[dundee] GFX card oddity.

Robert Ladyman it at file-away.co.uk
Fri Mar 28 08:51:09 UTC 2014


You could check the BIOS settings to ensure that the correct card gets used 
first (if you haven't already): usually one can get into it by pressing DEL 
or F2 at startup (of the machine, rather than the operating system).

> Morning.
>
> Rather than try to get the Matrox card working I bought a replacement
> Nvidia card.  The oddity is that is only works properly after two boots if
> the Matrox card was in before it.
>
> As in:
>
> Matrox card, boot, corrupted display.
> Nvidia card boot, corrupted display
> Nvidia card, second boot, display fine.
>
> I've checked this three times to rule out the card being badly inserted..
>
> Any suggestions as to why?
>
> Malcolm.


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