Driver-update: Nvidia GeForce/Ion 196.21 WHQL

Nvidia heeft donderdag een nieuwe set GeForce/Ion-drivers uitgebracht. Ze zijn geschikt voor de GeForce 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 100- en 200-series, en de Ion-gpu's. De drivers hebben versienummer 196.21 meegekregen en zijn voorzien van een whql-certificering. Uitvoeringen zijn beschikbaar voor Windows XP, 2003 Server, Vista en 7 in zowel de 32bit- als de 64bit-uitvoering. Nieuw in de 196-serie drivers is ondersteuning voor een aantal nieuwe grafische kaarten, laat de control panel nu zien of PhysX gebruikt wordt, en zo ja of dan de processor of de grafische processor gebruikt wordt. Verder kunnen Adobe Flash 10.1 bèta en CUDA 3.0 nu al vanaf de GeForce 8 en hoger worden gebruikt, waar dat eerst alleen op de GT 240 was. In versie 196.21 zijn daarnaast nog de volgende zaken verbeterd:

What’s New in Version 196.21

• This driver version adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series, 100-series, and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory and a minimum of 32 processor cores.
• This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.09.1112.

Fixed Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit Issues

Single-GPU Resolved Issues

• Dual-core CPU: Risen (DirectX 9)–hitching occurs during the game. [607682]
• ION: Green corruption appears intermittently when scaling the Windows Media Player 12 video window.[626017]
• GeForce GTX 295: Bioshock–corruption/non-rendered blank patches appear after applying any value of override antialiasing from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [584872]
• GeForce 8800 GTS: Rainbow Six Vegas 2–”Driver not responding” error occurs and then the game crashes when launched. [614989]

Multi-GPU Resolved Issues

• [SLI]: Dirt 2–the game needs an SLI application profile. [590884]
• [SLI], GeForce 200/8 series: The primary Clone mode display cannot be changed, but the change is applied after rebooting the system. [598361]
• [SLI], GeForce GTX 295: Left 4 Dead– the game stutters.[626840]
• [3-way SLI], GeForce GTX 280/260: 3DMark06–the TV screen (component or S-Video) goes blank after launching the benchmark with SLI mode enabled. [491193]

Fixed Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit Issues

Single-GPU Resolved Issues

• When setting a game to a 4:3 resolution on a widescreen monitor, the game is stretched instead. [627774]
• Shattered Horizon–the startup scene is corrupt at high resolutions and with antialiasing enabled. [615795]
• ION: Green corruption appears intermittently when scaling the Windows Media Player 12 video window.[626017]
• GeForce GTX 295: “Driver not responding” error occurs after clicking the device option in Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso. [619117]
• GeForce GTX 295: Bioshock–corruption/non-rendered blank patches appear after applying any value of override antialiasing from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [584872]
• GeForce GTX 275: Champions Online–hitching occurs during the game and there is a drop in performance. [617021]
• Geforce 9600GT: The GPU fan runs at full speed after the system goes to sleep mode. [587322]
• GeForce 8800 GTS: Allied Force Falcon–the game occasionally goes black and then crashes. [607819]
• GeForce 8400 GS: Screen size changes made from the NVIDIA Control Panel "Adjust screen size and position "page are not preserved after resuming from Hibernate/Standby. [544085]

Multi-GPU Issues

• [SLI], GeForce 200/8 series: The primary Clone mode display cannot be changed, but the change is applied after rebooting the system. [598361]
• [SLI], GeForce GTX 295: All four GPUs are not fully recognized by CUDA. [605506]
• [SLI], GeForce GTX 295: Left 4 Dead– the game stutters.[626840]
• [SLI], GeForce GTS 250: Crysis: Warhead– the game is unstable and hangs. [591588]
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: After resizing the desktop, the change is not preserved when you reboot the system. [529812]

De volgende downloads zijn beschikbaar:
nVidia ForceWare 196.21 whql voor Windows XP (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 196.21 whql voor Windows XP en Server 2003 (64bit)
nVidia ForceWare 196.21 whql voor Windows Vista/7 (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 196.21 whql voor Windows Vista/7 (64bit)