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Hey all!

I just got my 4870 (YAY! :D) BUT! as soon as i install the drivers and reboot, my screen wont turn on when its about to show the login screen of vista.. Ive ben trying every solution i could find on the net, but none of em are working :( What should i do?
 
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Did you uninstall old drivers?
 
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yeah, i did run the uninstaller first, then driver cleaner, then into safemode and driver cleaner again.. damn :\ i think i have to wait till the next driver release :\
 
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The problem is your using DVI. Until they fix this issue you can only use VGA.
 
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i found out :\ so i went to the nearest garbage container here in my town to get a vga cable :D works great now :) but huge different in colours on screen :\
 
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Polarman said:
The problem is your using DVI. Until they fix this issue you can only use VGA.
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just a sec, this thread caught my attention . Does the 4870 perform better on VGA as compared to DVI?
 
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That depends on what you mean with perform better on vga vs dvi.
When the driver is installed on my computer, i get no signal to my screen with a dvi cable, but works with vga.
So wating for 8.8 drivers to get out or a 8.7 hotfix.
But maan! Dvi has alot better color quality than vga!
 
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yeah, reason why i am asking is that my DVI is working fine even with the 8.7 drivers. i dont have a VGA input to test if its better.
 
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