Which is best Standard or SW Nvidia IDE Driver

jannier · Jul 1, 2003, 07:17 PM

HI

I need to know which driver is the best and what the difference in performance will be.

When installing the Nforce Nvidai drivers, you can install either the SW Ide driver or if you cancel the request the normal nforce mcp2 ide controller driver is loaded.

I have noticed that when using the SW driver, my pc takes alot longer too boot, this is under Win XP Pro.

Also the resources used are different when using the 2 version of drivers.

Standard driver will use IRQ 14 and 15

SW driver will use IRQ 5 wich it then shares with the onboard Sound chip.

So I really need to know which is the best driver to use, that will be give me best performance and stability.

Your info and help is greatly appreciated.

Regards
Jannie

Jetway Kocab 18P Nforce 2 SPP
XP 2600+ 333FSB
Alpica DDR333
Win XP Pro +SP1
40Gb Western Digital 7200rpm ATA100
20GB Matrox 5400rpm ATA100

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 1, 2003, 07:36 PM

thie slower by alot ... egough for nvida to pull them off thir site .... use the standard driver till nvida gets thier act togeather

jannier · Jul 1, 2003, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
thie slower by alot ... egough for nvida to pull them off thir site .... use the standard driver till nvida gets thier act togeather

I have an option of 3 drivers to choose from.

Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller (Microsoft Standard Driver)
Nvidia Nforce MCP2 IDE Controller DriverVer=05/13/2002,6.1.2600.0
NVIDIA® nForce(TM) IDE Controller DriverVer=11/13/2002,5.10.2600.0307

I am not using the versions Nvidai pulled from there Website, but the 1's that are supplied by the MB Manufacturer Install version 2.03

Thanks For helping, just need more clarification from you as too which driver you refer me to use.

Jannie

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 1, 2003, 09:27 PM

well try each one and then run a hdd bechmark .... see witch one runs better for you

i am useing Nvidia Nforce MCP2 IDE Controller DriverVer=05/13/2002,6.1.2600.0 thats of course what i use ... us the version provided with you mobo ... till nivda gets a better work going

DocterDee · Jul 1, 2003, 09:41 PM

When i use the Nvidia Nforce MCP2 IDE Controller Drivers. My PC starts Scandisk every time i boot. How can i disable Scandisk (XP)

gyoung · Jul 3, 2003, 02:04 AM

When I loaded the SW drivers, they put the fubar on my CDRW/burner (Liteon). I was no longer able to burn discs. Made a bunch of coasters before I figured out the source of the problem.

jannier · Jul 3, 2003, 07:04 PM

thanks guys for your help and info

I also read the readme file on the nvidia site on how and what to do to get rid of the 2.41 ect driver from your system.

In the readme they tell you to load the Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller supplied by MS .

Thanks again for the input.

Stil having 1 problem, but i will post this in a new string as it is not realted to this string.

Regards
Jannie

Jul 1, 2003, 07:17 PM	#1
jannier DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cape Town,South Africa Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Which is best Standard or SW Nvidia IDE Driver HI I need to know which driver is the best and what the difference in performance will be. When installing the Nforce Nvidai drivers, you can install either the SW Ide driver or if you cancel the request the normal nforce mcp2 ide controller driver is loaded. I have noticed that when using the SW driver, my pc takes alot longer too boot, this is under Win XP Pro. Also the resources used are different when using the 2 version of drivers. Standard driver will use IRQ 14 and 15 SW driver will use IRQ 5 wich it then shares with the onboard Sound chip. So I really need to know which is the best driver to use, that will be give me best performance and stability. Your info and help is greatly appreciated. Regards Jannie Jetway Kocab 18P Nforce 2 SPP XP 2600+ 333FSB Alpica DDR333 Win XP Pro +SP1 40Gb Western Digital 7200rpm ATA100 20GB Matrox 5400rpm ATA100

Jul 1, 2003, 07:36 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	thie slower by alot ... egough for nvida to pull them off thir site .... use the standard driver till nvida gets thier act togeather __________________

Jul 1, 2003, 09:27 PM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	well try each one and then run a hdd bechmark .... see witch one runs better for you i am useing Nvidia Nforce MCP2 IDE Controller DriverVer=05/13/2002,6.1.2600.0 thats of course what i use ... us the version provided with you mobo ... till nivda gets a better work going __________________

Jul 1, 2003, 09:41 PM	#5
DocterDee DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0	When i use the Nvidia Nforce MCP2 IDE Controller Drivers. My PC starts Scandisk every time i boot. How can i disable Scandisk (XP)

Jul 3, 2003, 02:04 AM	#6
gyoung DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	When I loaded the SW drivers, they put the fubar on my CDRW/burner (Liteon). I was no longer able to burn discs. Made a bunch of coasters before I figured out the source of the problem.

Jul 3, 2003, 07:04 PM	Thread Starter #7
jannier DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cape Town,South Africa Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	thanks guys for your help and info I also read the readme file on the nvidia site on how and what to do to get rid of the 2.41 ect driver from your system. In the readme they tell you to load the Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller supplied by MS . Thanks again for the input. Stil having 1 problem, but i will post this in a new string as it is not realted to this string. Regards Jannie