-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Nov 29, 2006 10:10 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [PCBUILD] GeForce was Re: Nvidia Problem
>
>I have a video card, bought new 6/16/2004 but, NEVER used.
>(I solved the problem it was bought for before it arrived.)
>
>Info from the sticker on the box:
>Chaintech slmx4000, GeForce mx400, agp8x, 64mb ddr, 32bit
>
>A couple questions:
>Is a                GeForce    mx4000 (mine)
>the same as a GeForce4  mx4000 (notice the extra 4)...
>
>It seems to show up on some sites one way OR the other,
>but never both...
>
>What would be a good driver for this card?
>I tried the nvidia.com site and think I got the right one, but their
>site is very different from my experience with ATI...
>
>More background info I tried:
>The Chaintech site - this exact card,
><http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=14&PISNo=257>
>Video Driver page/link:
><http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/Download/dl_desc.asp?DCSNo=5&PISNo=257>
>but there are NO files listed (as of 11/26-29) so that page is little or no
help <grin>...
>I asked them to check the page, but noticed there are lots of broken pages
>in most of their WEB sites worldwide...
>(And it is possibly to soon to have heard back from them...)
>
>I went other places and tried to ID any drivers that might "fit", but have
>had "lingering" problems with installing the wrong driver for ATI cards in
>the past (different machine) and do not want to go down that road again.
<grin>.
>(The main reason I wanted to switch brands was driver related!)
>
>Requests for additional info, (or or offlist), are welcome...
>
>                            Rick Glazier
>
>WAS:
>From: "garytennesen"
>Subject: Re: Nvidia Problem
>> Not sure if anyone volunteered an answer but I had issues with my GeForce
>> card and when I downloaded the latest drivers from www.nvidia.com all was
>> well.


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I understand your reluctance with the driver issue. ATI brand/powered boards
are not very cooperative when installing the "incorrect" drivers, but I
believe that to be confusion with either "powered by ATI" or "built by ATI"
boards. 'Powered by' boards usually need the board manufactures drivers and
'built by' can use the drivers provided by ATI directly.

nVidia boards don't seem to have this limitation (generally) so you would
probably be better off with the latest forceware drivers, although I have
'brand name' loyalty to ATI despite the difficulty in choosing the proper
drivers.  Guess I like a challenge. <grin>

Chris Ryan

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