Specifications

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Does the GeForce support Texture Compression (DXTC/S3TC)?
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What should my AGP Aperture size be set to?
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How can I change my AGP Aperture size?
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What are the recommended BIOS settings for a GeForce?
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I have a Video Memory option in my BIOS that I can set to UC or USWC. What should it be
set to?
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Does the GeForce / GeForce2 / GeForce3 support flat panel (DVI) correctly?
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What is a Quadro and how can I convert my GeForce into a Quadro?
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Video BIOS Flashing
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How can I use the latest Video BIOS without flashing my Video BIOS?
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Where can I get the latest NVIDIA Flash BIOS and which should I use?
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Where can I get and how do I use NVFlash?
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NVFlash does not support my EEPROM. What can I do?
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My card's Video BIOS is corrupted and I can't use my manufacturer's flash program to
restore it. How can I restore it?
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Troubleshooting
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Will my motherboard work with the GeForce?
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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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Games stutter with my GeForce. How can I fix it?
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All 3D applications are slow on my GeForce. How can I fix it?
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When I run a 3D application, the screen suddenly goes black (I lose the monitor
signal), but the computer doesn't lock up. How can I fix it?
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I have problems with flickering, tearing or polygons in the wrong place in 3D
applications. How can I fix it?
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I have problems with flashing textures. How can I fix it?
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I get texture bleeding, small flashing triangles or corrupted textures. How can I fix it?
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I get dots all over the screen in some programs. How can I fix it?
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My sound card crackles or stutters with the GeForce. How can I fix it?
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My TV card has problems with the GeForce. How can I fix them?
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I get errors involving a DirectDraw "failure at step 11". How can I fix them?
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In the DXDiag Display tab, I get AGP Not Available. How can I fix it?
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I can't run any Direct3D programs, but OpenGL programs run fine. How can I fix it?
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I can't run any OpenGL programs, but Direct3D programs run fine. How can I fix it?
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OpenGL programs run very slowly or crash in Windows 2000. How can I fix it?
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I have Windows 2000 and all of my devices share the same IRQ, causing problems
with my GeForce. How can I fix it?
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I have an ASUS AGP-V6800 Deluxe card and I have updated my BIOS, but now I
have severe problems. What's going on?
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Startup problems
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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?
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I have an Abit KA7 or ASUS P3V4X and sometimes when I switch my
computer on the video card is not detected. How can I fix it?
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I (occasionally or always) get less than 32MB of video RAM reported when I
first switch on my PC. What's up?
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When I put my GeForce card in my Adaptec AHA-39160 SCSI card doesn't
detect any devices. How can I fix it?
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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?
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I get long (20 second) pauses on bootup or shifted text and huge fonts. How can
I fix it?
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If I set the GeForce as the primary card in the BIOS, my secondary PCI video
card is not detected. How can I fix it?
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I have 1GB of RAM, and Windows 9x will not boot. What's up?
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Motherboard chipset problems
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I have problems with my Super Socket 7 motherboard. How can I fix them?
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I have an Intel 440LX based motherboard with a Celeron II upgrade, and 3D
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