radeon x800xl...weird install problem

[zenryou]

Ok I've been using my radeon x800xl for a while and I just turned on my computer like any other day recently and xp detects 8 separate x800xl cards...my computer BSODs cause of an infinite loop sometimes as well.

now I figured well maybe it's just the video card but also my PCI sata controller had the same problem. The add new hardware wizard just goes crazy and repeatedly installs crap if I let it. I can only get on my computer using safe mode and it really sucks. I've ordered a new system cause I really need one but if anyone has experienced this and maybe knows a fix for this please let me know. I've tried different drivers etc, reinstalled windows, have the most up to date mobo bios and all that sort of stuff.

p4 3ghz
radeon x800xl
win xp
1.5gb corsair ddr500 ram(i think)

 

[skadebo]

So, you started having these problems, you re-installed windows and the problem immediately repeated itself? Did the problem reoccur right after you installed drivers for something?

 

[zenryou]

It was just an all of a sudden thing. The only change I had made to the system was that I installed a corsair HX 520 watt PSU. I had been using it for a few weeks as well.

I figured out I could start>run>services.msc and disable the plug and play service and get my computer to boot using vga. so at least i won't have to be in safe mode for now but yeah...I'd like to get this fixed.

After I reinstalled windows the first thing it did was try to install my video card as 8 separate video cards, I could post a pic of how many it detects if links to something like imageshack are allowed. I have to admit I haven't read the forum rules yet but I wasn't planning on breaking any lol.

If I let it just keep reinstalling video cards it crashes my system, and once I try to restart once all those have been installed/detected it just goes back to POST screen