 days once I change it then just start happening again. I had conducted PNY and had returned the card and they send me another one (supposed to be a diffrent card).I had the same problem I call and talked to PNY tech and said that possible to be my power supply problem and Igot a new one. No luck there, now I open a new ticket with PNY and ask me to send the card back again but I would like to try and figureout if there is anything else to check b4 I send it back for the 2nd time. Any help will be nice and I thank u in advance Hello everyone

Im trying to findout whats is wrong with my Gforce 7900. I have a gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R with 3gB intel core duo 4gb ram and this is the problem: I get a black screen while my pc is running and seems that this happen everytime the gpu fun starts running. At first I foundout that I had the motherboard set on PCi instead of PCIe and the problem was fixed for about 2 days once I change it then just start happening again. I had conducted PNY and had returned the card and they send me another one (supposed to be a diffrent card).I had the same problem I call and talked to PNY tech and said that possible to be my power supply problem and Igot a new one. No luck there, now I open a new ticket with PNY and ask me to send the card back again but I would like to try and figureout if there is anything else to check b4 I send it back for the 2nd time.

Any help will be nice and I thank u in advance

]]> By: John Griffin http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1830 John Griffin Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:11:28 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1830 Thanks for the confirmation Anim. I am still running this hack after 6 months, can't believe they haven't fixed it. Thanks for the confirmation Anim. I am still running this hack after 6 months, can’t believe they haven’t fixed it.

]]> By: Anim http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1829 Anim Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:30:51 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1829 BTW, I have a 7900GS Card. Core was 600, Memory was 1,500 before making your change. BTW, I have a 7900GS Card. Core was 600, Memory was 1,500 before making your change.

]]> By: Anim http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1828 Anim Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1828 Your the man! Nobody i've spoken too on this exact same problem had a solution. Had to change to Classic Control Panel, then underclocked the card and BAM, DigiTV started working (Which means it can now access the hardware Overlay). Thanks mate. Anim Your the man!

Nobody i’ve spoken too on this exact same problem had a solution.

Had to change to Classic Control Panel, then underclocked the card and BAM, DigiTV started working (Which means it can now access the hardware Overlay).

Thanks mate.
Anim

]]> By: adrian petrescu http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1827 adrian petrescu Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:43:55 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1827 Hello to all My story is with 4 day with BFG 7900GT OC I sell my 6800GT with agp for the new 7900GT... nice I buy 7900GT OC from BFG from a local shop... with 3 year warranties. :) All games run very nice on new card, even I test the OC from autodetect settings from driver... this set my card to 544/1600 from 475/1360, I run 3dmark 05 nice...and 06 with no problem (8249 in 05, 4643 in 06 by default and overclock score 9230 in 05) afther that I set the card by default and I play BF2 2 more days and the screen have red, gren and gry dotts in BF2, and same strange texture from the all the trees. I eraze all windows partion and I install from zero all again same things more grups of dotts and strage simtoms for every refresh set I take the card and I go to a friend I test in his big sistem same things... dotts and a strage "gry snow" over the desktop and in any aplication. I go with the card to shop from were I got.... " sorry but if you want to wait about 30 working days for the card to go to RMA... , no money back, or we can give a leadtek card same 7900GT but with a new big cooler". I want bfg... but i dont want to wait...and for that ... i have now leadtek. work ok now but it is not that i want in frist place.... I mention that I live and work in ROMANIA Hello to all

My story is with 4 day with BFG 7900GT OC

I sell my 6800GT with agp for the new 7900GT… nice

I buy 7900GT OC from BFG from a local shop… with 3 year warranties. :)
All games run very nice on new card, even I test the OC from autodetect settings from driver… this set my card to 544/1600 from 475/1360, I run 3dmark 05 nice…and 06 with no problem (8249 in 05, 4643 in 06 by default and overclock score 9230 in 05)

afther that I set the card by default and I play BF2

2 more days and the screen have red, gren and gry dotts in BF2, and same strange texture from the all the trees. I eraze all windows partion and I install from zero all

again same things more grups of dotts and strage simtoms for every refresh set

I take the card and I go to a friend I test in his big sistem same things… dotts and a strage “gry snow” over the desktop and in any aplication.

I go with the card to shop from were I got…. ” sorry but if you want to wait about 30 working days for the card to go to RMA… , no money back, or we can give a leadtek card same 7900GT but with a new big cooler”. I want bfg… but i dont want to wait…and for that … i have now leadtek. work ok now but it is not that i want in frist place….

I mention that I live and work in ROMANIA

]]> By: John Griffin http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1826 John Griffin Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:32:58 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1826 Well the issue I have solved here is one that occurs on cards with manufacturer's overclock and the 91.31 or 91.33 drivers. Find out if your card is overclocked at retail and if it is you should reduce the speed to the lowest card in the range (which can be found on the manufacturer's website). Well the issue I have solved here is one that occurs on cards with manufacturer’s overclock and the 91.31 or 91.33 drivers. Find out if your card is overclocked at retail and if it is you should reduce the speed to the lowest card in the range (which can be found on the manufacturer’s website).

]]> By: Mark http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1825 Mark Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:12:59 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1825 I came across this site when I was looking for a solution to my GeForce 7800 GTX problem. I'm trying to run Maya, and I've got it running somewhat stabily. Problem is that I've never dealt with over/under clocking issues before, and as such, I can't seem to set it to an underclock setting that will take. Glad you got your card working. Any advice? I came across this site when I was looking for a solution to my GeForce 7800 GTX problem. I’m trying to run Maya, and I’ve got it running somewhat stabily. Problem is that I’ve never dealt with over/under clocking issues before, and as such, I can’t seem to set it to an underclock setting that will take. Glad you got your card working. Any advice?

]]> By: Egon G. Freeman http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1824 Egon G. Freeman Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:43:17 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1824 This may be a bit out of date, but here: http://www.tweaksrus.com - get Your drivers here, these should work. For example, when I bough my 6600 GT (for AGP) it had serious DOOM3 problems (lagging extremely and sometimes locking up on video playback, like PDA records etc.). Installed the TweaksRUs driver and not only did it resolve the issue, it also boosted my framerate up by about 8-10 FPS. And that's a T.R.E.A.T. ;) So, I guess You DO get a free lunch sometimes... ;-) Best regards. :) Email me if it works out for Ya (reset the default speeds of course). This may be a bit out of date, but here: http://www.tweaksrus.com - get Your drivers here, these should work. For example, when I bough my 6600 GT (for AGP) it had serious DOOM3 problems (lagging extremely and sometimes locking up on video playback, like PDA records etc.). Installed the TweaksRUs driver and not only did it resolve the issue, it also boosted my framerate up by about 8-10 FPS. And that’s a T.R.E.A.T. ;) So, I guess You DO get a free lunch sometimes… ;-)

Best regards. :) Email me if it works out for Ya (reset the default speeds of course).

]]> By: John Griffin http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1823 John Griffin Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:31:23 +0000 http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/06/28/nvidia-geforce-7900-gt-video-hardware-overlay-problem-broken/#comment-1823 I know it's a hit in performance Gregg but it's just down to the base 7900gt level, the level the card is at before it gets the manufacturer's overclock. The numbers you have are right. I have spoken to others with the problem and to XFX and I am pretty confident this is a software level problem that can be fixed. So be assured I will be OVERclocking massively when working drivers are released :-). I know it’s a hit in performance Gregg but it’s just down to the base 7900gt level, the level the card is at before it gets the manufacturer’s overclock. The numbers you have are right.

I have spoken to others with the problem and to XFX and I am pretty confident this is a software level problem that can be fixed. So be assured I will be OVERclocking massively when working drivers are released :-).

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