actual WinXP (32/64bit) driver packs for NF4-7 chipsets

[Fernando 1]

@ all Windows XP (32/64bit) users with an nForce 4/5/6/7 series chipset mainboard:

Actual information:
For not understandable reasons NVIDIA has yet not been able to present nForce chipset driver packs, which are working for all NF4-7 chipsets. They have tried it in June 2008 with the release of the sets 15.17/15.18, but - due to the problems users got by using them - they had to remove them from their websites 2 weeks later. Since 3rd July 2008 NVIDIA is offering again the various old nForce driver sets, which do not run perfectly with any nForce chipset.
Even NVIDIA's currently "newest" official driverpack 9.64, which is only presented for some NF7 series chipsets, doesn't contain the best combination of nForce IDE and Ethernet drivers. As a result the users get less performance with their system than possible.

These were the reasons why I continued to build and upload some new XP 32/64bit driverpacks, which might be interesting for a lot of users with different nForce chipset mainboards.
The installation of my driverpacks may be useful for nForce users, who ran into problems with NVIDIA's official packs (for example NF4 RAID users) or who are searching for a driverpack combination, which gives them a better performance (owners of all NF4-7 chipsets).

Last update: 08/08/2008
Changelog:
- Brandnew: Actual NF4-7 Driverpack for Windows XP (with nForce IDE drivers v10.3.0.27)
- updated HDAudio driver
- new installer


Preliminary notes
Many users with an nForce chipset mainboard, who are running or going to install Windows XP (32/64bit), are searching for new nForce chipset drivers, which are suitable for their special chipset and will give them the best possible performance and stability of their system. For not understandable reasons NVIDIA does not offer them for all nForce chipsets.

This was the reason why I started this thread.

Besides some other nForcersHQ Forum members it was mainly TwL, who helped me to find the best nForce driver mixture for each nForce chipset series. Whithout their assistance I wouldn't have been able to present these "Best for NF4-7" chipset driver packages.
If you want further informations about TwL's benchmark results and his review about the properties and features of all actual nForce IDE drivers and the impact done by different Ethernet driver versions, you should have a look into this special thread.


Here are my actual nForce chipset driver packages for Windows XP and Windows XP x64:

A. "Special WHQL Driver Packs":

1. "NF4-5 non-AHCI WHQL Driver Packs"
(newest combination of WHQL certified XP 32/64bit non-AHCI nForce drivers for NF4-5 chipsets)

Changelog:
- updated HDAudio driver
- new installer

Although NVIDIA's recently released and meanwhile withdrawn XP 32/64bit nForce driverpacks v15.17/15.18 were presented as being compatible with all NF4-7 chipsets, the included nForce IDE drivers v10.3.0.21 did not work at all with nForce4 RAID systems.
This is the reason why I have created and uploaded special WHQL signed driverpacks for Windows XP 32/64bit users, who are not able or don't want to use any AHCI capable nForce IDE drivers.

Here are the download links (with multilingual installer):

32bit package v3.0 for Windows XP:
Main download link (eSnips)
Mirror 1 (MediaFire)
Mirror 2 (RapidShare)

64bit package v3.0 for Windows XP x64:
Main download link (eSnips)
Mirror 1 (MediaFire)
Mirror 2 (RapidShare)

These are the components of the XP non-AHCI driverpacks:

[inkol]

For the last week, I've been using the version for Windows XP (32-bit) that you posted on January 12 (and which appears to be the same as the one you have reposted today) on an Nforce 570 motherboard (Asus M2N-E). So far the results on a clean install of Windows XP SP2 appear to be favorable - the install went smoothly and there have been no obvious problems.

Thanks
Robert

[Wrath of God]

Thanks!

[one]

I only updated the IDE driver on WinXP SP2 + nForce 570 SLI to SataIDE Driver (v9.9 WHQL, it's been working so far. I didn't measure the perf before installing it (I was using 6.95), does anyone know the diff? This is my first try of NVGTS.SYS.

I read
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/3-vt70787.html?postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=20
, did anyone try nForce IDE drivers v.10.1.0.26 on XP + nForce 570?

[psychodad76]

this package is causing endless reboots on my rig.

[Fernando 1]

[psychodad76]

Which nForce chipset does your mainboard have and which OS are you running? nforce 4 SLI, xp sp2
Do you have created an nForce RAID array? yes
Was it a driver update or a clean install of Windows XP (32/64bit)? update from 6.86
How did you manage the driver installation (manually update, running the installer or integrating into an OS)? manually & by running the installer (tested both)

[riderkid]

my nf570 amd xp32 appear blue screen

[Fernando 1]

[riderkid]

ide driver is ver.5.10.2600.687