I just installed winxp to try it out, and for some reason it hates my video card. the screen flickers and craps out. if i turn off hardware acceleration it works fine. i downloaded the new drivers for the card. it works great under win98, redhat 8, and slackware 7. so i feel it's safe to assume that the problem lies in xp. does any one know anything about this?
For starters, WinXP has a problem with vertical refresh rates -- it
always defaults to 60 Hz. There are utilities and whole sites devoted to this problem. Check out "xp refresh" on Google and/or check the download section at
http://www.Guru3D.com.
You should also bring up the desktop
Properties menu and check the settings for buffering, etc. (I don't have this card, so I forget the details, but the settings are there).
Another handy utility is
MultiRes, which is available from
http://www.EntechTaiwan.com and is free for personal use -- it allows resolution/refresh-rate changes on-the-fly.
...and I forgot to mention that nVidia pulled the latest version of their drivers and put the prior version back up. Go back to the site and ensure that you have the right ones. If the site drivers are OLDER than yours, go for those.
Guru3D is good for video drivers, too.
-- Michael Rudas
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