Specifications
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Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Not NVIDIA Issues
Application Issues Under SLI Mode
•[SLI]:NVIDIASLIscalingonsomeapplicationsunderWindowsVistamaynotbe
asmuchasunderWindowsXP.SomeapplicationsincludeʺS.T.A.L.K.E.R.,Half‐
Life2:LostCoast,CompanyofHeroes,Battlefield2142,CallofDuty2,Hitman:
BloodMoney,andFarCry.[3025342 90803]
Thisisanapplicationissuewhich
hasbeenresolvedwiththelatestSteampatch.
•[SLI],GeForce9800GX2:TheWitcher–abloominglightshinesthroughobjectswith
SLImodeenabled.[396736]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
•[QuadSLI],GeForce9800GX2:TestDriverUnlimited–thereispausing/hitching
duringthecutscenetransitions.[395207]
•[SLI],
GeForce8800GTX,GeForce8600,GeForce 6Series:CompanyofHeroes–there
iscorruptioninthegroundtextures. [294118]
Thisisanapplicationissue,andhasbeenfixedwiththelatestpatchforthegame.
•[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:Battlefield2andBattlefield2142–thegamescrashwhen
exitingbacktothemenuafter
beingplayedat2048x1536using8xAAorhigher.
[301985]
Thisisanissuewiththeappl ication.
•[SLI],GeForce7900GTX:ChessTitans–withAero‐glassenabled,thereisblanking
whenresizingthegamewindow.[346775]
Thisisanissuewiththeappl ication.
•[SLI],GeForce8800:Whileuninstallingdriverthedriver,theerrormessage
ʺWindowshostprocess(Rundll32)hasstoppedworkingʺappears.[294219280920]
•[SLI],GeForce8800:SplinterCellDoubleAgent–thegamecrasheswhen
minimizedandtheninvokedagain.[294205]
•[SLI],GeForce8800:Battlefield2142–8xAAcannotbesetfromthegamecontrol
panel.[294231]
•[SLI],GeForce7900:MicrosoftFlightsimulatorX–
corruptionandflickeringoccur
whileflyingclosetolandobjects.[293882]
Operating System Issues
•WorldofWarcraft–thereisa60%dropinperformancewhenrunningthegamein
windowedmodewithSLIormulti‐GPUmodeenabled.[289427]
ThisisduetoalimitationoftheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemandaffectsallmulti‐GPU
systems.NVIDIAisinvestigatingaworkaroundforthis
performanceproblem.
•GeForce8800GTS320MB:Thedriverreportsincorrectvideomemory(256MB)in
theWindowsVistaDisplayPropertiespanel.[290811]










