GeForce FAQ Page 1 of 83 Version 19.4 Last updated 14:50 GMT 2/1/2002 Maintained by Christopher Hill (aka Minkus) - minkus@ntlworld.com Email contact information and about me GeForce FAQ 19.4 in PDF format - thanks to Andrej Cepko Polish translation of Hardware section : Polish translation of Software section Russian translation Italian translation #1 Italian translation #2 Japanese translation I want to translate the FAQ! UPDATE - 8/4/2004: THIS VERSION OF THE FAQ IS NO LONGER UPDATED.
GeForce FAQ Page 2 of 83 Updated link in 'Games stutter with my GeForce. How can I fix it?' question. Removed dead link in 'My 2D image quality is poor (fuzzy, ghosting, smeared bold text). How can I fix it?' question. Removed dead link in 'I get rolling lines with my GeForce2 Ultra. How can I fix it?' question. Fixed dead link in 'How can I get my Abit LX6, ASUS P2L97 or Gigabyte 6BXC, 6BXE or BX2000 working with the GeForce?' question.
GeForce FAQ Page 3 of 83 boards? Does the GeForce support Texture Compression (DXTC/S3TC)? What should my AGP Aperture size be set to? How can I change my AGP Aperture size? What are the recommended BIOS settings for a GeForce? I have a Video Memory option in my BIOS that I can set to UC or USWC.
GeForce FAQ Page 4 of 83 applications won't work on my GeForce. What's wrong? I have an Intel i815 based motherboard and 3D performance is very poor. How can I fix it? I have an Intel i820 based motherboard and I hawe various problems. How can I fix it? I have an Intel i840 based motherboard and I get blue screens. How can I fix it? I have a VIA chipset based motherboard and I can't get AGP working or I get lockups in Windows 2000.
GeForce FAQ Page 5 of 83 Where can I download demos to show off my GeForce? Driver questions What Windows 9x/ME drivers should I use? What Windows 2000/XP drivers should I use? What Windows NT 4 drivers should I use? What Linux drivers should I use and how do I install them? What BeOS drivers should I use? How can I find out what version of the drivers I am currently using? What is the difference between the 3.xx, 5.xx, 6.xx, 7.xx, 8.xx, 10.xx, 11.xx, 12.xx, 21.
GeForce FAQ Page 6 of 83 DirectShow? I get errors involving desk.cpl. How can I fix them? I get crashes involving DDHELP.EXE. How can I fix them? I get horizontal lines when I watch certain DivX ;-) movies under Windows 2000. How can I fix it? I cannot view videos in overlay mode if they are wider than 704 pixels horizontally, or if the width is not a multiple of 32. What's going on? Game questions What games work and don't work with the GeForce? I get flashing menus in various games.
GeForce FAQ Page 7 of 83 I get problems with Half-Life. How can I fix them? Half-Life is too dark. How can I fix it? When I join a game or start a LAN game in Half-Life I never enter the game. How can I fix it? Counter-Strike I have Counter-Strike and a GeForce 2 Ultra 64MB DDR and my framerate drops dramatically whenever there is more than one person (myself) connected to a server. What's up? Quake Quake is very dark. How can I fix it? Players 'phase' while I play Quake 1.
GeForce FAQ Page 8 of 83 Q. Does the Annihilator or the Annihilator Pro have extra outputs like TV-OUT or DVI? No, despite what you may have read in reviews. There is only the standard monitor output. However, Gateway do have an OEM version that does have TV-OUT and DVI. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 9 of 83 with the Creative drivers? This is a known limitation of the current Creative drivers. Creative may release a driver set in the future that fixes this problem. Back to Index Q. The fan on my Annihilator is making a grinding noise. How can I fix it? Unscrew the fan from the card, and lift it away. Blow away any dust that is around the fan.
GeForce FAQ Page 10 of 83 DDR memory is forced to run in 64-bit mode, while SDR memory is still able to run in 128-bit mode. Runs at 175mhz core / 166mhz memory. GeForce2 MX-400 - The same as a GeForce2 MX, except it runs at 200mhz core / 166mhz memory. GeForce2 GTS (DDR) - Runs at 200mhz core / 166mhz memory. GeForce2 Pro (DDR) - The same as a GeForce2 GTS, except it runs at 200mhz core / 200mhz memory.
GeForce FAQ Page 11 of 83 Unified is a Glide wrapper created by Creative, so that you can run 3dfx only games on your non-3dfx card. Unfortunately all currently known download links appear to be dead, so it is currently unavailable. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 12 of 83 The Intel i845 and i850 specifications contain the following statement: AGP 1.5 V Connector support only. No support for 3.3 V or Universal AGP connectors. However, this should not be an issue for GeForce cards, as apparently they are AGP 1.5V devices. Back to Index Q. Does the GeForce support Texture Compression (DXTC/S3TC)? Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 13 of 83 The settings described here should provide maximum performance and stability: UC or USWC - USWC. See 'I have a Video Memory option in my BIOS that I can set to UC or USWC. What should it be set to?' question. Fast Writes - Enabled. AGP Mode - 2x or 4x, depending on whether your motherboard supports AGP4X or not. AGP Driving Control - Auto. AGP Master 1 WS Write - Enabled. AGP Master 1 WS Read - Enabled.
GeForce FAQ Page 14 of 83 imagine it is very, very slightly slower. The program cannot be run under Windows - you must run it either before Windows starts or in MS-DOS mode. You can download the latest version of this program from the following website: http://www.x-bios.3dgames.ru/ or here: http://www.gforcex.com/bios_johan/index.htm The syntax for the program is 'vgabios -fFILENAMEFILENAME is the name of your video BIOS file. You can put this in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and load it at bootup.
GeForce FAQ Page 15 of 83 In addition you will void your warranty. Please do NOT email your manufacturer if this goes wrong! For that reason, I would advise everyone to make a backup of their original BIOS file before they flash their BIOS. You can use a DOS program called SaveBIOS to do this - just run the program and it will create a VIDBIOS.BIN file. Put this file somewhere safe, and if you ever need to revert back to the old version just use NVFlash with your backup file.
GeForce FAQ Page 16 of 83 5. When the process is finished, reboot. Back to Index Q. NVFlash does not support my EEPROM. What can I do? Currently the following EEPROMs are not supported by any publicly available copy of NVFlash: SST MTP 37VF512 The only option if your card has one of these chips is to use VGABIOS - see the 'How can I use the latest Video BIOS without flashing my Video BIOS?' question.
GeForce FAQ Page 17 of 83 If the manufacturer uses an external chip for DVI output on a GeForce2 this is not a problem, but be wary of using a GeForce2 card without an external chip with your flat panel display as it may not work. There is more information on this problem at the following website: http://www.riva3d.com/dvi.html The GeForce3 on-chip DVI support appears to be flawless.
GeForce FAQ Page 18 of 83 http://www.g256.com/guides/geforcecomp.shtml If you have a GeForce2 you might want to also read this page: http://www.insanehardware.com/articles.php?i=00003 Back to Index Q. When I install my GeForce I can only set the card to use 640x480 with 16 colours. How can I fix it? Make sure that you have 'Assign IRQ to VGA' set in your BIOS setup.
GeForce FAQ Page 19 of 83 'IRQ Holder for PCI Steering' device which will always use the same IRQ as the GeForce). If you find that the GeForce is sharing an IRQ with a PCI or ISA card, in the case of a PCI card try moving the PCI card to another slot (avoid the slot directly next to the AGP slot as this usually shares an IRQ with the AGP slot) or, in the case of an ISA card, reconfigure the card to use another IRQ.
GeForce FAQ Page 20 of 83 Back to Index Q. I have problems with flickering, tearing or polygons in the wrong place in 3D applications. How can I fix it? If you have flickering or tearing problems with Quake 3 Arena, make sure you read the 'I get flickering textures in Quake 3 Arena and Windows 9x/ME. How can I fix it?' and 'I get tearing on Quake 3 Arena, whether I set VSYNC on or off. How can I fix this?' questions first.
GeForce FAQ Page 21 of 83 Try turning up the I/O voltage of the motherboard in the BIOS by a small amount. Make sure that you are using a powerful enough power supply. See the 'How powerful should my power supply be in order to use the GeForce? question for more information. If you are using more than one stick of memory, try taking out all but one of the memory sticks and see if that helps.
GeForce FAQ Page 22 of 83 overclocking. If you have an option in your BIOS called 'Fast CPU Command Decode', try setting it to Normal instead of Fast. If you are playing with a Quake engine based game, try the console command: /gl_keeptjunctions "1" Reset all of the options in the NVIDIA control panel to default. Try underclocking your card. Try going into 32 bit colour mode instead of 16 bit. Replace your card if you can. It is most likely that it is defective.
GeForce FAQ Page 23 of 83 http://www.deinmeister.de/mvp3_zlt.htm If you have another chipset on your motherboard, you may be able to use the shareware program TweakBIOS to change the PCI Latency on your soundcard. You can find out more information about this and download it at the following website: http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ Try setting the DirectSound Debug Output Level in the DirectX control panel higher - you can get a copy of the DirectX control panel here: http://www.geforcefaq.
GeForce FAQ Page 24 of 83 9. If not, run regedit again and look for this entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Display\000#\NVIDIA\DirectDraw 10. Change the value for OverlayMode from 0 through 5, restarting and testing the TV application each time.
GeForce FAQ Page 25 of 83 Try the following instructions: 1. Click Start / Run. 2. Type "win.ini" (without quotes) and press OK. 3. Search for a line that says "DVA=0" (without quotes). 4. Add a semicolon (;) before the DVA (The line should now look like this: ";DVA=0" (without quotes)) 5. Save and close the file If you find this causes more problems, just take out the semicolon.
GeForce FAQ Page 26 of 83 Note that some people find that disabling ACPI means they lose all power management functions. This procedure, submitted by Steve Aucoin, will allow you to disable ACPI without reformatting: 1. Disable PNP OS and ACPI in your BIOS, if you can (you may not be able to, and it is not always necessary) - if the option is not available try installing the latest BIOS update for your motherboard.
GeForce FAQ Page 27 of 83 You will need to use NVFlash to use this BIOS - you can read more about NVFlash in the 'Where can I get and how do I use NVFlash?' question. Back to Index Q. My PC won't POST (doesn't display anything when I switch it on) after I put my GeForce card in. How can I fix it? Make sure that your card is firmly seated in the AGP slot, and clean away any dust in the slot or on the card.
GeForce FAQ Page 28 of 83 compatibility problem between this motherboard and certain manufacturer's GeForce2 cards. It will not cost you anything in labour and component charges but you will have to pay for P&P to and from Abit. Contact Abit for more information. If you have a ASUS P3V4X, follow the instructions in the 'I have an ASUS P3V4X motherboard and I have instability problems with the GeForce. How can I fix it?' question.
GeForce FAQ Page 29 of 83 (even if the tape didn't seem to have any effect). Try disabling the Windows startup sound. Make sure that VSYNC is enabled in the NVIDIA control panel. If you have IomegaWare installed, try uninstalling it. If this fixes the problem, just use Iomega Guest. Also try reading the 'My GeForce keeps on locking up or drops me back to the desktop during 3D applications. How can I fix it? question. Back to Index Both of these problems may be caused by your monitor.
GeForce FAQ Page 30 of 83 registry key using regedit and find out which number your graphics card is using. This registry tweak does not work in the latest (5.xx+) drivers. Try setting the following settings in your computer's BIOS: AGP Bus Turbo Mode - Disabled. K6 Write Allocation - Disabled.
GeForce FAQ Page 31 of 83 Back to Index Q. I have a VIA chipset based motherboard and I can't get AGP working or I get lockups in Windows 2000. How can I fix it? There is a new viaagp.sys driver from Microsoft that may fix lockups in Windows 2000. You can get more information and download the driver at the following website: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q261/6/06.
GeForce FAQ Page 32 of 83 4. Save your options and reboot your machine. Make sure you are running AGP4X and try some 3D games. Where they might have hung or crashed before they should now be running fine. If not, then go back into the BIOS Setup and try another value. I've found that values that end in an 'A' seem to work the best. If your BIOS Setup does not have the AGP Driving Value option, there are two programs on the Web that let you modify your BIOS and change this value manually to any value.
GeForce FAQ Page 33 of 83 Try changing the AGP Aperture size in your BIOS to another value - see the 'How can I change my AGP Aperture size?' question. Try using the registry key mentioned in the 'How can I enable AGP4X in the Detonator 5.16+ driver sets on my VIA 133mhz chipset motherboard?' question with the 5.16+ drivers. Try disabling the Windows startup logo by either using TweakUI (in the Boot tab, uncheck 'Display splash screen while booting') or editing the c:\msdos.
GeForce FAQ Page 34 of 83 It may be that your monitor does not have 75 ohm terminators on all unused D-subs and BNC inputs. Some monitors may have a (very small) switch on the back which will allow you to switch this on (one example is the Eizo Flexscan T562). It may have an infinity sign at one end and 75 ohm at the other end. Switch this to 75 ohm. If you have BNC inputs to your monitor try buying a lead that will allow you to use them. They must be 75 ohm BNC cables.
GeForce FAQ Page 35 of 83 refresh rate above 60hz?' question. Try going into the troubleshooting tab of the advanced settings of your video card (Windows 2000) or System Control Panel / Performance / Graphics (Windows NT 4) and setting the Hardware Acceleration slider one notch down. This may also make your system faster and more stable, but it is possible that you will not be able to overclock so far. This may occur in Windows 2000 when the mouse pointer shadow is enabled.
GeForce FAQ Page 36 of 83 players) to work. How can I fix it? Note that the GeForce2 MX does not support hardware overlay on the secondary display. Try following the tips in the 'I can't run any Direct3D programs, but OpenGL programs run fine. How can I fix it?' question. Back to Index Q. I have a TwinView setup but when my computer reboots the second display is blank. How can I fix it? Read the following article on eVGA.com: http://web.archive.org/web/20010611030508/http://www.evga.
GeForce FAQ Page 37 of 83 Back to Index Q. My GeForce keeps on locking up or drops me back to the desktop during 3D applications. How can I fix it? If you are getting lockups at startup, make sure you read the 'Windows locks up before it finishes loading, and a thin green line may appear across the top of the screen. How can I fix it?' question first.
GeForce FAQ Page 38 of 83 Peer Concurrency - Enabled Concurrent PCI Host - Enabled PCI Streaming - Enabled VGA Palette Snoop - Disabled The following settings are recommended in particular for the ASUS KT7E motherboard, with all other settings set to the highest speed settings. These settings may also prevent lockups in other motherboards: 4K Page DRAM addressing - Off DRAM Driving Force - Lo Dram Latch Delay - Auto If you have a line in your CONFIG.SYS file mentioning the UMB386.
GeForce FAQ Page 39 of 83 You can download the Windows 9x/ME version of this program here: http://koti.mbnet.fi/parru/CPU-to-PCIBridgeLatencyTimerTo0clks.zip and the Windows 2000 English version here: http://www.deinmeister.de/mvp3_zlt_e.htm and the Windows 2000 German version here: http://www.deinmeister.de/mvp3_zlt.htm If you have another chipset on your motherboard, you may be able to use the shareware program TweakBIOS to change the PCI Latency on your soundcard.
GeForce FAQ Page 40 of 83 If you have Super Socket 7 based motherboard, read the 'I have problems with my Super Socket 7 motherboard. How can I fix them?' question in this FAQ. Make sure that there is adequate cooling for your GeForce, your AGP chipset and your processor. You can see if overheating is the problem by leaving your case lid off and using a desk fan to blow inside the case.
GeForce FAQ Page 41 of 83 If you are using a slotket card to connect a socketed processor to a slot motherboard, try getting a different, better quality slotket. If you are using CAS3 memory, and can get access to some CAS2 memory, try using that instead (you will have to set your BIOS to use CAS2). Try disabling AGP Fast Writes. Read the 'How can I enable or disable AGP Fast Writes?' question for more information. Try forcing AGP1X.
GeForce FAQ Page 42 of 83 such as the VIA 133mhz chipsets. However, it is still possible that you will not be able to enable AGP2X on a Stepping 5+ motherboard without problems. The 5.22+ drivers may help AGP2X instability problems for Athlon users.
GeForce FAQ Page 43 of 83 ASUS P2L97 revision 1.05 and earlier (there is a fix for the ASUS P2L97, but it requires rewiring. See the 'How can I get my Abit LX6, ASUS P2L97 or Gigabyte 6BXC, 6BXE or BX2000 working with the GeForce?' question in this FAQ) MicroStar MSI-6111 and MS-6161 BX motherboards that cannot support the GeForce: Gigabyte 6BA, 6BXC, 6BXE, BX2000 (there may be a solution for this depending on the revision of your motherboard.
GeForce FAQ Page 44 of 83 6BXE 2.0 and above 1.0 BX2000(+) 1.1 and above Yes No Yes JP18, JP19 JP20, JP21 If you have a 6BXA, you will have to replace the board for a later revision, as there are no revisions with the 'Voodoo3' jumper. If you have any of the other boards, you can perform some rewiring - see the 'How can I get my Abit LX6, ASUS P2L97 or Gigabyte 6BXC, 6BXE or BX2000 working with the GeForce?' question. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 45 of 83 You may also be able to fix this problem on the Gigabyte boards by increasing the FSB speed from 100 to 133. This will overclock your processor but may fix the problem. You may also be able to take down the CPU multipler by one or two steps in order to reduce the effects of the overclocking. Back to Index Q. I have an ASUS K7M, A7V or Abit BE6-II motherboard and I have instability or tearing problems with the GeForce.
GeForce FAQ Page 46 of 83 Back to Index Q. How can I get my ASUS P5A working with my GeForce? Try disabling USB in your BIOS if you don't use it. It may help solve your problems. These instructions were provided by Daniel Cowdery: The following is a step by step manual to prepare your ASUS P5A Motherboard for the GeForce. If followed exactly these should work. Do not overclock with this card! . The P5A, especially in the older revisions, creates AGP noise feedback when overclocking the board.
GeForce FAQ Page 47 of 83 4. Make sure your card is fully seated in the AGP slot. Back to Index Q. How can I enable the overclocking utility in NVIDIA's drivers? Q. How can I enable the VSYNC changing area of the NVIDIA control panel? For Windows 9x/ME drivers, use the coolbits.reg registry file to enable them - available here: http://www.geforcefaq.com/files/coolbits.reg For Windows 2000 driver versions 5.13 and later, use the coolbitsw2k.
GeForce FAQ Page 48 of 83 See the 'What is the difference between the 3.xx, 5.xx, 6.xx, 7.xx, 8.xx, 10.xx, 11.xx, 12.xx, 21.xx, WHQL and non-WHQL versions of the drivers?' question for more information. If you are using the latest Creative driver sets, and cannot alter the core speed, add a DWORD value named GrfxClock to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Display\0000\DEFAULT with a value of your choice (the value must be in hexadecimal.
GeForce FAQ Page 49 of 83 1. Right-click on My Computer icon on your Desktop, then left-click on Properties. Navigate to Device Manager and double-click on Computer. Under "View Resources" you will find a list of IRQs, each with description of the device that's using it. Note the IRQ number used by your GeForce. 2. Navigate to Start > Run and type sysedit. Find the [386enh] Section in the System.
GeForce FAQ Page 50 of 83 Palettized textures appear to be fixed in these and all following drivers. 12.41 - These drivers are officially released drivers. These drivers will cause Coolbits to stop working. See the 'Coolbits doesn't work or I can only adjust my memory speed. How can I fix it?' question for information on how to fix this. 12.42 - These drivers have been leaked. 12.60 - These drivers have been leaked. 12.90 - These drivers have been leaked. 14.
GeForce FAQ Page 51 of 83 reference drivers with customised control panels and possibly more options. However they are likely to not be as up to date as the NVIDIA reference drivers. You will have to visit your manufacturer's website to find out about the drivers that they supply and what additional features they may offer. Thirdly, there are NVIDIA's reference drivers.
GeForce FAQ Page 52 of 83 14.61 - These drivers have been leaked. 14.70 - These drivers have been leaked. 20.80 - These drivers have been leaked. When you use the Hebrew regional settings inside Windows with these drivers and later, you may not see all the text in the display adaptor control panel. 21.81 - These drivers are officially released drivers.
GeForce FAQ Page 53 of 83 Detonator (3.xx & 4.xx series) drivers Detonator 2 (5.xx series) drivers Detonator 3 (6.xx - 12.xx series) drivers You can download the latest set of official NVIDIA drivers from NVIDIA's website: http://www.nvidia.com/ You can download leaked driver sets from a number of unofficial fan sites: http://www.3dchipset.com/ http://www.the-cad.com/ 12.00 - These drivers have been leaked. 12.10 - These drivers have been leaked. 12.20 - These drivers have been leaked. 12.
GeForce FAQ Page 54 of 83 In addition, there is an FAQ for the NVIDIA XFree 4.0 drivers available at the following location: http://www.mcdownloads.com Back to Index Q. What BeOS drivers should I use? You can download the 2000.09.30 Unified NVIDIA driver from the following website: http://www.bebits.com/app/1622 Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 55 of 83 WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs, and is a Microsoft testing procedure where drivers are tested to check that they are up to scratch. Drivers that are WHQL certified have passed this (rather time consuming) procedure but are no different from non-WHQL drivers with the same version number (so 10.40 WHQL is the same functionally as 10.40 non-WHQL).
GeForce FAQ Page 56 of 83 Alternatively, you can use the following batch file, created by Chris Ivarson, which will delete just the relevant files automatically (this only works if you use the NVIDIA reference drivers): http://www.geforcefaq.com/files/cleaninstall.zip Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 57 of 83 Back to Index Q. How can I enable or disable AGP Fast Writes? Note that in order to enable fast writes both your motherboard and your graphics card must support it. All GeFosce cards support Fast Writes, but not all motherboard chipsets do. In particular the various versions of the Intel i815 chipset do not support Fast Writes. There are a number of methods: Some BIOSes support enabling and disabling AGP Fast Writes in the BIOS setup.
GeForce FAQ Page 58 of 83 card. Don't email me or your manufacturer's technical support for more information or if it messes up your card! You can download various BIOS editors from the following website: http://www.x-bios.3dgames.ru/ Once again, this is for experienced users only. The sidebanding registry hack (involving the DISABLEAGPSIDEBAND key) that is being spread around is fake and does not work. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 59 of 83 Q. How can I easily enable and change the quality of antialiasing? As of the 6.xx+ drivers, you can enable and specify the FSAA quality directly from the NVIDIA control panel. There are a couple of free programs to enable you to both enable FSAA only when you run certain programs (RunAA) and to easily set the FSAA settings from the task tray (GeForceAASet) available to download at the following website: http://www.geocities.com/mastercoco/files.htm Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 60 of 83 Anisotropic filtering makes textures that are far off appear less blurry and helps to eliminate 'texture aliasing' where textures appear to shimmer in the middle distance. The 11.xx+ drivers enable anisotropic filtering, and provide a control panel option in OpenGL, but the code in the 11.01 control panel is buggy and doesn't work. In the final 12.
GeForce FAQ Page 61 of 83 If you are using AGP2X mode because AGP4X creates instability, make sure you also force AGP2X in your computer's BIOS as well as using the drivers for maximum stability during bootup. You may need the VIA 4.03+ AGP drivers installed to use the above files. You may also need to read the 'I have a VIA chipset based motherboard and I can't get AGP2X or AGP4X working. How can I fix it?' question. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 62 of 83 You can also use the freeware program MultiRes to force refresh rates - available at the following website: http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ You can also use PowerStrip to manually set refresh rates - you can download a demo of PowerStrip at the following website: http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ Back to Index Q. How can I enable TV-OUT in Windows 2000 (and without a reboot)? You can use the tvoutw2k.
GeForce FAQ Page 63 of 83 Stereographics CrystalEyes2&3, SimulEyes, StereoEyes All Tetratel products All VRStandard products VFX3D, in pageflipping, works above 640x480 The following glasses may not work with the 3D stereo driver: 3D Glasses that are plugged into the parallel or serial port I-Art Eye3D PCI - Limited success with the Eye3D Activator H3D/Wicked3D Classic If you have a Soundblaster Live! soundcard you may experience problems when using the stereo driver.
GeForce FAQ \ Page 64 of 83 6 7 8 9 10 / \ 11 12 13 14 15/ +-------------+ If you don't want to pull apart your monitor's signal cable, get a monitor signal extension cable and take out those pins instead. This may cause degraded 2D display because the longer lead will allow for more interference. Apparently iiyama will send owners of their monitors a free adaptor that blocks DDC signals with no loss in image quality.
GeForce FAQ Page 65 of 83 download NVresume from the following website: http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ Back to Index Q. The Overlay Color Control tab of the NVIDIA control panel is greyed out. How can I enable it? This is by design in the latest driver sets. The Overlay Color Control tab is only enabled when you actually have an overlay in use. To enable the controls, run a video (AVI or Quicktime) or a DVD in the background while the control panel is open. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 66 of 83 There is a solution for this problem (which is more likely to occur with AGP graphics cards and large amounts of memory) in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q253/9/12.asp You may also be able to reduce the size of your AGP aperture to fix this problem, although this fix is not directly mentioned in the article.
GeForce FAQ Page 67 of 83 If you have an Intel based machine and are using the 6.xx+ drivers, you may be able to fix this problem by using the intelcompaton.reg registry file - available here: http://www.geforcefaq.com/files/intelcompaton.reg You can disable this option again by using the intelcompatoff.reg registry file - available here: http://www.geforcefaq.com/files/intelcompatoff.reg Back to Index Q. TV-OUT is greyed out on my TV-OUT capable GeForce.
GeForce FAQ Page 68 of 83 This is a known problem with the Detonator 2 (5.xx) drivers. Try using the Detonator 3 (6.xx) or later drivers. Back to Index Q. I cannot view videos in overlay mode if they are wider than 704 pixels horizontally, or if the width is not a multiple of 32. What's going on? There is a freeware utility developed to fix a problem with the Matrox G400 series and Divx ;-) playback when the width of the movie isn't a multiple of 32. This utility also works with the GeForce series.
GeForce FAQ Page 69 of 83 Q. I have problems with The Sims. How can I fix them? Make sure that you have the latest game patch and latest drivers for your GeForce. Try setting your desktop colour depth to 16-bit before starting the game. If you have WinDVD, read and apply the fix mentioned in the 'When I try to play MPEG files with Windows Media Player I get out-of-sync sound/green bars/too large playback. I have WinDVD installed. How can I fix it?' question. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 70 of 83 Read the following page, download the patch and change the command line in the way mentioned: http://www.heuristicpark.com/techhelp.htm Back to Index Q. I have problems with Diablo 2. How can I fix them? Disabling the Perspective mode and 3D sound in the game options greatly enhances the game performance The 7.78 drivers are the best performers for the game, at least for MVP3 users - they fix the slowdown problems and work perfectly in Direct3D mode.
GeForce FAQ Page 71 of 83 Make sure that the Direct3D settings in the NVIDIA control panel are set to defaults. In particular, 'Enable fog table emulation' should be enabled. Try setting your Windows colour depth to 16-bit colour instead of 32-bit. If you get lockups, try the following tips, in the Options/Graphics/Advanced Settings dialog: Switch off lens flare Switch headlights to vertex Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 72 of 83 Back to Index Q. I get problems with X-Wing Alliance. How can I fix them? If you get problems with white textures, use the 10.50+ drivers. Back to Index Q. I get problems with Serious Sam. How can I fix them? Make sure that you have the latest patch for Serious Sam installed. If you get clipping problems in the game, try setting 'gfx_iDepthBits' to '24' at the console. Try using the 6.
GeForce FAQ Page 73 of 83 Make sure you have the latest patch for Half-Life. The 1.1.07 patch and later supposedly fix problems with missing textures. Make sure you have the very latest drivers installed. The 5.13+ drivers fix the missing textures problem, the 5.16+ drivers fix problems with flashing in shadowy areas and the 5.22+ drivers fix problems with slow loading times. Make sure you run Half-Life at a resolution below the current desktop resolution.
GeForce FAQ Page 74 of 83 currently there is no known fix. Strangely enough, it seems that most of the conflicts appear with people using AMD Athlon 750mhz processors. Back to Index Q. Quake is very dark. How can I fix it? Download the following file and put it in your Quake/Id1 directory: http://www.geforcefaq.com/files/pak2.pak The above file was created with idGamma - you can download it and make a file with different settings if you want. It is available here: http://www.g256.
GeForce FAQ Page 75 of 83 Q. When I use my GeForce in Quake 2 my ping rises dramatically. How can I fix it? You need to limit your framerate - the GeForce is too fast and is causing your system to be swamped. Use the following console command: /cl_maxfps x where x is a value around which your framerate will be limited to. Try values from 30 to 60. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 76 of 83 quite enough memory to store all the textures in the video memory on certain levels, such as Q3DM6, Q3DM9, Q3DM11 and Q3DM15. The following tip was provided by Korhan Uran: As an alternative to this, if you don't mind editing console variables manually, type the following into the console: /r_texturebits 24 /vid_restart This will turn texture colour depth to 24-bit which will not affect image quality but will reduce video memory requirements.
GeForce FAQ Page 77 of 83 You can disable S3TC in Quake 3 Arena using the following console commands: /r_ext_compress_textures 0 /vid_restart but be warned that this will cause the problems described in the 'On some levels in Quake 3 Arena I get severe slowdowns with all of the settings maxed out. How can I fix this?' question. If you type in the following command to the console it may help to reduce the effects of S3TC on the sky: /r_overbrightbits 0 /vid_restart Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 78 of 83 /r_ext_compiled_vertex_array 0 /vid_restart Back to Index Q. I get tearing on Quake 3 Arena, whether I set VSYNC on or off. How can I fix this? Use the 3.76 drivers or later. These may fix the problem. This solution was provided by Chas Profitt: Delete your q3config.cfg file and let Quake 3 Arena rebuild it.
GeForce FAQ Page 79 of 83 Switching this to 'True' may speed up performance (it forces all textures to be loaded into video memory on the card only). It is available here: http://unreal.epicgames.com/files/d3d_08/d3ddrv.dll The 4.13 patch includes the 0.7 d3ddrv.dll. It is also available here: http://unreal.epicgames.com/files/d3ddrv.dll The 0.6 d3ddrv.dll is available here: http://unreal.epicgames.com/files/d3d_06/d3ddrv.dll The d3ddrv.dll that was included with the 4.
GeForce FAQ Page 80 of 83 Try searching for 'unreal' in your registry - if you find an entry under 'Mouse\Exceptions', remove it. Back to Index Q. The menu text in Unreal Tournament is distorted. How can I fix it? In the GeForce Direct3D options, reset the Texture Alignment back to 3. Back to Index Q. If I turn on precaching in Unreal Tournament it crashes. How can I fix this? Download the latest patch for UT from: http://unreal.epicgames.
GeForce FAQ Page 81 of 83 Back to Index Q. When I enable Hardware Acceleration in PowerDVD it either crashes or gives me an error message. How can I fix it? Try the latest (leaked) NVIDIA reference drivers. Make sure that you are using PowerDVD 2.55 build 0620, as this fixes problems with PowerDVD Hardware Acceleration. Try disabling Fast Writes. You can read more about how to do this in the 'How can I enable or disable AGP Fast Writes?' question. Back to Index Q.
GeForce FAQ Page 82 of 83 there that use MPEG2 videos for their cut scenes. For some reason, they also take the task of playing regular MPEG1 files when the original filters that come with Windows Media Player 6.4 are more than adequate. Registering/unregistering DirectShow filters will not affect WinDVD's ability to play DVD movies. Back to Index Q. When I start Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000 or Microsoft Autoroute Express 2000 (Europe and Great Britain), my computer hangs.
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