ati x1950 pro PCI-E issue

[SBSuperfly]

I just bought this card from a forum member and installed it in my dad's computer with the latest drivers. Once Windows XP Home loads the display flashes a black screen randomly. The problem doesn't seem to occur in safe mode, so I rolled back the drivers from 9.1 to 8.1. The problem seemed resolved at 1st, but the problem seems to have started up again. Is this card broken? Or should I maybe look into a bios update?

Thanks in advance

 

[Kowan]

Is NET Framework Version 2.0 installed?
Might find a suggestion reading through this ATI Catalyst Tweak Guide.
I'd also check Rage3D's forums for a possible cure.