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NVIDIA DRIVERS, BIOS AND UTILITIES
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W0rf, XIanDrinker, Xy, Yelkenci & Yurkesha for your contributions!
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VIDEO DRIVERS
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NFORCE DRIVER PACKS
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6.16 beta (w2k,wxp)
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nforce 6.16 beta driverpack for w2k, wxp.
Audio driver 4.57 WHQL,
Audio Utility 4.50,
Ethernet driver 4.59 WHQL with 4.62 nvtcp.sys,
Network management tools version 4.62,
SMBus driver 4.45 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Installer 4.58,
IDE 2.7 driver 4.64 WHQL with 4.74 Raidtool.
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6.14 beta (w2k,wxp)
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nforce 6.14 beta driverpack for w2k, wxp.
Audio driver 4.46,
Audio Utility 4.50,
Ethernet driver 4.58,
Network management tools version 4.58,
GART driver 4.40,
Memory Controller driver 3.40,
SMBus driver 4.46,
Installer 4.57,
IDE 2.7 driver 4.70,
IDE in-the-box driver 4.70.
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5.10 EN WHQL (w2k,wxp)
5.10 INT WHQL (w2k,wxp)
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nforce 5.10 WHQL driverpack for w2k, wxp.
Audio driver 4.42 WHQL,
Audio Utility 4.44,
Ethernet driver 4.16 WHQL,
Ethernet NRM driver 4.42 WHQL,
Network management tools version 4.42,
GART driver 4.36 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
SMBus driver 4.04 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Installer 4.46,
IDE 2.6 driver 4.46 WHQL with updated uninstaller files.
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5.03 WHQL (w2k,wxp)
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nforce 5.03 WHQL driverpack for w2k, wxp.
Audio driver 4.42 WHQL,
Audio Utility 4.44,
Ethernet driver 4.16 WHQL,
Ethernet NRM driver 4.42 WHQL,
Network management tools version 4.42 WHQL,
GART driver 3.77 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
SMBus driver 4.04 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Installer 4.46,
IDE 2.6 driver 4.46 WHQL with updated uninstaller files.
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4.27 EN (w98,wme)
4.27 INT (w98,wme)
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nforce 4.27 driverpack for w98, wme.
Audio driver 4.32,
Audio Utility 4.44,
Ethernet driver 4.33,
GART driver 3.77 WHQL,
Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
SMBus driver 4.04 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Installer 4.45.
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4.24 (w2k,wxp)
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nforce 4.24 driverpack for w2k, wxp.
Audio driver 4.31 WHQL,
Audio Utility 4.31,
Ethernet driver 4.16 WHQL,
Ethernet NRM driver 4.16 WHQL,
GART driver 3.77 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Network management tools version 4.16,
Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
SMBus driver 4.04 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
Installer 4.38.
w2k: IDE 2.5 driver 4.15 WHQL with updated uninstaller files.
wxp: IDE 2.5 driver 4.12 WHQL with updated uninstaller files.
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4.20 (w9x,wme)
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nforce 4.20 driverpack for w9x,wme.
Audio driver 4.31, Ethernet driver 4.16, GART driver 3.77 WHQL, Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL with updated uninstaller files,
SMBus driver 4.04 WHQL with updates uninstaller files, Audio Utility 4.31, Installer 4.31.
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3.75 (w9x)
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nforce 3.75 driverpack for w9x.
Audio driver 3.62 WHQL, Ethernet driver 3.13 WHQL, GART driver 3.34 WHQL, Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL, SMBus driver 3.38 WHQL,
Audio Utilities 3.62, Installer 3.42.
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3.13 EN (w2k,wxp)
3.13 INT (w2k,wxp)
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nforce 3.13 driverpack.
WHQL certified kit for nForce, nForce2, and nForce3.
First release of NVIDIA IDE driver for Windows XP and Windows 2000.
- Realtek ALC655 codec support added
- Fix for BSOD on loading DLS files
- Reduced susceptibility to audio glitches under heavy system load; additional fixes for 6 channel GetPosition glitches
- ASIO support for recording at sample rates other than 48kHz; lower and more predictable latency
- Fixes for NOLF. The 3D minimum and maximum distance and the roll off factor were not being taken into account for air absorption. Also modified reverb gain so that the max distance was taken into account
- Fix for EAX reverbs; initialized EAX reverbs to off when querying for the EAX listener interface; updated EAX property handlers to ignore invalid parameters instead of range limiting -- this matches Creative EAX behavior
Audio driver 3.66 WHQL, Ethernet driver 3.63 WHQL, GART driver 3.34 WHQL, Memory Controller driver 3.38 WHQL, SMBus driver 3.38 WHQL,
IDE In-the-box driver 3.58 WHQL, IDE 2.0 NVIDIA driver 3.66 WHQL, Display driver 52.16 WHQL, Installer 3.77.
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2.64 (w2k,wxp)
2.64 (w98,wme)
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nforce 2.64 driverpack.
Audio driver 3.62 WHQL, Ethernet driver 3.46 WHQL for w2k/wxp, Ethernet driver 3.39 WHQL for w98/wme,
GART driver 3.34 WHQL, SMBus driver 3.38 WHQL, IDE In-the-box driver 3.43 WHQL, Installer 3.65.
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2.45 EN
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WHQL certified kit for nForce and nForce2 (NOTE: the graphics drivers in the English only kit is not WHQL certified. However, it is the same driver version as the international kit).
Audio driver 3.48 WHQL, Audio utilities 3.48, Ethernet driver 3.13 WHQL + TOT.nvu,
GART driver 3.34 WHQL, Memory controller driver 3.38 WHQL + TOT.nvu,
SMBus driver 3.38 WHQL + TOT.nvu, Installer 3.56, IDE In-the-box driver 2.70, Display drivers 44.03,
USB driver
- Includes support for nForce2 400 and nForce2 Ultra 400
- EAX fixes and compatibility improvements in Operation Flashpoint, Neverwinter Nights, The Matrix Reloaded,
Grand Theft Auto: ViceCity, Mafia, Battlefield 1942
- Updated audio control panel
- 3D audio performance improvements
Note: NVIDIA accelerated IDE drivers are not included in this release
Note: Windows XP users must install Service Pack 1 prior to attempting to install this package. Failure to do so will result in the inability to support USB 2.0
Note: Audio drivers will not install on the following nForce2 products: Chaintech 7NJS. Please use the drivers that come with these products to enable audio functionality
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2.03 EN
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Audio driver 3.17 WHQL, Audio utilities 3.17, Network driver 3.13 WHQL,
GART driver 2.78 WHQL, SMBus driver 2.75 WHQL, Memory controller driver 2.75 WHQL,
IDE driver 2.70 In The Box driver WHQL, IDE driver 3.07 Full Driver, Display Drivers 41.13 WHQL,
Installer 3.22 |
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SYSTEM UTILITY
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NVIDIA System Utility is the ultimate utility for accessing, monitoring, and adjusting your system components, including temperature and voltages with clear, user-friendly control panels. Overclock your system for highest performance or underclock it for near silent operation. All changes are performed within the Microsoft Windows interface – enabling full functionality without the need to make changes in the BIOS and reboot your system.
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1.08.9
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1.08.5
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1.00
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This is the initial release of the NVIDIA System Utility.
Supported products: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400, NVIDIA nForce2 400, NVIDIA nForce3 Pro 150, NVIDIA nForce3 150.
Supported operating systems for this release: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE.
Best when run at 1024x768 16-bit color
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FLASH BIOS UPGRADES
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Use the BIOS upgrades on your own risk!
Use VGABios first to test if the bios works on your system,
before you actually flash with the NVFlash utility.
To test if a bios works on your card, use the following command in real MSDOS mode (NOT a Windows DOS box):
VGABIOS -fbios.rom (where 'bios.rom' is the 8.3 name of the bios to flash).
To flash the bios image into your videocard, use the following command in MSDOS:
NVFLASH -fbios.rom (for nvflash 4.x and older; where 'bios.rom' is the 8.3 name of the bios to flash), or
NVFLASH bios.rom (for nvflash 5.x; where 'bios.rom' is the 8.3 name of the bios to flash).
To override the vendor/device- or subsystem ID warnings, use the -p and -u flags (for nvflash 4.42 and older) or the -5 and -6 flags (for nvflash 4.46 and newer).
Usually, bioses with the same core ID (bb in a.bb.cc.dd.ee, like '4.40.01.38.06' and '5.40.02.22.03') are compatible with each other, so you can try other bioses with the same core ID on your card!
Of course, clock rates and fan control of the new bios do have to be compatible with your card, so please test the bios first with vgabios before flashing!
The card type shown after the bios number, like '5.40.02.22.03 (FX6800LE)', only gives an indication of which card the bios was taken from,
but you can still try this bios on other NV40 cards like the FX6800GT (as long as the core and memory frequencies can be handled of course).
If you get the message "Board ID MISMATCH", try "nvflash -e" to erase the eeprom first, then flash the bios.
If you get the message "ERROR GPU Mismatch", the bios is for a different GPU chip and should NOT be flashed!
The vgabios.exe utility sometimes gives a "checksum error" message even if the bios's checksum is correct.
However, if you get this message, the bios COULD be bad, so it's up to you if you're willing to take the gamble by
flashing an untested bios. If you are trying to flash a bios that is compatible with the bios editor, you can open
the bios with the bios editor and save it again. This will make sure that the bios checksum is re-calculated.
If you still get a checksum error on that saved bios, you can safely ignore that message.
But I strongly recommend against flashing an untested bios! You could render your expensive videocard useless,
and most of the time a newer bios will provide no benefits at all anyway.
Older bioses featuring tv-out use the following names to determine the tv-out chip:
- sm - Single Monitor (no tv-out)
- bt - Brooktree tv-out chip
- ch - Chrontel tv-out chip
- ph - Philips tv-out chip
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BR02 BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for BR02 based videocards (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU, GeForce PCX 5750, GeForce PCX 5900, GeForce PCX 5300, Quadro PCI-E Series, Quadro FX 1300, Quadro FX 3400)
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NV43 BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for NV43 based videocards (GeForce 6600, GeForce 6600 GT, Quadro FX 540)
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NV41 BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for NV41 based videocards
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NV40 (GeForce 6800) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce-6800 based videocards (NV40, GeForce 6800, GeForce FX 6800 Ultra, GeForce 6800 GT, Quadro FX 4000)
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NV35 (GeForce FX 5900) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce-FX5900 based videocards (NV35, GeForce FX 5900, GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, GeForce 5900XT, GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, GeForce 5900ZT, Quadro FX 3000, Quadro FX 700)
Note: some 59xx bios files differ in cooling fan handling (for example, cooling fan is set to constant full speed in one bios, and to variable speed with another bios), so make sure to test after flashing if the cooling still functions as before!
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NV36 (GeForce FX 5700) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce-FX5700 based videocards (GeForce FX 5700, GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, Geforce FX 5700LE, GeForce FX 5700VE, Quadro FX 1100)
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NV31 (GeForce FX 5600) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce-FX5600 based videocards (NV31, GeForce FX 5600, GeForce FX 5600 Ultra, GeForce FX 5600XT)
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NV34 (GeForce FX 5200) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce-FX5200 based videocards (GeForce FX 5200, GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, GeForce FX 5200LE/SE, GeForce FX 5500, GeForce Fx 5100, Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Quadro FX 500/600, NV34GL)
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NV30 (GeForce FX 5800) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce-FX5800 based videocards (GeForce FX 5800, GeForce FX 5800 Ultra, Quadro FX 1000, Quadro FX 2000)
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NV28 (GeForce 4 Ti 4200 with AGP8x) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce4-AGP8x based videocards (GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8x, GeForce4 Ti 4800, GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE, Quadro4 780 XGL, Quadro4 980 XGL)
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NV25 (GeForce4 Ti4200/4400/4600) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce4-based videocards (GeForce4 Ti 4200, GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4600, Quadro4 700 XGL, Quadro4 750 XGL, Quadro4 900 XGL)
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NV18 (GeForce4MX AGP8x) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce4MX AGP-8x based videocards (NV18, GeForce4 MX 420 with AGP8X, GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X, GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP8X, GeForce4 MX4000 with AGP8x, Quadro4 380 XGL, Quadro NVS with AGP8X, Quadro4 580 XGL)
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NV17 (GeForce4MX) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce4MX-based videocards (NV17, CR17, GeForce4 MX 420, GeForce4 MX 440, GeForce4 MX 440SE, GeForce4 MX 460, Quadro NVS, Quadro4 200/400 NVS, Quadro4 500/550 XGL, Crush17 GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU)
4.17.20.69.pp (MX440SE)
4.17.20.38.26 (Quadro4-200)
4.17.20.30 (Quadro4-400)
4.17.20.13.00 (MX440)
4.17.00.69.c2 (MX440SE)
4.17.00.63 (MX440SE 200,250/286MHz)
4.17.00.69.00 (MX440)
4.17.00.61.23 (MX440)
4.17.00.54 (MX440 200,250,270/333MHz)
4.17.00.52 (MX440 200,250,270/400MHz)
4.17.00.52 (MX460 200,250,270,300/550MHz)
4.17.00.30 (MX420 200,250,270/400MHz)
4.17.00.30 (MX440 200,270/400MHz)
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Changes: Unknown
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NV20 (GeForce3) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce3-based videocards (GeForce3, GeForce3 Ti 200, GeForce3 Ti 500, Quadro DCC)
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NV15 (GeForce2) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce2-based videocards (GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 Ultra, Quadro2 Pro)
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NV11 (GeForce2MX) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce2MX-based videocards (NV11, GeForce2 MX100/200, GeForce2 MX/MX 400, Quadro2 MXR/EX, Crush11 GeForce2 Integrated GPU)
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NV10 (GeForce256) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for GeForce256-based videocards (GeForce 256, GeForce DDR, Quadro)
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NV5 (TNT2) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for TNT2-based videocards (RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro, RIVA TNT2 Ultra, Vanta/Vanta LT, RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro, Aladdin TNT2)
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NV4 (TNT) BIOS
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BIOS upgrades for TNT-based videocards (RIVA TNT)
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UTILITIES
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LINKS
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