winuser3162 wrote on 2024-04-10, 19:33:

so i have a riva TNT2 M64 that i want to install in my windows 98 build along with my 750 MHZ slot 1 P3, this computer is running Win 98 SE.

when i install the card and boot into windows 98 it just shows up in device manager as "standard VGA graphics" or something of that sort, not a big problem.

the problem arrises when i try and install the drivers for the card, during the driver setup i keep getting prompted and told that my nvidia card isnt installed, the drivers arent recognizing the installed TNT2. has anyone ever had this problem and could experimenting with different driver versions and potentially different cards/instatlation of windows solve this problem?

Probably you just have a driver that's way too new for the card. I remember the best drivers were in the single-digit revisions like 3.68, 5.22, 6.50, 7.08 etc. However the latest drivers that were released were with some insane version numbers like 40.xx.

What's the make and model? Try to look for the "original" driver if possible. I've got a Gigabyte GA-622-32C (rev. 4.0)-S; the official site recommends 45.23, arguably the best Detonator for Win9x.

For the record, ForceWare 71.84 was the last official Win9x driver for TNT2 Model 64.

I guess it depends on what you play, but Detonator 5/6.xx series already had support for GeForce-series cards included, and I found that performance in games for the TNT cards just kept dropping as the version numbers grew. That said, the system in question was a slower PIII 450 while the OP is rocking 750 MHz. Presumably some later DX8-era games might play better with the really new drivers?

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the same issue.

mbarszcz wrote on 2024-11-03, 06:53:

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the same issue.

yes. my solution was to find a motherboard that has better support for windows 98,or run windows 2000 instead. my issue was that windows 98 didnt like the chipset drivers for my specific motherboard.