First post, by yojc
Hi,
I've recently built a 98/XP PC based on ASUS K8V Deluxe mobo with MSI GeForce 4 Ti4600 card (G4TI4600-VTD). However, I'm having issues getting DVI output to work correctly. Sometimes, I'm getting either no signal, or "input not supported" message on my monitor and/or capture card; sometimes this happens before the system has booted, sometimes the image goes out in Windows (both 98 and XP). This behavior seems to vary depending on what I connect.
My Ti4600 has BIOS version 4.25.00.27.33; I've also tested my Ti4200 with BIOS 4.25.00.29.00, with the exact same results. However, on Radeon 9200 everything seems to work completely fine.
Searching for possible causes, I've stumbled upon archived version of whitebunny.demon.nl website, which hosted various GPU BIOSes and utilites. I've noticed that for the Ti4200/4400/4600 there was a 4.25.00.37 BIOS available, which allegedly addressed the exact issue I'm having. However, the BIOS itself was not archived, and I haven't been able to find a working download.
Is there any place to find BIOSes for GeForce 4 Ti card, or am I out of luck? Should I just throw in the towel and search for a comparable Radeon card, 9600 or thereabouts? (I do wonder if Radeons have the same performance issues under 98 as GeForce... my Ti4600 was noticeably slower on 98 than XP in games like GTA3)