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	Where can I buy a GeForce Graphics Card?
	My slider won't overclock above 1 gig What's up?
	My Card won't start on XP: "Data invalid" or "Device cannot start (code 10)"
	What Windows 9x/ME drivers should I use?
	What Windows 2000/XP drivers should I use?
	What Windows NT 4 drivers should I use?
	What Linux drivers should I use and how do I install them?
	The fan on my GeForceFX slows down when running a 3D screensaver. Is this OK?
	My GeForce Locks-up during 3D applications - First things to check!
	How can I increase my benchmark score in 3DMark03?
	How can I enable hidden settings in Detonator 40.xx drivers?
	After installing DirectX9 3DMark2001 won't run
	How can I force AGP1X to be used instead of AGP2X or AGP4X?
	What are the differences between GeForce cards?
	I have problems getting the control panel to work with Nvidia 40.xx drivers?
	How can I manually set refresh rates and force the refresh rate above 60hz?
	Where can I download drivers that support 3D glasses
	I have visual flaws and performance problems with Unreal Tournament 2003 demo
	My card's BIOS is corrupt & I've lost my flash program. How do I restore it?
	The 2x.xx series of drivers Win2000/XP I get instability problems
	I keep getting an error message on my Windows XP system. How can I fix it?
	I have missing textures and compatibility problems with MSTS
	How can I enable or disable AGP Fast Writes?
	I have an ASUS P3V4X motherboard and I have instability problems with GeForce
	I have problems with The Sims. How can I fix them?
	I get problems with Half-Life. How can I fix them?
	Some levels in Quake 3 get severe slowdowns
	How can I speed up Unreal Tournament on my GeForce?
	I get mouse lag in Unreal Tournament. How can I fix it?
	If I turn on precaching in Unreal Tournament it crashes. How can I fix this?
	Hardware Acceleration in PowerDVD it either crashes or gives me an error message
	Why can't I run the 64MB texture test in 3DMark2000, I've got enough memory?
	TV-OUT is greyed out on my TV-OUT capable GeForce. How can I fix it?
	Hardware accelerated OpenGL doesn't seem to be working at all in Windows XP
	What are these Simpsons related registry keys that I just found
	How can I enable AGP Sidebanding?
	What is the difference between the WHQL and non-WHQL versions of the drivers?
	How can I find out what version of the drivers I am currently using?
	After installing a GeForce4 my score in 3DMark2001 is inaccurate
	How can I increase speed and stability for my GeForce in general?
	Are there any newer Video BIOS upgrades for the Annihilator?
	Does the GeForce support Texture Compression (DXTC/S3TC)?
	What should my AGP Aperture size be set to?
	How can I change my AGP Aperture size?
	What are the recommended BIOS settings for a Geforce card?
	How can I use the latest video BIOS without flashing it?
	Where can I get the latest NVIDIA Flash BIOS and which should I use?
	Where can I get and how do I use NVFlash?
	My screen goes blank when running 3D applications. How can I fix it?
	I have problems with flickering, tearing & polygons. How can I fix it?
	I get texture bleeding, small flashing triangles or corrupted textures?
	I have an Abit KA7 or ASUS P3V4X and sometimes the video card isn't detected.
	I have 1GB of RAM, and Windows 9x will not boot. What's up?
	I have an Intel i820 based motherboard and I have various problems.
	I have a via chipset base MB and I can't get AGP2X or AGP4X working
	I have a Via chipset MB and I can't get AGP4x to work without instability
	My display flickers. How can I fix it?
	My GeForce locks up or drops me back to the desktop during 3D applications
	What's all this with the GeForce and the Athlon?
	Original GeForce and motherboards not supplying enough power?
	Will my Gigabyte 6BA, 6BXC, 6BXE or BX2000(+) work with the GeForce?
	can't get Abit LX6, ASUS P2L97 - Gigabyte 6BXC, 6BXE, BX2000 going with GeForce
	ASUS P3C-2000 mobo' and I get problems in 3D apps if my system is heavily loaded
	How can I get my ASUS P5A working with my GeForce?
	Coolbits doesn't work or I can only adjust my memory speed. How can I fix it?
	What games work and don't work with the GeForce?
	I get flickering in Rogue Spear. How can I fix it?
	I have problems with Midtown Madness. How can I fix them?
	I have a problem with Microsoft Baseball 2000. How can I fix it?
	PC hangs with MS Expedia Streets and Trips 2000 or MS Autoroute Express 2000
	I have problems running SoftIce on my GeForce. How can I fix it?
	3DMark2000 score drops 200 when I install drivers based on 3.62 and above?
	Softice eats my display with Geforce 2 and Windows XP!
	I cannot view videos in overlay mode (704 pixels or multiples of 32)
	I get horizontal lines when I watch certain DivX movies under Windows 2000
	I get errors involving desk.cpl. How can I fix them?
	I get crashes involving DDHELP.EXE. How can I fix them?
	Does VIVO module allow me to use Video for Win' applications or only Directshow
	I get a blue screen of death when I close Windows ME. How can I fix it?
	Problem installing Via AGP under Windows2000. How can I fix this?
	I have a nvalm.inf file instead of an nvagp.inf file. What's up?
	How do I stop 'render no more than x frames when VSync is set to always off?
	I get 'Out Of Memory' errors although I have plenty of RAM installed
	When I install the 5.xx series of drives Windows 9x/ME locks up at the bootup
	Why I can't enable hardware acceleration in PowerDVD 3.0 under Windows 2000?
	I installed DirectX8 & it caused more problems than it fixed. Can I uninstall it
	The Overlay Color Control tab of the NVIDIA control panel is greyed out
	I get problem with monitor power saving modes in Windows9x/ME
	How can I make the TV-OUT display stretch to the full size of my TV
	How can I enable TV-OUT in Windows 2000 (and without a reboot)?
	How can I enable AGP4X in the Detonator 5.16+ driver sets on my VIA 133mhz MB
	How can I enable and change the quality of anisotropic filtering?
	What do the different antialiasing options mean?
	How can I easily enable and change the quality of anti-aliasing?
	Can I force a 16-bit z-buffer in the latest drivers?
	What is the status of auto mip-mapping in the latest drivers?
	What is the status of 2D stretched sprite smoothing in the latest drivers?
	Can I enable OpenGL hardware accelerated anti-aliased lines on a non-Quadro card
	How can I enable the VSYNC changing area of the NVIDIA control panel?
	How do I get to the NVIDIA control panel and what should I set the settings to?
	How can I completely uninstall old NVIDIA GeForce or Creative Labs drivers?
	Where can I download demos to show off my GeForce?
	What BeOS drivers should I use?
	Unified? What? Where? Serial Number won't work?
	What is Quadro and can I convert my Geforce?
	When I install my card I can only get 640x480 with 16 colours?
	Games stutter with my GeForce. How can I fix it?
	I have problems with flashing textures. How can I fix it?
	I get errors involving a DirectDraw "failure at step 11". How can I fix them?
	I can't run OpenGL programs, but Direct3D programs run fine. How can I fix it?
	Windows locks up and I've got a green line across the top of the screen.
	I have a VIA 133A based MB & the amount of video and texture memory is incorrect
	My 2D image quality is poor (fuzzy, ghosting, smeared bold text)
	I have 2D image quality problems with jittery text. How can I fix it?
	My 2D display is corrupted. How can I fix it?
	I get rolling lines with my GeForce2 Ultra. How can I fix it?
	I get lockups immediately after the BIOS screen and before Windows splash screen
	I have a TwinView setup but when my computer reboots the second display is blank
	TwinView setup getting mouse lag with Half-Life running extended desktop mode
	I cannot use OpenGL when I have two monitors installed. How can I fix it?
	I get two monitors detected when I only use one. How can I disable TwinView?
	I have an Intel D815EEA motherboard and I have various problems with the GeForce
	ASUS K7M, A7V or Abit BE6-II instability or tearing problems with the GeForce
	How can I enable the overclocking utility in NVIDIA's drivers?
	How can I overclock in Linux?
	How far can I overclock my card?
	I can't overclock high when others clocking much higher
	I get flashing menus in various games. How can I fix it?
	I have problems with Shogun: Total War. How can I fix it?
	I have problems with Giants: Citizen Kabuto. How can I fix them?
	I have problems with Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. How can I fix them?
	various visual problems with Dagoth Moor Zoological Gardens with Windows 2000
	I get an orange screen with Dagoth Moor Zoological Gardens. How can I fix it?
	Wizards & Warriors is too dark in the dungeons. How can I fix it?
	I have problems with Diablo 2. How can I fix them?
	Missing polygons on the wheels and seat of the bike in Motocross Madness
	I have problems with Need for Speed 5: Porsche. How can I fix them?
	How can I enable mipmapping in Rollcage Stage 2 on my GeForce3?
	What Glide wrapper works best with UltraHLE and the GeForce?
	I get texture corruption in Populous 3. How can I fix it?
	I get horizontal lines in Final Fantasy 8. How can I fix them?
	I get problems with Star Trek: Armada. How can I fix them?
	I get problems with X-Wing Alliance. How can I fix them?
	I get problems with Serious Sam. How can I fix them?
	I get very poor performance with Deus Ex. How can I fix it?
	I get screen corruption with Deus Ex. How can I fix it?
	I get problems in Messiah, especially when enabling T&L. How can I fix them?
	I get problems with No One Lives Forever. How can I fix them?
	Half-Life is too dark. How can I fix it?
	When I join a game or start a LAN game in Half-Life I never enter the game.
	Counter-Strike and a GeForce 2 Ultra 64MB DDR framerate drops dramatically...
	Quake is very dark. How can I fix it?
	Players 'phase' while I play Quake 1. How can I fix it?
	When I ALT-TAB while playing Quake 1, I get problems. How can I fix it?
	Quake 2 is very dark. How can I fix it?
	When I use my GeForce in Quake 2 my ping rises dramatically. How can I fix it?
	How can I get the best possible image quality from Quake 3 Arena?
	How can I get SMP working with Quake 3 Arena under Windows 2000?
	Quake 3 sky blocky, textures have strange colours
	Quake 3 Arena looks very dark in Windows 2000. How can I fix it?
	Some textures in Diamond's special S3TC level 'dmmq3dm3' for Quake 3 are white?
	I get flickering textures in Quake 3 Arena and Windows 9x/ME. How can I fix it?
	I get tearing on Quake 3 Arena, whether I set VSYNC on or off. Can I fix this?
	The menu text in Unreal Tournament is distorted. How can I fix it?
	What DVD software can I use with my GeForce?
	When I enable Hardware Acceleration in PowerDVD the image quality falls.
	DVD playback seems slow with my ALI chipset based motherboard. How can I fix it?
	Is there an update for WinDVD software supplied with the Annihilator?
	Out of sync sound/green bars/too large playback with MPEG files. I have WinDVD
	What is the difference between an SDR and a DDR board?
	What is the difference between an Annihilator and an Annihilator Pro?
	What is the difference between an SDR and a DDR board?
	How can I tell if my board is SDR or DDR?
	How can I tell if my board is SDR or DDR?
	How powerful should my power supply be?
	How can I remove/replace the fan on my card?
	What is a good replacement fan for a GeForce?
	My GeForce gets very hot. Is this normal?
	Is my card compatible with i845 & i850 boards?
	In my BIOS I have UC or USWC. How should I set it?
	Does my FeForce support flat panel (DVI) correctly?
	NVFlash does not support my EEPROM. What can I do?
	Will my motherboard work with the GeForce?
	All 3D applications are slow on my GeForce. How can I fix it?
	I get dots all over the screen in some programs. How can I fix it?
	My sound card crackles or stutters with the GeForce. How can I fix it?
	My TV card has problems with the GeForce. How can I fix them?
	In the DXDiag Display tab, I get AGP Not Available. How can I fix it?
	Direct3D programs won't run. OpenGL programs are fine. How can I fix it?
	I have Windows2000 & all devices share the same IRQ. How can I fix it?
	After updating the BIOS on my ASUS AGP-V6800 card I have problems. What's up?
	My PC won't post after I put my GeForce card in. How can I fix it?
	I get less than 32MB of video RAM reported when I switch on my pc. What's up?
	My divices are not detected with my Adaptec AHA-39160 SCSI card.
	I get long pauses on bootup or shifted text and huge fonts. How can I fix it?
	If my GeForce is my primary card, my secondary PCI card is not detected.
	I have problems with my Super Socket 7 motherboard. How can I fix them?
	3D applications won't work with Intel 440LX based MB with a Celeron II upgrade
	I have an Intel i815 based motherboard and 3D performance is very poor
	I have an Intel i840 based motherboard and I get blue screens. How can I fix it?
	I have a via chipset. I can't get AGP working or it locks up with Windows2000
	I can't get programs that use video overlay to work. How can I fix it?
	I have a Via chipset. Where can I get the latest 4in1 drivers from?
	How do Creative's BIOS versions differ from NVIDIA's BIOS versions?
	Why can't I set my Virtual Desktop to higher than my monitor's maximum...
	The fan on my Annihilator is making a grinding noise. How can I fix it?
	Why have I only got one overclocking slider with the Creative drivers?
	What is and where can I get AGP Wizard?
	Does Annihilator or Annihilator Pro have extra outputs like TV-OUT or DVI?

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