Specifications

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.

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Try setting the following settings in your computer's BIOS:

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AGP Bus Turbo Mode - Disabled.

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K6 Write Allocation - Disabled.

Also ensure that you keep the first PCI slot (usually the one nearest the AGP slot) free of any other PCI

cards, as it usually shares an IRQ with the AGP bus, and a card in the slot will inhibit ventilation for the

GeForce core.

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If you find that the 6.31+ drivers cause massive slowdowns with your VIA MVP3 based motherboard, try

using the 7.56+ drivers, which should fix the problem.

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Q. I have an Intel 440LX based motherboard with a Celeron II upgrade, and 3D applications

won't work on my GeForce. What's wrong?

It appears that this configuration is just incompatible because the 440LX chipset was never designed to support

Celeron II CPUs. You could try enabling the 'Disable support for enhanced CPU instruction sets' option in the

NVIDIA OpenGL control panel, but other than that there is no known solution.

You can read more about this problem at the bottom of the following page:

http://home.earthlink.net/billselk/al440lx/slockets2.html

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Q. I have an Intel i815 based motherboard and 3D performance is very poor. How can I fix

it?

Try installing the Intel chipset drivers from:

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/driver.htm.

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Q. I have an Intel i820 based motherboard and I have various problems. How can I fix it?

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There is a problem with this chipset and the AGP Fast Writes function of the GeForce which means that

3D applications are actually slower. You can find out more about disabling AGP Fast Writes in the 'How

can I enable or disable AGP Fast Writes?' question.

You may not have to switch off Fast Writes in the 5.08+ drivers, especially 5.14+ - the problem seems to

be fixed.

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If you are having problems with the i820, and you are using SDRAM memory, you will probably need to

get your motherboard and memory replaced, for free, by Intel. See this page for more details:

http://www.intel.com/support/mth/

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Q. I have an Intel i840 based motherboard and I get blue screens. How can I fix it?

Contact your manufacturer for an updated Video BIOS. Creative will certainly be able to supply you with a

Video BIOS to fix this problem.

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