optimized nForce chipset driverpacks for Vista (32/64bit)

[henrique araujo]

I did a clean install, and still this error, and I can not select the driver for my modified by fernando raid-0 at the time of installation, simply are not found!
in windows 7 x64 build 7137.

[NIK1]

Hi.I just downloaded the 64bit driverpack v6.0 Beta for Vista x64 and I get this winrar error-Fernandos_actual_Vista_64bit_NF4-7_Driverpack_v6.0_Beta.rar: CRC failed in layout.bin. The file is corrupt.I downloaded it 3 times and get this error every time.Anyone know what could cause this..

[speedy71471]

6.0 driverpack working perfectly on Vista x64 on an nForce 680i except:

- I see the same script error dialog box shown in prior part of this thread
- I also see that the layout.bin file does not decompress with unrar
- The 11.x driver works ok BUT the MediaShield tools don't seem to... i.e. the NVIDIA Control Panel has no "Storage" tab etc although my RAID 1 array is recognized perfectly.
- The ethernet driver refused to install (67.89 is still there)

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[Fernando 1]

6.0 driverpack working perfectly on Vista x64 on an nForce 680i except:
- I also see that the layout.bin file does not decompress with unrar

Why do you want to decompress that BIN file?

- The 11.x driver works ok BUT the MediaShield tools don't seem to... i.e. the NVIDIA Control Panel has no "Storage" tab etc although my RAID 1 array is recognized perfectly.

If you want to use the "Storage" panel, you have to install the RAIDTOOLS manually. This is a bug of NVIDIA's Win7 driver set.

- The ethernet driver refused to install (67.89 is still there)

You have to uninstall the previously running Ethernet driver before you start installing a new one.

[speedy71471]

Dumb question I am sure, but how do I install RAID tools manually?

Okay so LAYOUT.BIN is a useless file, that's fine, I can live with that.

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[Fernando 1]

Dumb question I am sure, but how do I install RAID tools manually?

Look into the last post of this page.

[speedy71471]

Thanks Fernando. That worked... mostly.

Something is screwy with PhysX now where the NV Control Panel || System information || Components shows PhysX as "Unavailable" (both File Version and Product Name)

I suspect I need to reinstall it.

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[Fernando 1]

This is what I have posted more than 1 month ago:

@ all:
There are already a lot of users, who downloaded my Vista Test Driverpacks v5.6 and the newer v6.0 Beta ones, but none of these questions have yet been answered:

I will put new 32/64bit Vista driverpacks on the basis of the v5.6 ones into the first post of this thread after having gotten an answer to the following questions:
1. Is it possible to install NVIDIA's official Win7 driver sets 15.35/15.37 while running Vista?
2. Do my test packages work fine even with nForce 560/520 (=MCP65), nForce 630a (=MCP67) and nForce 780a/750a (=MCP72) chipset mainboards, which are not supported by NVIDIA's official ones? That means: Will the nForce SATA AHCI/RAID drivers v11.1.0.23 be properly installed?

If you want any update of the Vista driverpacks I am offering within the first post of this thread, I need your feedback.
Please remember: All what I am doing here is for you, not for me.
I do not want to waste my time for the creation and presentation of any driverset, if you don't even take the time for a short report about your experience with them.
No feedback means "no interest".

As long as I don't get more feedback regarding my test and Beta packages, I will not present any new or updated Vista driverpacks.

Regards
Fernando

[speedy71471]

Greetings Fernando...

I can provide some answers...

At least with an nForce 680i on Windows Vista x64 SP2, you can indeed run the 15.35 installer and it will work.

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[Fernando 1]

At least with an nForce 680i on Windows Vista x64 SP2, you can indeed run the 15.35 installer and it will work.

Thanks for your feedback!

Regards
Fernando