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Strange behavor with different Nvidia drivers on a FX 5900 SE or TX
Could any one help me to answer some of the following questions?
Which drivers are specifical optimized for the 5900 SE/TX cards? Why do the different drivers report different free APG memory available numbers? On a Evga 5900 SE card for instance the following occurs and is not limited to Evga cards with this chip set, 45.23 = 66MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits operates correctly), 45.33 = 96MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits does not operate correctly), 52.16 = 4MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits does not operate correctly), 53.03 = 2MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits does not operate correctly). As I have read on many of the Forums (Guru3D, Evga, Leadtek, ect.) that there are a lot of other individuals that have this situation or something similar. What are the different drivers doing to the card which causes it to report differently? What Nvidia drivers support the 5900 SE/TX series of cards? Does Nvidia plan to release driver support for the 5900 SE/TX cards? Although most of the card manufactures do not support Coolbits is there a reference BIOS that will correct this? On most of the cards that the above situation occurs have a reference BIOS installed, which is not specifically written by the card manufacture (no manufacture/vender specified, the only specification is for a Device ID of GF FX 5900). Device ID GeForce FX 5900 Sub Vender 0000 Sub Vender Device ID 0000 OEM String NVIDA VESA Vender NVIDIA Corporation VESA Product Name NV35 Board - p177h-0n Version 4.35.20.32.00 Is this the correct BIOS to use for this chip set and memory type? |
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I think that I have figured out what the problem is with the memory changing
sizes with different drivers. When I change the APG aperture size in the BIOS the avaiable VGA free memory changes. It appears that the card is only working with 16MB or less of the onboard memory. When I set the APG aperture to 32MB in the BIOS I can not run a any 3D applications. I get a "out of video memory error". The card should be able to run some of the 3D apps with 128 MB on board. The card is using the system memory to function. I need to talk to a Evga tech and get a RMA number for the card. I will check with other who have bought similar cards and see if there problem is the same. Could have to do with a poor reference design by Nvidia. "william bell" wrote in message ... On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:56:03 GMT, "Rusty Smith" wrote: Could any one help me to answer some of the following questions? Which drivers are specifical optimized for the 5900 SE/TX cards? Why do the different drivers report different free APG memory available numbers? On a Evga 5900 SE card for instance the following occurs and is not limited to Evga cards with this chip set, 45.23 = 66MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits operates correctly), 45.33 = 96MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits does not operate correctly), 52.16 = 4MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits does not operate correctly), 53.03 = 2MB free APG memory at start up (coolbits does not operate correctly). As I have read on many of the Forums (Guru3D, Evga, Leadtek, ect.) that there are a lot of other individuals that have this situation or something similar. What are the different drivers doing to the card which causes it to report differently? What Nvidia drivers support the 5900 SE/TX series of cards? Does Nvidia plan to release driver support for the 5900 SE/TX cards? They have no one Else are having these problems at all, that included me.. Although most of the card manufactures do not support Coolbits is there a reference BIOS that will correct this? On most of the cards that the above situation occurs have a reference BIOS installed, which is not specifically written by the card manufacture (no manufacture/vender specified, the only specification is for a Device ID of GF FX 5900). Device ID GeForce FX 5900 Sub Vender 0000 Sub Vender Device ID 0000 OEM String NVIDA VESA Vender NVIDIA Corporation VESA Product Name NV35 Board - p177h-0n Version 4.35.20.32.00 Is this the correct BIOS to use for this chip set and memory type? |
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