video card,,,[in]compatible with win98se

grin121 · Rated PG Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: BAHAMAS

ON / EBAY /. SELLERS, ADVERT THIS CARD COMPATIBLE
WITH [ WIN-98-SE ] BUT CANNOT FIND ANY DRIVERS AT ALL

ANY SUGGESTION ? >>> brand POWERCOLOR.

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> >
> > Graphics Processor ATI Radeon X1650PRO
> > Interface Type AGP 8X/4X
> > Video Memory Type 512MB GDDR2
> > Memory Bus 128 Bit
> > Core Clock 600 MHz
> > Memory Clock 660 MHz
> > RAMDAC 400 MHz
> > Power Connector 4 Pin
> > Pixels per clock (peak) 12
> > DirectX DirectX 9, OpenGL 2.0, Max Resolution 2048 x 1536
> > Interfaces 1x VGA -- 15 Pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
> > 1x DVI-I -- 29 Pin Combined DVI
> > 1x S-Video TV Output
> > Operating System Required
> >
> >
> > Windows 98/98SE/NT4.0/ME/2000/2005MCE/XP/Vista
> >
> > ================================================
> >
> > good morning,
> >
> > a friend of mine order this card in hoping that it will
> > work with WIN-98-SE.
> >
> > but in the package , only a DVD was present...
> >
> > do you have any DRIVERS for this card..for example an old
> > CD
> > where a win98se , driver is present ??
> >
> > Thank's in advance for your response.
> > Regards,

FOX · Posted: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:00:14 Post Subject:

on the dvd does it have the drivers for 98se? if it does pull them off that and copy them to a floppy then from there install them ...been forever since ive used that os. im assuming youve checked atis website?

FOX · Posted: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:03:08 Post Subject:

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/radeonaiw-98me.html

grin121 · Rated PG Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: BAHAMAS

i could not run the DVD, coz i have a CDreader only, but may be later during the week, at a friend place i will look at it. thankl's..it is an old PC..but not too slow.

grin121 · Rated PG Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: BAHAMAS

well..ATI site drivers, will not support the [x1650] with win98se, tried before

grin121 · Rated PG Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: BAHAMAS

i guess, when first on the market 1-2 years ago they had ...but ..not sure

FOX · Posted: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:10:24 Post Subject:

those drivers are from 3 years ago and they say they are compatible with your system

grin121 · Rated PG Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: BAHAMAS

not for the serie 1650. only for serie 9800-7000

**BeerCheeze** · Posted: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:26:36 Post Subject:

Sadly I think the 1650 came out long after Win98 was considered a dead OS. Your probably not going to be able to use it with your OS.

Looks like you have to have XP to use the x1xxx line of cards. You can use 98se with the original x series card (X300/500/800, etc). BUT it's beta (i.e. not supported).

Honestly there is no reason to upgrade to such a high end card on Win98, as no games that can take advantage of the GPU will run on Win98.

If you can't upgrade the OS, then I'd say go get a 9800.