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N4 w/Radeon 8500 on W2K

3 posts by 3 people · 24 Dec 2001 21:22 UTC - 26 Dec 2001 19:16 UTC

JoeZ 24 Dec 2001 21:22 UTC#145393

Does anyone have any suggestions for using this card with Windows 2000 outside of getting the latest drivers? I have a friend with a new Gateway P4 with this card and the frame rates / graphics in N4 are nowhere close to what they should be with this rig. One problem already: * Card shows up in W2K as a Radeon 8500 VE * Download the latest drivers from ATI's site * Get an error message on the install -> "Not the correct driver for this video card." That last one is a little disappointing as that is the same driver which is supposed to work with most of the ATI cards now out there.... TIA JoeZ

DB 25 Dec 2001 16:06 UTC↳ reply to JoeZ #145293

Try using ATI's recommended driver instead of the latest alternate. Under XP using OpenGL I found these drivers to be much better. I'm getting about 80 to 85 fps with my system 1.4 Tbird 8500 WinXP. http://support.ati.com/drivers/winxp/winxp_radeon_6133276.html Good luck, Dave B "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:B0NV7.811$[email hidden]... > Does anyone have any suggestions for using this card with Windows 2000 > outside of getting the latest drivers? I have > a friend with a new Gateway P4 with this card and the frame rates /graphics

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> in N4 are nowhere close to what they > should be with this rig. > > One problem already: > > * Card shows up in W2K as a Radeon 8500 VE > * Download the latest drivers from ATI's site > * Get an error message on the install -> "Not the correct driver for this > video card." > > That last one is a little disappointing as that is the same driver which

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> supposed to work with most of the ATI > cards now out there.... > > TIA > JoeZ > >

STP 26 Dec 2001 19:16 UTC↳ reply to JoeZ #145283

"JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:B0NV7.811$[email hidden]... > Does anyone have any suggestions for using this card with Windows 2000 > outside of getting the latest drivers? I have > a friend with a new Gateway P4 with this card and the frame rates /graphics

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> in N4 are nowhere close to what they > should be with this rig. > > One problem already: > > * Card shows up in W2K as a Radeon 8500 VE > * Download the latest drivers from ATI's site > * Get an error message on the install -> "Not the correct driver for this > video card." > > That last one is a little disappointing as that is the same driver which

is > supposed to work with most of the ATI > cards now out there.... > > TIA > JoeZ Try these drivers. http://209.145.56.247/ati.htm