No Monitor Output in VGA Mode with Creative 3D Blaster Banshee Video Card

After you configure your computer that has a Creative 3D Blaster Banshee video card installed to use a VGA driver in 800 X 600 resolution, you may not receive any output on your monitor.

This behavior occurs if the following conditions exist:

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• The video adapter is a Creative 3D Blaster Banshee video card
• There is a VGA driver is installed on the computer
• The screen resolution is set to 800 x 600
• The refresh rate is set to "Default Hardware"

To resolve this issue, set the resolution to 640 x 480 x 16 until you can install the video drivers provided by the manufacturer.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.