FW 81.85 intel SLi edition

[Cooper]

awesome!

what software do you use to mod the drivers?

can it all still be done with rivatuner, task manager and regedit?

HEX editor

[BigRigDriver]

HEX editor

Which file to Hex edit & what to edit??? Any ideas???

[Monster]

BigRigDriver
I think that everyone are able to use DOS command - FC (file compare)

[BigRigDriver]

BigRigDriver
I think that everyone are able to use DOS command - FC (file compare)

Can you shed some more light on this? which files & what to edit???

[Mr. Popo]

Can you shed some more light on this? which files & what to edit???

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[Pyr0]

hmmm.... my guess would be nv4_mini.sys

[Kin Hell]

hmmm.... my guess would be nv4_mini.sys

Other than your statement being a "Red Herring", perhaps pardon me for asking the obvious, but,........why?

[Pyr0]

no fish here m8, sorry...
because examining a set of modded 8x.xx series drivers shows the files that have been expanded and modified

[Haltech]

Someone must have the 9XXX modded files avail.. send me a pm if you do please and Nvidia? You suck major ass for doing this...

[Kin Hell]

no fish here m8, sorry...
because examining a set of modded 8x.xx series drivers shows the files that have been expanded and modified

Ah-ha! ....Gotchya....


It would still be nice if the lastest 91.xx were distributed. I'm kinda chewing my Butt off here at nVidia still NOT releasing official Drivers for the 7950GX2. It even sucks bigger when nVidia boast about the GX2 being made for Windows Vista! Really nVidia...so why arn't there any Beta drivers for the Beta2 version of Vista huh!?
Another anomally is why there is no nVidia Chipset supporting the Duo CPU's? Seems like someone somewhare didn't want to pay for the Royalties, ....maybe! In the Meantime, the End user (muppets like us) have to Bend over & take a right Royal Shafting for it.
I don't think I have ever seen the computer industry in such depraved turmoil. Perhaps Bill should get the blame for this cr4p as well. It's easy to point an accusing finger, but someone has to carrry the can for it, & damned right they should; ......Whoever you are!

[Kin Hell]

Quoted from this page:

Intel Core 2 Duo - Test


"A relatively simple procedure to ensure the Core 2 Duo compatibility is to directly use P965 Express. Announced in early June, this chipset only equips very recent motherboards and is automatically compatible with Core 2 Duo. Compared to the 975X, it works with a more functional ICH8. The MCH can only support one PCI Express x16 link, whereas the 975X can support one x16 link or two x8 and Crossfire. SLI will be accessible via the new NVIDIA nForce 5 line for Intel and will be released this summer. Here again, all nForce 5 motherboards will be automatically compatible with the Core 2 Duo, but sooner there will also be a modified nForce 4 that will support the Core 2 Duo."

[dpa]

no fish here m8, sorry...
because examining a set of modded 8x.xx series drivers shows the files that have been expanded and modified

I also tried to compare the drivers with beyondcompare.. And I see the files that have been "updated".. but I dont know how in the name of god I can modify them..!

[Pyr0]

using winhex or similar, you can see (and change) the offsets that have been modified

[Kin Hell]

using winhex or similar, you can see (and change) the offsets that have been modified

I might as well take up Studying "Swa-fooking-Heeli" as try this cr4p!

Just as "Haltech" asked earlier, I'd appreciate someone PM-ing me with an offer of the modded Intel SLI capable 91.30's so my GX2 will run. Thanks!

[dpa]

I might as well take up Studying "Swa-fooking-Heeli" as try this cr4p!

Just as "Haltech" asked earlier, I'd appreciate someone PM-ing me with an offer of the modded Intel SLI capable 91.30's so my GX2 will run. Thanks!

your GX2 shall run anyways.. update your bios and it WILL work with stock 91.31 drivers!

dual gx2 cards is quad sli and needs to be modded in too..(another scenario)

[Kin Hell]

your GX2 shall run anyways.. update your bios and it WILL work with stock 91.31 drivers!

dual gx2 cards is quad sli and needs to be modded in too..(another scenario)

Yeah dude...thats what I'm after!

[PGHammer]

Damn, that sucks. Now Intel SLI users are really screwed.

Now actually, Intel chipset users are doubly screwed - the newer Intel chipsets do not support SLI or Crossfire. So it looks like if we will have to buy chipsets from the GPU makers if we want to run dual video cards.

Actually, the 975X has Official Permission to support CrossFire (ATI signed off on it months ago). The *only* reason that current Intel chipsets other than 975X don't support CF has nothing to do with a will/won't on the part of Intel (or even ATI for that matter): P/Q965 doesn't do it because that second PCIe x16 slot is lacking on every mobo with the chipset so far (so far, instead of a second PCIe x16 slot, every 965 mobo has a third PCI slot). BadAxe has three PCIe x16 slots (but only two PCI slots). So it's a motherboard issue with the 965, not a chipset issue.

[vapb400]

There are several companies with 965X motherboards with dual 16x slots (however 1 is 5x electical). It is Intel's "fault" that 965x doesnt support crossfire. They simly did not implement extra pci-e lanes or the ability to split up the 16x lanes in their 965x chipset. Not a bad thing, they need to do something to distinguish their chipsets however it is not the motherboard manufactures fault, it is intel's

[thorgal]

Hey guys,

I've got the modded 84.43 drivers (many thanks to Big_Sam for that, incredible work ), and I am able to enable SLI in the control panel. However : enabling SLI doesn't seem to do anything My scores with SLI enabled are a very little bit higher than with the single GFX (about 1000 3D03Marks, but I guess this is cpu bound), but certainly not up to the level I got them with the Nforce4. My results : Nforce4 sli score : 36000, 975X SLI score 24600, Nforce4 single GFX : 23600. SLI bridge is connected in both cases by the way

Anyone got any idea why I can't enable SLI properly ? Thanks

[Kin Hell]

Hey guys,

I've got the modded 84.43 drivers (many thanks to Big_Sam for that, incredible work ), and I am able to enable SLI in the control panel. However : enabling SLI doesn't seem to do anything My scores with SLI enabled are a very little bit higher than with the single GFX (about 1000 3D03Marks, but I guess this is cpu bound), but certainly not up to the level I got them with the Nforce4. My results : Nforce4 sli score : 36000, 975X SLI score 24600, Nforce4 single GFX : 23600. SLI bridge is connected in both cases by the way

Anyone got any idea why I can't enable SLI properly ? Thanks

Yeah...its dead easy & quite Logical really.......No official drivers are available yet.

[Kin Hell]

There are several companies with 965X motherboards with dual 16x slots (however 1 is 5x electical). It is Intel's "fault" that 965x doesnt support crossfire. They simly did not implement extra pci-e lanes or the ability to split up the 16x lanes in their 965x chipset. Not a bad thing, they need to do something to distinguish their chipsets however it is not the motherboard manufactures fault, it is intel's

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not sure it is entirely Intels Fault.
First of all, take PCI-e Technology. Originally & before we even ever saw the first PCI-e boards, PCI-e's technology was spread all over the Web. It boasted Loads of GB-idge from the Bus & explained the Technology in such a way that basically, the Slots just plugged into the Available Bandwidth. This was NOT the case however. Moreso, we saw the Industry fudge us with one 8X PCI-e slot for Graphics, then 2 @ 8x arrived. Then we bent over for 2 x 16x Slots, and chipsets carried the can for the upgrades to PCI-e technologies.
& here we are now 12 months on from PCI-e going live & the chipsets, not just Intel, are still carrying the can. We now have nVidia NOT yet officially supported by Intel, but it might be!?
Why so many Whys?

[thorgal]

Yeah...its dead easy & quite Logical really.......No official drivers are available yet.

Then why can someone like Coolaler with the same drivers enable SLI the "right" way : thread

No, I guess there's some other trick or I'm doing something wrong/forgetting something.

[Kin Hell]

Then why can someone like Coolaler with the same drivers enable SLI the "right" way : thread

No, I guess there's some other trick or I'm doing something wrong/forgetting something.

...Then go and Ask him!

Who said he's done it the "right way"...He's only made it work & respect for him having done so!

...However, do NOT exxpect these figures to be right. nVidia are NOT supporting SLI in Beta form or offical form. They cant even supply Beta drivers for the 7950GX2 on WindoZe Vista & yet nVidia Profess to have built the 7950GX2 for Vista.

Piss Take

Phenominal Vista Experience my Fat Ass.....I'm a registered Vista Beta Tester, have a 7950Gx2 & cant have more than a Std VGA adapter with a bloody 60Hz refresh. So much for being able to see 3D WindoZe!

It's totaly laughable all round...a bit like nVidia still using the nForce 4 Northbridge for the 975X chipset..the Muppets!

[BenjaminWatson]

Big_Sam,

First of all, thanx for the driver, had the 84.43 but thought i give it a try.
It did some serious damage to my rig...
after installing, i rebooted, and xp messed up, could´nt any 3d apps at all.
my quick launch menu was gone, got it back though, but icons all messed up.

Any experiences with this prob?

[Big_Sam]

Big_Sam,

First of all, thanx for the driver, had the 84.43 but thought i give it a try.
It did some serious damage to my rig...
after installing, i rebooted, and xp messed up, could´nt any 3d apps at all.
my quick launch menu was gone, got it back though, but icons all messed up.

Any experiences with this prob?

There can be you have not uninstalled the previous driver from system completely.
I never had no problems with this driver .
Try FW85.96: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=106212