Forceware 100.59 broke my 6800 :(

zoon64 · 02-12-07, 02:42 PM

Hey guys..

I recently got a copy of Vista (Legal) to play around with so can start helping my poor customers if they decide to go that path...

Anyways I setup a duel boot system with Winsows XP Pro 32bit on 1 HDD and Windpows Vista 32bit on another. All went well and been playing around with Vista. I decided to go this path so could still play World Of Warcraft on XP.

So when Nvidia released the 100.59 Beta drivers I tried it out to see what the perfomance impact Vista would have on my System and WoW.

All went well then all of a sudden the Game froze PC rebooted and all seemed fine, until I started WoW again. As soon as it gets to the loading screen it freezes up reboots. This is now happening in Vista and XP.

SO after reloading all system and Graphics Drivers and still doing the same I rebuild my PC only loading XP Pro but still it does the same. Rolled back with drivers from Nvidia site and from MSI no luck. So just to make shure I tested some other games (Doom3, HalfLife2 and some others) but still no luck. Just a freeze reboot and thats it

Anybode else have this Problem or have any ideas what the problem couls be?

My System
AMD Athlon 3200 Socket 754
2gid DDR 400
4 X 250Gig HDD
MSI a400 6800 (Nvidia 6800)
Windows XP Pro 32bit
Windows Vista 32bit
MSI k8 neo 2 mobo

top3koms · 02-12-07, 03:39 PM

It may be because the 100.59 drivers were not made for the 6800 series cards but only for the 8800 series.The 97.46 drivers should be used with your 6800 and Vista 32bit.

zoon64 · 02-13-07, 04:20 AM

Hmm this from NVIDIA

Updated January 31, 2007: NVIDIA has a newer Beta driver for GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs that is available to download. Please visit this website if you want to download the new driver.

On XP im using the latest stable driver.

jaws · 02-13-07, 10:47 AM

hmm, running 100.59 and 6800gt here but no issues yet besides slow performance in vista :<

Quick420 · 02-13-07, 11:23 AM

All went well then all of a sudden the Game froze PC rebooted and all seemed fine, until I started WoW again. As soon as it gets to the loading screen it freezes up reboots. This is now happening in Vista and XP.

Silly question? Have you ruled out a Power Supply problem? I'm thinking your P/S cant handle the 6800(is the extra molex plugged in?)

Vasot02 · 02-13-07, 01:26 PM

Another great driver from Nvidia

Blakhart · 02-13-07, 06:28 PM

What driver do you guys consider best for the 6800?

RussianHAXOR · 02-13-07, 08:23 PM

THeres a new beta flying around the net right now.

BigE4u · 02-13-07, 08:34 PM

Using any higher than v84.21 for 6800series cards is a complete waste IMO...

SLippe · 02-13-07, 11:25 PM

I think you meant Forceware in the title of the Thread, but anyways...

Try Forceware 91.47, it always had good performance for me.

zoon64 · 02-14-07, 12:16 AM

Silly question? Have you ruled out a Power Supply problem? I'm thinking your P/S cant handle the 6800(is the extra molex plugged in?)[/quote]

Yes using a 500w PSU also swapped it with my wifes PSU same prob.

Oops yes forceware not nforce ;/

BigE4u · 02-14-07, 05:52 AM

What brand PSU is it... even though you say 500w, quality is just as important as quanity and what amperage does it have for each rail(3.3/5/12)?

02-12-07, 02:42 PM	#1
zoon64 Ti 4200 128Mb DDR Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 10	Forceware 100.59 broke my 6800 :( Hey guys.. I recently got a copy of Vista (Legal) to play around with so can start helping my poor customers if they decide to go that path... Anyways I setup a duel boot system with Winsows XP Pro 32bit on 1 HDD and Windpows Vista 32bit on another. All went well and been playing around with Vista. I decided to go this path so could still play World Of Warcraft on XP. So when Nvidia released the 100.59 Beta drivers I tried it out to see what the perfomance impact Vista would have on my System and WoW. All went well then all of a sudden the Game froze PC rebooted and all seemed fine, until I started WoW again. As soon as it gets to the loading screen it freezes up reboots. This is now happening in Vista and XP. SO after reloading all system and Graphics Drivers and still doing the same I rebuild my PC only loading XP Pro but still it does the same. Rolled back with drivers from Nvidia site and from MSI no luck. So just to make shure I tested some other games (Doom3, HalfLife2 and some others) but still no luck. Just a freeze reboot and thats it Anybode else have this Problem or have any ideas what the problem couls be? My System AMD Athlon 3200 Socket 754 2gid DDR 400 4 X 250Gig HDD MSI a400 6800 (Nvidia 6800) Windows XP Pro 32bit Windows Vista 32bit MSI k8 neo 2 mobo

02-12-07, 03:39 PM	#2
top3koms Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mid-Atlantic Region Posts: 283	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( It may be because the 100.59 drivers were not made for the 6800 series cards but only for the 8800 series.The 97.46 drivers should be used with your 6800 and Vista 32bit. __________________ Asus Rampage III Extreme/Intel Core i7 960/Corsair H70 Corsair Dominator Gt DDR3 1600 (7,7,7,20) EVGA GTX 580 SLI/ Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Intel X25-M 80Gb SSD - WD Black 500Gb /LG DVD-RW Silverstone DA1000 / Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Coolermaster Stacker 830 / Alienware AW2310 NVIDIA 3D Vision

02-13-07, 04:20 AM	#3
zoon64 Ti 4200 128Mb DDR Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 10	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( Hmm this from NVIDIA Updated January 31, 2007: NVIDIA has a newer Beta driver for GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs that is available to download. Please visit this website if you want to download the new driver. On XP im using the latest stable driver.

02-13-07, 10:47 AM	#4
jaws hero Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ott Posts: 125	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( hmm, running 100.59 and 6800gt here but no issues yet besides slow performance in vista :<

02-13-07, 11:23 AM	#5
Quick420 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London,Canada Posts: 1,445	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( All went well then all of a sudden the Game froze PC rebooted and all seemed fine, until I started WoW again. As soon as it gets to the loading screen it freezes up reboots. This is now happening in Vista and XP. Silly question? Have you ruled out a Power Supply problem? I'm thinking your P/S cant handle the 6800(is the extra molex plugged in?) __________________ :Gaming Rig: Asus P5N-D SLi E8400 Wolfdale@3.6ghz/TTBig TyphoonCooler 51c Orthos 3hrs Galaxy GTX560ti-GC 296.10 Forceware 950/1900/2200,1100mv,Gts250/Physx 2x2gb Ddr2 1066mhz 4-4-4-12 1T 3xWD WD5000AAKS 500gb/sata300/ 1xSeagate 320gb Ide(tuuunz) X-fi Fatality ProASUS VH242H 24"LCD:::Windoze 7-64bit::: Sony DvD/Ram-Drive Logitech G25 3dmark06 17,898 Vantage 12,851 If the light is GREEN the trap is clean

02-13-07, 01:26 PM	#6
Vasot02 Crazy Greek guy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Athens\Greece Posts: 409	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( Another great driver from Nvidia

02-13-07, 06:28 PM	#7
Blakhart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Near Wolfie Posts: 204	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( What driver do you guys consider best for the 6800?

02-13-07, 08:23 PM	#8
RussianHAXOR BANNED Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,058	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( THeres a new beta flying around the net right now.

02-13-07, 08:34 PM	#9
BigE4u Fatal Error Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 522	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( Using any higher than *v84.21* for 6800series cards is a complete waste IMO... __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.0ghz Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 v2 Gskill RipjawsX 2x4gb pc3-1600 Seagate 500gb 7200rpm sata2 Zotac AMP GTX460 1gb Win7 Ultimate_x64 Sp1

02-13-07, 11:25 PM	#10
SLippe R.I.P. Babe Thread Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,387	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( I think you meant Forceware in the title of the Thread, but anyways... Try Forceware 91.47, it always had good performance for me.

02-14-07, 12:16 AM	#11
zoon64 Ti 4200 128Mb DDR Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 10	Re: Nforce 100.59 broke my 6800 :( Silly question? Have you ruled out a Power Supply problem? I'm thinking your P/S cant handle the 6800(is the extra molex plugged in?)[/quote] Yes using a 500w PSU also swapped it with my wifes PSU same prob. Oops yes forceware not nforce ;/

02-14-07, 05:52 AM	#12
BigE4u Fatal Error Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 522	Re: Forceware 100.59 broke my 6800 :( What *brand* PSU is it... even though you say 500w, quality is just as important as quanity and what amperage does it have for each rail(3.3/5/12)? __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.0ghz Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 v2 Gskill RipjawsX 2x4gb pc3-1600 Seagate 500gb 7200rpm sata2 Zotac AMP GTX460 1gb Win7 Ultimate_x64 Sp1