Re: NVidia 6800 ultra video card

From: Ray (Ray_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:19:03 -0800

Michael

the "pathetic" Asus enhanced driver is not for use with the 6800 ultra
according to ASUS. Go figure! No enhance drv. not Smart Doc. Go figure again.
Like I said in my original post, ASUS sucks.

I give the demos a try, I've never run any games on that machine,, it's
specific to work. $$

Thanks for the reply, Ray

"Phillips" wrote:

> Doh,
> there might be a zillion ways why the card does not work properly.
>
> To make sure the video card is OK: a clan install of XP w/ Intel chipset
> drivers followed by the Asus graphic drivers - including the pathetic Asus
> video enhanced (should install w/ Asus Video Drivers)driver and Smart
> Doctor.
> W/o installing anything else, test the card using NVidia demos for the 6800
> chip (Nalu, Timbury, Clear Sailing Demos downloadable at:
> http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_nvidia.html )
> At this stage, you also want to check BIOS video settings, XP page file
> size (some gamers recommend 3x the size of RAM!), AGP or PCExpress settings,
> other hardware conflicts - monitor drivers, capabilities, for ex.
> If the card does not work, just RMA it to the vendor or stop payment if you
> bought it from Asus using a credit card till Asus answers.
> If it works, you might want to check for some other software/hardware
> conflicts - mainly cleaning older NVidia driver files and settings. Check
> also the NVidia settings.
> The BSOD is probably related to a real or unreal NVidia chip overheat issue.
> Michael
>
> "Ray" <Ray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D51BA7E4-C6BA-4EAD-A575-688CB393C8AF@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> > first time user here!
> > the following is a copy/paste of an email I'm sending around to find some
> > help with what may be a compatability problem.
> >
> > thanks in advance for anyone who cares to answer
> >
> > Hi
> > My primary use of this product (ASUS V9999 Ultra graphics card / NVidia
> > 6800 Ultra chip set) is for the rendering of 3D models (with OpenGL) of
> > homes
> > drawn with the CAD program, Chief Architect. I'm currently running this
> > program on several different computers all of which are using NVidia
> > graphics
> > cards. They range from a Geforce TI4600 to the newer 5950. None of these
> > other machine are or have ever experienced the problems I'm having with
> > this
> > ASUS V9999Ultra. I have also placed this card in all the other machines
> > accompanied with the driver supplied with the card and also tried ASUS's
> > latest and NVidia's latest drivers with the same results,,,,, the %$^$
> > card
> > will not perform.
> >
> > When I hit the render button in my Cad program the render process
> > begins, it seems to make it through the shadowing phase all right but when
> > it
> > hits the smoothing phase, the machines locks up. On a few occasions (while
> > tapping the escape key) the process stops and I regain control of the
> > system.
> > More often than not, I get a total blue screen with a message telling
> > me,,,,
> > The computer is being shut down to protect it.
> >
> > Then after she restarts, windows error reporting system sometimes send
> > me to a Microsoft web page telling me the card or driver is screwed up and
> > has sent itself into a,,, indefinite loop? Goes on to say update driver or
> > contact board manufacture, you folks, or NVidia for assistance. I have
> > tried
> > every driver available without any luck. My guess is this card is no good.
> > It
> > will not work in 4 computers that I own and operate.
> >
> > This is supposed to be one of the "highest end" cards for mainstream use,,
> > it should be,,,$500.00 (+-)
> >
> > Sorry to be so long winded here,
> >
> > I also need to know how to view your reply, this is not the first time
> > I've tried to get help from you folks to no avail. All I ever seem to get
> > from the ASUS support web area is "server busy, try later" and trying to
> > register as a member for support is totally useless. I've registered 5
> > times
> > and have never been recognized upon returning to the support area (that's
> > if
> > the server wasn't busy after entering all the info to begin with).
> >
> > Also, is there any way I can get ASUS to take this card back! I've lost
> > three times the cost of that card in lost wage's trying to get the *&(^#
> > thing to work.
> >
> > Phew,,, I feel better now,,, I sure would appreciate some help with this.
> >
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