When I left home this morning, I could not access the Windows unlock prompt. but I figure it better to download a more recent driver from ATI's site and use that, instead.

I probably still have the original driver on CD. The card came with a (Dell) PC that I purchased perhaps seven or eight years ago I think the PC came with Windows Vista. Installing a driver for an earlier version of Windows is something I hadn't considered. I had wondered if that, in itself, would resolve the issue with the ATI - that is, until I came across the message on ATI's site.

I'm encountering a few other foibles with Windows 10 such that I'm planning to perform and re-install. and the statement that the card is not compatible with Windows 10. It was only then when I went to ATI's site and noticed there weren't any updated/native Windows 10 drivers. The card had been working great until about six months ago. No good reason your cards should not work in Windows 10. I have to install the original driver in Compatibility Mode for Windows 8. I have the original driver that shipped with my machine, after every update from Microsoft, the driver put in place says its for my adapter but, it is a driver from Microsoft. Will the above configuration be reliable? Or will I be swapping one problem for another? I ask because this configuration is more complicated than the one with my ATI i.e., two DVI-D ports connected directly to two monitors. I'm planning to attach one monitor to the replacement card's DVI-D interface (I'm unsure if Dual-Link will cause any issues) and the other monitor to the replacement card's HDMI interface or DisplayPort interface, via a conversion DVI-D cable (I'm not sure which interface to use). Most cards (including the GeForce GTX 1050) seem to have one each of the following ports: Dual-Link DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort i.e., one, not *two*, DVI-D ports. The ATI has two DVI-D ports I'm using them to drive two Dell 27' UltraSharp monitors (2007WFP and 2009W, each has just a DVI-D port and a VGA port). The thread 'When attempting to unlock console, just seeing movable mouse cursor' describes the gory details.)Īfter reading various reviews, I'm favoring a GeForce GTX 1050. (I attribute the problem to a Windows Update within the past six months, but I can't be sure. Although Windows 10 worked OK with the card for about a year, the card is apparently no longer compatible. I need to replace my ATI Radeon HD 4600 graphics card.

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