What drivers do I need?

anvalarwatari · Sep 30, 2004, 05:02 AM

Hi, I purchased a 64mb nVidia GeForce4 440 card for my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop off of eBay. However, the card did not come with instructions. I did a search on google and came up with these instructions: http://www.bay-wolf.com/geforce4-1.htm
The first step asks me to download a driver. Where do I find this driver? And does anyone know a more detailed set of instuctions on installing the card? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

~Erica

Bruuce · Sep 30, 2004, 05:07 AM

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Also here's a tutorial to look at although it shows a desktop PC and not a laptop.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html

anvalarwatari · Sep 30, 2004, 11:05 PM

Do you know what drivers I need though? That's really all I want to know.

Wiredzero · Oct 1, 2004, 12:33 AM

http://www.omegadrivers.net (if you think you can tackle a manual install of drivers.)

if not: http://www.nvidia.com and just download the latest they have posted from their site. (*note: Make sure you have DirectX9.0c installed when you use those drivers.)

batman-x · Oct 1, 2004, 08:10 PM

I recently got a GeForce4 MX4000 AGP, but after finish installing the driver and restarting the machine, it just hang a the startup screen, I have WinMe OS. I try a couple of time uninstalled and installed, still the same result. Please help.

Wiredzero · Oct 1, 2004, 09:16 PM

Nothing CAN be done...you're using Windows Millennium Edition (ME)...that's your problem right there.

Bruuce · Oct 1, 2004, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiredzero

Nothing CAN be done...you're using Windows Millennium Edition (ME)...that's your problem right there.

AS cruel as that may sound, windows ME sux bad heh. Probably a good time to upgrade to XP.

batman-x · Oct 2, 2004, 04:25 AM

So even if I change to GeForce 5200 FX/5700 FX, it still wouldn't help??

Wiredzero · Oct 2, 2004, 07:19 AM

More than anything...you should be interested in upgrading your operating system. Either to Windows 2000 or XP. The old 95/98/98se/ME operating systems are no longer supported by Microsoft and as such, you wouldn't be able to take FULL advantage of everything a newer videocard would have to offer.

(in addition, Windows ME is about the worst operating system that you could have on a computer...the only one that I'd say that's below it would be Windows 95, and that's just because it didn't do true "multitasking".)

anvalarwatari · Oct 4, 2004, 01:22 AM

Well, I've installed the card [nVidia geForce4 440 go] in my laptop [Dell Inspiron 8100] and I get a "NEW DEVICE" prompt. But when I log on to the internet [it's AOL dial-up] and tell it to search for whatever software it needs it doesn't find it. Now what? I ran dxdiag and it isn't using the card, or recognizing it. And, I do have Windows XP.

Wiredzero · Oct 4, 2004, 01:26 AM

http://download.nvidia.com/Windows/6...xp_english.exe

Download that, and run the program. It should detect your videocard, and install the driver.

Electroe · Oct 8, 2004, 10:28 AM

Not here to solve problem, rather to post one.

I have a friend who owns an internet cafe. He recently asked me to put together a high-end system due to Lineage2 lagging. Well, I got him a A64-3.0, K8N Neo, WD800JB, FX5700 and 512MB RAM. The problem is he can only install Windows98 due to license issues and software management problems.

Right after I installed the 56.XX drivers I added CoolBits and got an error right after trying to enter desktop adjustments. I removed CoolBits and everything went fine.

Putting aside CoolBits, what would be the best driver for Windows98 concerning stability? I don't need the best performance, just rock-hard stability.

Sep 30, 2004, 05:02 AM	#1
anvalarwatari DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	What drivers do I need? Hi, I purchased a 64mb nVidia GeForce4 440 card for my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop off of eBay. However, the card did not come with instructions. I did a search on google and came up with these instructions: http://www.bay-wolf.com/geforce4-1.htm The first step asks me to download a driver. Where do I find this driver? And does anyone know a more detailed set of instuctions on installing the card? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. ~Erica

Oct 1, 2004, 12:33 AM	#4
Wiredzero DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The other side of the screen. Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	http://www.omegadrivers.net (if you think you can tackle a manual install of drivers.) if not: http://www.nvidia.com and just download the latest they have posted from their site. (*note: Make sure you have DirectX9.0c installed when you use those drivers.) __________________

Oct 1, 2004, 08:10 PM	#5
batman-x DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	GeForce4 MX4000 I recently got a GeForce4 MX4000 AGP, but after finish installing the driver and restarting the machine, it just hang a the startup screen, I have WinMe OS. I try a couple of time uninstalled and installed, still the same result. Please help.

Oct 1, 2004, 09:16 PM	#6
Wiredzero DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The other side of the screen. Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	Nothing CAN be done...you're using Windows Millennium Edition (ME)...that's your problem right there. __________________

Oct 2, 2004, 07:19 AM	#9
Wiredzero DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The other side of the screen. Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	More than anything...you should be interested in upgrading your operating system. Either to Windows 2000 or XP. The old 95/98/98se/ME operating systems are no longer supported by Microsoft and as such, you wouldn't be able to take FULL advantage of everything a newer videocard would have to offer. (in addition, Windows ME is about the worst operating system that you could have on a computer...the only one that I'd say that's below it would be Windows 95, and that's just because it didn't do true "multitasking".) __________________

Sep 30, 2004, 05:07 AM	#2
Bruuce DriverHeaven Winner Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 293 Rep Power: 0	http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp Also here's a tutorial to look at although it shows a desktop PC and not a laptop. http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html

Sep 30, 2004, 11:05 PM	Thread Starter #3
anvalarwatari DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Do you know what drivers I need though? That's really all I want to know.

Oct 2, 2004, 04:25 AM	#8
batman-x DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	So even if I change to GeForce 5200 FX/5700 FX, it still wouldn't help??

Oct 4, 2004, 01:22 AM	Thread Starter #10
anvalarwatari DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Well, I've installed the card [nVidia geForce4 440 go] in my laptop [Dell Inspiron 8100] and I get a "NEW DEVICE" prompt. But when I log on to the internet [it's AOL dial-up] and tell it to search for whatever software it needs it doesn't find it. Now what? I ran dxdiag and it isn't using the card, or recognizing it. And, I do have Windows XP.

Oct 4, 2004, 01:26 AM	#11
Wiredzero DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The other side of the screen. Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	http://download.nvidia.com/Windows/6...xp_english.exe Download that, and run the program. It should detect your videocard, and install the driver. __________________

Oct 8, 2004, 10:28 AM	#12
Electroe DH wanderer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 20 min. to Computex Taipei Posts: 137 Rep Power: 0	Not here to solve problem, rather to post one. I have a friend who owns an internet cafe. He recently asked me to put together a high-end system due to Lineage2 lagging. Well, I got him a A64-3.0, K8N Neo, WD800JB, FX5700 and 512MB RAM. The problem is he can only install Windows98 due to license issues and software management problems. Right after I installed the 56.XX drivers I added CoolBits and got an error right after trying to enter desktop adjustments. I removed CoolBits and everything went fine. Putting aside CoolBits, what would be the best driver for Windows98 concerning stability? I don't need the best performance, just rock-hard stability. __________________ 世界上最遙遠的距離，不是在電話的兩端，而是你不知道你一直在我心裡世界上最遙遠的距離，不是你不知道你一直在我心裡，而是我沒有在你心裡世界上最遙遠的距離，不是我沒有在你心裡，而是你不讓我永遠照顧你世界上最遙遠的距離，不是你不讓我永遠照顧你，而是我沒辦法堅持照顧你的勇氣