Graphics Card Update

[jenepherre]

It's in. I'm out. Of my mind.

The actual hardware installation was a breeze, but fuck if I can understand the software and drivers and I'm not too happy with the image quality I'm getting. I'm usually good with technical stuff like this, but this thing is FUCKING DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!!!

Now, I know I can't use the TV-in feature yet, because I still need to get the right cables to connect my TV to the computer. It has a coaxial jack, and I hooked that up, but it doesn't work.

It doesn't help that opening up the computer stirs up all that dust and gets my allergies going either, I'm sure. So I'm sniffling and my eyes itch as I'm trying to figure out what the hell to try next. I mean, fuck... I couldn't even register the damn thing 'cause I forgot to write down some fucking product number that you can only get off the card itself. I got the serial number, but this is something different.

I'm probably just going to go to bed early and deal with it tomorrow. Maybe. Smallville starts in 40 minutes, and then there's Angel... but I bet I won't be able to stay awake that long. ::le sigh::

I'm sure I'll get it all worked out eventually, but so far I'm really unimpressed...

Comments

[larissa-j.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing from your problems that you might have an ATI card installed? If you continue having problems with the TV in - try updating the drivers directly from the manufacturer's site. I had the same problem and had to update to the latest drivers to get it to work. I also had to back off to an earlier version of their software.

It may help...

Also, the install order of the driver/software can cause conflicts... re-install the driver after updating any software.

It's a pain.. but it may help