Re: NVIDIA device driver for windows server 2003

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Well, that's what I thought, but then nvidia thinks otherwise!
[While display drivers for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit edition are
not available from NVIDIA directly, you may acquire drivers from Microsoft
through Windows Update:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
All drivers for Windows Server 2003 are currently maintained by Microsoft.
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5
]
I have found a workaround temporarily - turn off PAE, DEP in MS Boot.ini and
then it works - obviously there is a bug somewhere.

No wonder Apple MACs and open source Linux OSs are becoming popular - you
get one tested driver from one source, and not have to go through Dell, MS,
NVIDIA and get bounced around for a paid license to a enterprise Operating
System (at least with Linux, you know you are on your own since you haven't
paid anything for it).

Sorry for the ranting - it becomes frustrating after a while (to get a $6000
piece of hardware /software that doesn't work properly).

I will open a support ticket with Microsoft directly and hopefully get a
clearer resolution.


"Dave Patrick" wrote:

Microsoft doesn't do driver development. The drivers on the OS installation
media come from the hardware manufacturer's. You may have to buy different
hardware.

http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/item.aspx?idItem=fed4bd62-188e-5236-dfb1-f1f9dc2f9e9a

http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?&bCatID=1284&cpID=0&ocID=12&OR=1

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"curiousme" wrote:
|I have been trying to get the NVIDIA NVS 285 working on my new dell
precision
| 690 with Windows Server 2003 and it just doesn't seem to work with
anything
| other than the plain MS VGA driver!
| After loading Windows XP driver or other beta driver from nvidia.com, it
| shows up with a blank screen and a band at the top during logon. The
machine
| itself works via Terminal Services.
| I have also tried disabling/enabling h/w acceleration, directx 9.0c etc.
| Need Windows Server 2003 for my work since I will be using Oracle RDBMS
etc.
| and doing some extensive performance testing and cannot use Windows XP.
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Nvidia says to contact MS for drivers and MS web site doesn't seem to
offer
| any drivers!
|



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