NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Win7-10

[Fernando]

@spippo

During the new installation (with external reader usb), the system tells the hard drive normally, I clicked "load driver" and the other with a combined usb I loaded the drivers that you posted and uploaded them normally. I hope the installation of windows 8, now create a boot suitable for being recognized by the motherboard and run windows 8.

Don’t forget to remove both USB drives during the first reboot of the OS installation.

[Fernando]

@spippo

EDIT2: UUUUAAAAUUUUUUUU !!!
Everything ok !!!
the system worked, I loaded the sata raid driver that you posted in the installation and now windows 8 part quietly without dvd player usb inserted!
Thank you !!

You are welcome!

[bunny183]

I got it working now, sir. About the download, I just waited for the page to load completely before downloading it despite of the download save button appearing. And for the driver, it is also working now. Installation went well and without errors so no more unknown device and stuff.

Thank you for the free yet professional-level services you have done. I cannot thank you properly so I’ll just wish you good things Mr. Fernando. You sir are an epitome of a good samaritan. More power to you and to your site!

[eidairaman1]

There is only 1 problem with this Driverpack. There is no proper AGP GART for NF2 chipsets in win7/Vista. They only show as Pci. When you go to install a Graphics driver it only shows operation as PCI not Agp 8x (3.0) or Agp 4x (2.0) so the gc is bandwidth restricted.

Also do these driver sets Fix the Code 43 error when a Nf4 chipset is used with a Athlon 64 x2 and a Amd/Ati card occupies the Pci E slot.

[pf100]

I registered just to say thank you, Fernando! I’ve had an nforce2 (Asus A7N8X-X mobo) computer that I never could get working right in windows 7 no matter what I tried. I’ve gotten it working before but it was sluggish and crashed a lot. I installed your “Special nForce2-4 LEGACY Driverpacks for Vista/Win7” and it works perfectly! I cannot thank you enough for giving this still fast computer a new lease on life. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Fernando!

[Fernando]

@ eidaraman1:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

@eidairaman1

There is only 1 problem with this Driverpack. There is no proper AGP GART for NF2 chipsets in win7/Vista.

Which mainboard do you use and which driverpack did you install?

@pf100 :
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

@pf100

I registered just to say thank you, Fernando! I’ve had an nforce2 (Asus A7N8X-X mobo) computer that I never could get working right in windows 7 no matter what I tried. I’ve gotten it working before but it was sluggish and crashed a lot. I installed your "Special nForce2-4 LEGACY Driverpacks for Vista/Win7" and it works perfectly! I cannot thank you enough for giving this still fast computer a new lease on life.

You are welcome! I am glad, that you got your nForce2 system working properly.

Regards
Fernando

[eidairaman1]

Hey man its a NF2 chipset

DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra-B

I read your very first post and you had stated there is no GART in it, that vista/7 have a better GART, fact is the card stays at pci bandwidth and never uses AGP bandwidth, so that tells me the driver that comes in vista/7 doesnt optimize the cards and that a GART is needed. This info is for the secondary system. I presume this affects nv cards too.

[Fernando]

@eidairaman1

I read your very first post and you had stated there is no GART in it, that vista/7 have a better GART, fact is the card stays at pci bandwidth and never uses AGP bandwidth, so that tells me the driver that comes in vista/7 doesnt optimize the cards and that a GART is needed.

If you should run the 32bit version of Windows 7, you may try the attached 32bit nForce GART driver v4.4.0, which has been designed for Windows XP, but may work with Win7/Win8 as well.
If you should run Win7 x64, please let me know it.

32bit NVIDIA nForce GART driver v440.rar (83.3 KB)

[eidairaman1]

The latest nv had was in the driver set 5.10

Ps 64bit os doesnt run on a NForce 2 chipset only on Nforce 3 or higher as the Athlon Xp doesnt have 64bit instructions

I presume i could extract the last driver from the 5.10 driver pack on this.

[eidairaman1]

When im done with my new machine ill research the old one and hope the gart does work.

[Fernando]

@eidairaman1

The latest nv had was in the driver set 5.10
I presume i could extract the last driver from the 5.10 driver pack on this.

Here is the link to the 5.10 driverpack: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_udp_winxp_5.10.html

[ase-le]

Hello everyone

Hello Fernando, I greatly appreciate the work of people like you. I would like to ask a question: I have a motherboard Asus A8N-E with NForce4 Ultra and would like to show me the best chipset driver for use with Windows 7 32-bit:

a) the driver installed by windows update

b) some of your driver packages (which is the best for my system)

c) the nForce4 driver package for Windows Vista

I will use an HD Sata II, an Athlon x2 and an ATI HD 5450

Already, I am very grateful

[Fernando]

@ ase-le:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Since you obviously don’t have an nForce RAID system, I recommend to let Win7 resp. Windows Update install the needed nForce drivers, as far as it offers them.
If you should not be satisfied with the installed nForce chipset drivers or if some of them should be missing, you can manually install the related drivers by using my “Non-AHCI nForce Performance Pack v9.0 for Win7/Vista”.

Regards
Fernando

[ase-le]

@Fernando

@ ase-le:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Since you obviously don’t have an nForce RAID system, I recommend to let Win7 resp. Windows Update install the needed nForce drivers, as far as it offers them.
If you should not be satisfied with the installed nForce chipset drivers or if some of them should be missing, you can manually install the related drivers by using my "Non-AHCI nForce Performance Pack v9.0 for Win7/Vista".

Regards
Fernando

Thanks for the quick response and congratulations for your work.

[mgear]

Many, many thanks for these! They finally solved the problem of a large hard drive not being recognized by Windows 7 on my machine after waking from sleep mode. It was driving me nuts, and the Microsoft hotfix would not install.

[Fernando]

@ mgear:

Welcome at Win-RAID Forum and thanks for your feedback!
Enjoy your nForce chipset system running Win7.

Regards
Fernando

[chatofa]

Thanks a lot for this man, I tohught my motherboard was obsolete with new OS comming
I just have one doubt, the •>64bit Special nForce3-4 LEGACY Driverpack v9.0 for Vista/Win7 x64 Also support Nforce3 Ultra?
I installed Win7 64x on a single HDD, installed your driver package and then configured Stripe Raid on 2 diferrent HDDs, the thing is that when I reboot the system, this Raid does not appear as a single HDD, I still see 2 HDDs
Am I missing something?
Man you are the best
Cheers

[Fernando]

@ chatofa:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum and please excuse mylate reply!

@chatofa

I just have one doubt, the •>64bit Special nForce3-4 LEGACY Driverpack v9.0 for Vista/Win7 x64 Also support Nforce3 Ultra?

Yes, it should support all nForce3 chipsets.

I installed Win7 64x on a single HDD, installed your driver package and then configured Stripe Raid on 2 diferrent HDDs, the thing is that when I reboot the system, this Raid does not appear as a single HDD, I still see 2 HDDs
Am I missing something?

I suspect, that the OS has replaced the NVIDIA nForce SATA driver named nvatax64.sys by the generic MS IDE driver named pciide.sys.
Please open your Device Manager and look for the device named "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller" and the driver, which it is using.

Happy New Year!
Fernando

[Brygi]

I have tried several driver configurations… some do BSOD on boot, some work (not fine).
But the problem is that performance in 3D is about 15% lower than Windows XP with catalyst 13.9 (same as Win7)
And also, gpu accel in vlc on = green image with sound. Accel on = poor video performance.
Currently Win7 x64 has chipset driver from your Optimized Package, and agp bus changed from nforce3 250 to nforce3, and of course catalyst 13.9 installed manually via device manager.
Specs are:
A 3000+ @ 2.4GHz
Sapphire HD3850 AGP
3GB ram kingmax/corsair @ 2 2 10 2 180MHz
Epox EP-9nda3+
Have no idea what to do for better performance. Should be same as xp? maybe few % lower, but 15? that’s strange.

[Fernando]

@ Brygi:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

@Brygi

I have tried several driver configurations… some do BSOD on boot, some work (not fine).
But the problem is that performance in 3D is about 15% lower than Windows XP with catalyst 13.9 (same as Win7)
And also, gpu accel in vlc on = green image with sound. Accel on = poor video performance.
Currently Win7 x64 has chipset driver from your Optimized Package, and agp bus changed from nforce3 250 to nforce3, and of course catalyst 13.9 installed manually via device manager.
Have no idea what to do for better performance. Should be same as xp? maybe few % lower, but 15? that’s strange.

No, that is not strange for me.
Please remember: NVIDIA nForce3 chipsets are not supported by the post-XP Windows Operating Systems. This has been stated very often by Microsoft and NVIDIA.
Nevertheless some nForce3 systems are running fine with Vista, Win7 or Win8, but the users are just lucky with their special hardware configuration and driver choice.
If you should have already tested all available nForce drivers (inclusive the modded ones), you will have only the option to change either your mainboard or the OS.

Regards
Fernando