Graphics Card not supported by vista

• lifeisgood9989

  2 Feb 09, 21:40

  Recently i just scanned my system with the Windows Vista Upgrade advisor, and it tells me that my NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT graphics card will not work with vista. I have checked out the product at the website, but it confirms that it is vista-ready. My graphics card model is GV-N94TOC-1GH, website is at http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2927

  Please advise why is this so.

• kenn3th

  3 Feb 09, 00:25

  Card is supported, but drivers are not.

  Update drivers.

  edit: add more info

• playmemory

  3 Feb 09, 10:13

  you can install vista except that vista do not have the driver for your graphic card.

  after installing vista you may install the driver after you had download it from the website.

• Raraken

  3 Feb 09, 18:07

  It will work, so no problem. Vista should come with the WDDM driver model IIRC.

   

  OT: Why the website say 216 Stream Processors lol? I know only got 16.

• lifeisgood9989

  3 Feb 09, 21:02

  Drivers are updated to the latest ones, but it doesn't make any difference. Display works fine in vista, except without the special effects that make vista cool. its damn irritating to see the com rating drop to 1.0 just because of the graphics card.

   

  I'm using a ASUS P5Q motherboard, E8400 3.0Ghz core 2 duo, 4gb ram with a 550W PSU.

• Nelstar

  3 Feb 09, 21:13

  Originally posted by lifeisgood9989:

  Drivers are updated to the latest ones, but it doesn't make any difference. Display works fine in vista, except without the special effects that make vista cool. its damn irritating to see the com rating drop to 1.0 just because of the graphics card.

   

  I'm using a ASUS P5Q motherboard, E8400 3.0Ghz core 2 duo, 4gb ram with a 550W PSU.

  It is Vista-ready. But Vista is not ready for it.

  

• lifeisgood9989

  3 Feb 09, 21:17

  craps. gonna wait for windows 7 to see if its ready for me.

• SEOer

  4 Feb 09, 13:12

  Originally posted by lifeisgood9989:

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  Drivers are updated to the latest ones, but it doesn't make any difference. Display works fine in vista, except without the special effects that make vista cool. its damn irritating to see the com rating drop to 1.0 just because of the graphics card.

   

  I'm using a ASUS P5Q motherboard, E8400 3.0Ghz core 2 duo, 4gb ram with a 550W PSU.

  It is Vista-ready. But Vista is not ready for it.

  

  
  window 2000 is fine

• hisoka

  4 Feb 09, 13:17

  clone until so obvious?

• nini_06

  4 Feb 09, 13:22

  talking about vista, i cannot install maplestory and audition with my windows vista laptop lei....=x anyone got this problem? is it because of graphic card?

• Anonymous User

  4 Feb 09, 20:20

  Originally posted by nini_06:

  talking about vista, i cannot install maplestory and audition with my windows vista laptop lei....=x anyone got this problem? is it because of graphic card?

  Uhhmm... because you're still playing maplestory??

  any special pop up messages?

• nenepokey

  4 Feb 09, 21:01

  Originally posted by nini_06:

  talking about vista, i cannot install maplestory and audition with my windows vista laptop lei....=x anyone got this problem? is it because of graphic card?

  MapleStory guarantee + chop can run on Vista. i am running it smoothly on both my Home Basic and Home Premium.

• dukedracula

  4 Feb 09, 22:05

  Originally posted by lifeisgood9989:

  Drivers are updated to the latest ones, but it doesn't make any difference. Display works fine in vista, except without the special effects that make vista cool. its damn irritating to see the com rating drop to 1.0 just because of the graphics card.

   

  I'm using a ASUS P5Q motherboard, E8400 3.0Ghz core 2 duo, 4gb ram with a 550W PSU.

  
  4 gb ram is nice but i was told vista optimal is only 2gb..so i guess the other 2gb goes to waste?
• nenepokey

  5 Feb 09, 00:37

  Originally posted by dukedracula:

  
  4 gb ram is nice but i was told vista optimal is only 2gb..so i guess the other 2gb goes to waste?

  Windows Vista x86 SP1 can support up to max 4GB.

• lifeisgood9989

  6 Feb 09, 19:59

  Originally posted by dukedracula:

  
  4 gb ram is nice but i was told vista optimal is only 2gb..so i guess the other 2gb goes to waste?

  nah, u're wrong. u need these ram for other uses, for eg, gaming purposes, video editing, etc. with insufficient ram, ur com will lag like hell

• lifeisgood9989

  6 Feb 09, 20:00

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  Windows Vista x86 SP1 can support up to max 4GB.

  nah. I've tried, the most it can support is 3.25gb ram

• Raraken

  6 Feb 09, 20:40

  Originally posted by lifeisgood9989:

  nah. I've tried, the most it can support is 3.25gb ram

  Well, SP1 allows you to use 4GB of RAM. Used to be 3.25. Are you even using Vista SP1?

• Anonymous User

  6 Feb 09, 21:34

  Originally posted by Raraken:

  Well, SP1 allows you to use 4GB of RAM. Used to be 3.25. Are you even using Vista SP1?

  Same... can use 4 gb ram in SP1... try manaully updating ur vista lor...

• lifeisgood9989

  7 Feb 09, 10:15

  Originally posted by Raraken:

  Well, SP1 allows you to use 4GB of RAM. Used to be 3.25. Are you even using Vista SP1?

  used to use vista sp1, but due to this problem i downgraded to xp.