Specifications

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
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Q. When I install my GeForce I can only set the card to use 640x480 with 16 colours. How
can I fix it?
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Make sure that you have 'Assign IRQ to VGA' set in your BIOS setup.
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Make sure that you have uninstalled all old video drivers using the uninstallation programs provided, and
also try uninstalling old NVIDIA drivers as described in the '
How can I completely uninstall old NVIDIA
GeForce or Creative Labs Annihilator drivers?' question.
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Make sure that you have installed the latest AGP drivers for your motherboard's chipset.
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Make sure that you have the correct monitor drivers installed. If you are using the standard Windows
monitor drivers and your monitor does not have specific drivers available, try a different Windows
monitor driver.
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Q. Games stutter with my GeForce. How can I fix it?
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Make sure you have the latest drivers installed.
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Make sure that you have closed all programs before you start the game - press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and select
all the programs one by one except 'Explorer' and 'Systray' and click 'End Task'. Even if a program says
that it is 'Not Responding' after 20 seconds, you should still be able to close it. If the problem persists,
switch off your screensaver and desktop background before starting the game.
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Make sure that you have enough RAM free to run the game - try running a RAM recovery program
before starting the game or putting some more RAM into your system.
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If you are experiencing stuttering with Unreal Tournament or any games that use the Unreal Tournament
engine, read the 'How can I speed up Unreal Tournament on my GeForce?' question first.
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The following solution was originally from the following website:
http://www.daytonsmisc.com/
1. Go into the System Control Panel, click on Device Manager, and find your CD/DVD-
ROM drive(s)
and hard drive(s). Go into each one, click on Settings and tick DMA. This enables UltraDMA.
2. Make a permenant swap file of 150MB. In the System Control Panel, click on Performance and
select Virtual Memory. Select 'Let me select my own virtual memory settings', select the hard drive
that you want the swapfile on (the fastest drive) and type 150 in both boxes. Click OK, ignore the
warning and restart.
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Make sure that Video BIOS shadowing is disabled in your BIOS.
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If you have a network card installed, try setting the connection type in the Network Control Panel from
the automatic sensing option to the type of network that you use (10BaseT / 100BaseT, full / half
duplex).
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Make sure that your GeForce card is not sharing any IRQs with another card (with the exception of the
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