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wazzup980
February 7th, 2002, 10:54
were can i get these drivers are they better than 23.11 for GeForce 2 MX 400 cards?
Doomulation
February 7th, 2002, 17:51
Um, have u tried out their official site? ( http://www.nvidia.com )
Tesla-Guy
February 7th, 2002, 18:08
a) there is no such drivers
b)latest official drivers is 23.11
c)you can get lame leaked drivers from lame site - Detonators XP ver. 27.10 only for windows 2000/XP
Doomulation
February 7th, 2002, 18:13
a) I didn't know...
b) I see...
c) are these "leaked" drivers any good? I've never tested them ???
EdgeBlade
February 7th, 2002, 19:46
You can get them on Windows Update now. And they great. I used to have the infinate loop problem witch seems to have dissappeared, yay!


Edit: They also have 27.30 leaked drivers for 98/Me and 27.20 for 2000/XP on some site that I don't rember...
Slougi
February 7th, 2002, 21:50
Yep I am using 27.20. They are nice as they add NView, but lightly slower in 3DMark2001, although it seems that other apps run a little faster. They also seem to be very stable.
Doomulation
February 7th, 2002, 22:07
With other words, they're good.
So I'll test the new drivers, and if they give any problems, I guess I'll roll back to the old ones.
BTW, where can u get these drivers? ???
Slougi
February 7th, 2002, 22:09
Hmm i can't remember. Get on irc and i'll send em to u.
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 01:28
http://www.guru3d.com/files/
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 01:30
Hey, guess what! Detonator 27.30 for 2000/XP is now up for d/l :D
wazzup980
February 8th, 2002, 07:44
um slow down u guys keep saying oh these drivers r good no these drivers r even better wicth...ones...are...better..for...WinXP Pro....nvidia....GeForce 2 MX 400......thx
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 07:47
Do you want the latesest beta drivers? 27.30

Do you want the latestest "official" digitaly signed drivers? 23.12
wazzup980
February 8th, 2002, 07:51
well i got 23.12 drivers now how do i install them when i unzip them it gives me a whole bunch of files???
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 07:55
You could use Windows Update to get the files instead and that way it'll install it for you.

Or you could read the readme.txt....
wazzup980
February 8th, 2002, 08:14
were do ya get the windows update?
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 08:33
It's a website...

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
Doomulation
February 8th, 2002, 14:09
Originally posted by wazzup980
were do ya get the windows update?
LOL, u really need to look around yourself!
In Windows98 was the first time Windows Update was mentioned. There was even a link at the start-menu and the settings-menu.
It would be nice if u looked around a little before asking stupid questions.
Epic64
February 8th, 2002, 16:48
Be carefull with Windows update on xp! I suggest you don't use it to download driver updates. I did and lost use of my mouse for about 30 mins! Had to mess about with hardware details in control panel to get it working again! Still maybe it was me? Newbie and all.
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 20:00
Plese don't discourge people from using a great tool such and Windows Update because of one small problem you had. I have never had any such problems. In fact it gave me the drivers I needed to make my system stable with my vid card running at 4x.

Were you using an old mouse?
Epic64
February 8th, 2002, 20:49
No it was a logitech cordless optical mouse! But yeah I suppose you're right it is good for newbies although I still prefer to get my drivers from the manufacturer! (unless it's nvidia of course!)
EdgeBlade
February 8th, 2002, 21:00
I'm not saying it's good for all your drivers, I'm just saing it's a good tool that should be taken advantage of. WinUpdate even had an updated driver for my P3 processor, where else are you gonna find that real easy?

Of course checking the manufacturer's site for the latest drivers is a great way to go. But this guy here is asking how to install the drivers ??? And WinUpadte will d/l & install them for him. :D

Cool mouse, I have the same, except with a wire.
zero0w
February 9th, 2002, 15:10
I don't use Windows Update myself, usually I will install any update/fix or drivers manually. I don't question the benefit of using Windows Update, but sometimes it installed something I really don't want...
Doomulation
February 9th, 2002, 19:18
Originally posted by zero0w
I don't use Windows Update myself, usually I will install any update or drivers manually. I don't question the benefit of using Windows Update, but sometimes it installed something I really don't want...
LOL! That's strange...
It's not supposed to do so...
Well. Anyway, myself, I only use it to update some stuff, like security. Not the drivers, though.
Epic64
February 10th, 2002, 01:21
er, we are talking about Microsoft here!
OmegaFirebolt
February 11th, 2002, 04:15
Ok, I probably need to be shot in the head for this but...

EdgeBlade, how did you turn AGP on in XP? I can't get it on in XP but in 9x/ME I have no probs with the AGP. I stuck in PCI mode for video right now and it sux... to me at least. I can go into dxdiag and check to find if it is in AGP mode by looking at the dissable AGP button but it is greyed out in XP, not so in 9x/ME.
hotshitu
February 11th, 2002, 05:03
Originally posted by EdgeBlade
WinUpdate even had an updated driver for my P3 processor, where else are you gonna find that real easy?


Cool. I want.
/me wonders will it turn it into a P4 or Athlon XP :D ?
Tursiops_G
February 11th, 2002, 10:32
I also urge caution when using Windows Update to get device driver files...

I have had 3 (out of 3) of these "updates" result in problems.
(All are with Win98SE, BTW).

1) On a M/B with built in sound (AC97), Windows update recommended a new driver, that when installed, BROKE several apps that used sound (Exception errors, etc.) :( Removing it and reinstalling the original driver was necessary.

2) With an Intel 10/100 NIC, installing the windows update recommended driver resulted in severe problems with TCP/IP thruput (Slowdowns, pauses, etc.) :angry: Removing it and reinstalling the original default driver fixed it.

3) On an ASUS CUSL2-C, Installing the windows update Intel ATA IDE driver resulted in reduced performance, and reported device problems (Yellow '!' on the HD devices in Device Manager) :pissed: ... Again, Removal of the updated driver fixed the problems.

Needless to say, I no longer will trust Microsoft for any new hardware drivers... I now go straight to the source, and download any updates from the hardware vendor's websites.

Caveat Emptor!

- John (Tursiops_G.)
EdgeBlade
February 11th, 2002, 10:53
Originally posted by OmegaFirebolt
Ok, I probably need to be shot in the head for this but...

EdgeBlade, how did you turn AGP on in XP? I can't get it on in XP but in 9x/ME I have no probs with the AGP. I stuck in PCI mode for video right now and it sux... to me at least. I can go into dxdiag and check to find if it is in AGP mode by looking at the dissable AGP button but it is greyed out in XP, not so in 9x/ME.

I'm sorry, I'm not quite sure what you mean. Are you talking about the AGP slot speed? (1x, 2x, 4x)
Doomulation
February 11th, 2002, 17:43
LOL on that!
I know, Microsoft can't be trusted.
Usually, I don't download much updates rather than security updates. But now I think I'll go to manufacturer site to get the stuff.
OmegaFirebolt
February 11th, 2002, 20:05
EdgeBlade, what I mean is that I can't turn on AGP at all even tho I have my TNT2 4x AGP card (yes I know it's old) in the AGP slot and can't get Windows XP to recognize it as an AGP card so I can't get AGP texturing to work. Also because of this it stuck my card into PCI mode while I use it in XP. If I boot back into 9x/ME the AGP texturing works and my card is recognized as an AGP card and set to the proper AGP 4x. I have installed the newest bios, AGP chipset drivers, and even the 23.11 nVidia drivers for this thing in both 9x/ME and XP yet XP still will not let me turn on the AGP features of this card in dxdiag or otherwise.
EdgeBlade
February 11th, 2002, 20:36
I'm not sure. I havent done anthing special for mine to work, it just does. The problem I was having was something where I had to decrease the AGP speed just so my system could be stable.

Does anyone else have a TNT2 4x AGP card & Windows XP and have this problem as well?
Vulcan Power
February 12th, 2002, 10:33
I have the TNT2 card running in XP with no problems. Although mine is running at 2x mode since my motherboard doesnt support 4X.
B*A*G*G
February 12th, 2002, 18:39
Originally posted by OmegaFirebolt
EdgeBlade, what I mean is that I can't turn on AGP at all even tho I have my TNT2 4x AGP card (yes I know it's old) in the AGP slot and can't get Windows XP to recognize it as an AGP card so I can't get AGP texturing to work. Also because of this it stuck my card into PCI mode while I use it in XP. If I boot back into 9x/ME the AGP texturing works and my card is recognized as an AGP card and set to the proper AGP 4x. I have installed the newest bios, AGP chipset drivers, and even the 23.11 nVidia drivers for this thing in both 9x/ME and XP yet XP still will not let me turn on the AGP features of this card in dxdiag or otherwise.
you should be able to set your apg mode 4x or 2x in your bios settings. havent you tried tweaking with those yet?
OmegaFirebolt
February 14th, 2002, 00:45
My bios don't have AGP settings listed. I have a Giga-Byte GA-5AX Motherboard and so I have to use the little program from Acer Labs for the ALI 5 chip on it and when I do it still resets the thing from what ever AGP speed I select back to PCI mode. And yes I did check the Bios before I came on here and posted about the problem...