help fixing my m1710

[themaxx69]

Just got this m1710. Has 2.13 cpu, 100gb, 7950gtx, 4gig.

Bought it cheap cause the monitor wasn't working, but would work with external monitor.

Reinstalled xp sp3 without format and started installing driver from dell for bios, chipset, system utilities, system firmware, network, audio, video(which didn't seem to work) and input devices.

At some point during one of the installs and I'm pretty sure it was one of the dell installs not windows updates, that the monitor just popped on and was working. So, my dumbass figured ok it works I will now format the drive and do it all over again. Well, didn't work that way. I installed everything again, but the monitor doesn't work now and if I try to install nvidia drivers the computer freezes at some point.

I hope I'm just missing some driver or order or something.

I'm assuming everything works, because like I said it started working and kept working till I started all over.

Any help would be much appreciated. ;D

[themaxx69]

Also, sometimes on certain screens there are quotes around. Like on the windows setup screen. I don't know if it is a bios prob. I updated the bio to a07. I want to try and totally redo this thing. Don't know if I need to clear the cmos or something??

[themaxx69]

Update.

I reinstalled windows again and when it started up, voila! It worked....for about 1-2 min. Then some lines and stuff appeared on the screen like a video card issue and now the screen won't work again. Only on external monitor.