My Geforce3 shows up as a Quadro DCC. What's going on here?

[Crazy Jayhawk]

I have a Gainward Geforce3 Ti450. I just reinstalled Windows and when I install the video card drivers it tells me that I have a Quadro DCC, not a Geforce3.

As a result, I'm limited to 640x480 resolution in Grand Theft Auto III, even though I know my card can run it at 1024x768.

I tried downloading new drivers from the Gainward website, but I can't get to them. It tells me to type in the product code (a bunch of letters and numbers) and even when I do that it doesn't show me any drivers to download.

Installing the new nVidia drivers didn't fix the problem either.

How do I fix this?

 

[willlangford]

i know what you mean...i had the same problem...i got ****ed off and just reformatted...but i hope someone knows how to help you....sorry

~Will

 

[Crazy Jayhawk]

I've reformatted this thing 3 or 4 times now.

It shows up as a Quadro DCC EVERY ****ING TIME.

 

[Crazy Jayhawk]

bump

 

[AmigoThree]

Maybe someone stole your Geforce 3 and slapped that in there

 

[attack]

have you tried the driver purge thing and reinstalling latest dets...or original dets that came with the card? probably have but i'm just tossing ideas out....good luck

 

[funnyperson1]

try using beta zipped drivers and installing from the inf file and choosing your device from the list

 

[Overclocker456]

where did you buy if from?? Was it sealed when you got it? Does it look modded?? is all these are No.. then RMA it..

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

i had the same problem except with my g4 ti4200. I was overclocking it with rivatuner and clicked the option to start at boot up. It was saying i had like a Quadro 700 or something...I turned the option off and the problem was gone.

 

[Crazy Jayhawk]

where did you buy if from?? Was it sealed when you got it? Does it look modded?? is all these are No.. then RMA it..

It worked fine yesterday. I don't know what the problem is.

 

[willlangford]

try taking the card out, resetting the bios. and using some old drivers on the first install. that should do it.

~Will

 

[Avalanche]

i had the problem where you cant change the resolution, all i did was uninstall and reinstall the drivers..i may have reinstalled direct x to