i got all the drivers installed but stoll no sli promt. i can enter the set SLI configuration in the nvidia control panel but all it says is : Are you ready to take it to the next level? and there is a link to thier stupid website. i dont even know how to check if my system can detect both cards. or if it can at all. i really dont want to have to spend more money to have my PC looked at by a PC doctor. any advice?

Hey Guys,

@Dr. O, I'm sure that we can get this up and runnig, don't despair.

Is your BIOS the most current one for your MOBO, if you aren't sure, please download Belarc from my signature, and post the Main Circuitboard section of the results.

Have you checked your Device Manager to see if both graphics cards are registering? (Right-click on My Computer, click on Properties, Hardware tab, Device Manager. Look for any yellow or red exclamation points.

Did the reinstall of the drivers have any sort of error message during the installation?

Looking forward to your reply,

TTFN

LGW

Main Circuit Board b 2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-SLI 1.XX
Serial Number: 123456789000
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1013 10/21/2005
Controllers Display NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller
NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller (2x) NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS [Display adapter] (2x)
Default Monitor (3x)
ViewSonic VX922 [Monitor] (19.1"vis, s/n PXU061432136, April 2006) (2x)
my device manager regesters that i have 2 cards. thats good.... i uninstalled all drivers including my display drivers which screwed up my internets so i had to refer back to my Asus startup disk to get some working drivers. i then went to nvidia and downloaded some new drivers which installed without any trouble. mabey Evga has better drivers? no?

must sleep now.... will check up 2morow thanks all.

just wondering if anyone had any more ideas. i will try anything.

Hey Dr. O,

I'm so sorry, I was expecting GarHar to chime in there. I actually want him to veryify a couple of things, so I will PM him, and have him post his answers. Please hold on, we're going to get this working for you.

TTFN

LGW

Heya Dr_O.

Can I get you to download these exact video card drivers right here

And also download these chipset drivers right here

Once downloaded both - restart your computer into Safe Mode and uninstall your video card.
Restart again into Safe Mode and install the chipset drivers. (uninstall the video card drivers again if you have to)
Restart again into Windows normally and install the video card drivers.

Restart one last time...