Download Driver For nVidia ForceWare 100.54 beta

The developers of nVidia have released a new set of beta drivers called ForceWare for the video cards equipped with a GeForce chip. According to the release notes supports GeForce chips from the 6100 series up to and including an 8800 series. The version number is listed at 100.54 and is only suitable for Windows Vista, both 32- and 64-bit. Guru3D also offers these beta drivers that can be downloaded via this one and this one page to be retrieved. The list of changes from the release notes is as follows:

Version 100.54beta:

New Features:

• NVIDIA SLI Technology
  On SLI‐ready systems, the NVIDIA Control Panel now includes SLI controls in the 3D Settings Category task page. NVIDIA does not recommend testing or benchmarking SLI mode in this driver version. A later driver version will support SLI mode on the top applications.

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit:

• GeForce 8800 GTX: The system reboots intermittently when resuming from sleep modes.

Version 100.53beta:

New Features:

• Display rotation
  The NVIDIA Control Panel now includes display rotation controls in the Display Category task page.
• Change Resolution
  The NVIDIA Control Panel now includes resolution controls in the DisplayCategory task page.
• Desktop Color Settings Adjustment
  The NVIDIA Control Panel now includes desktop color settings adjustment controls in the Display Category task page.
• DirectX Antialiasing
  The NVIDIA Control Panel now offers full antialiasing support for DirectX applications.

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit:

• 1360×768 resolution is selectable in the OS slider even on DVI panels with a maximum resolution of 1280×1024.
• GeForce 7300GT: The NVIDIA Control Panel cannot set 480p or 575p modes, only 480i or 575i.
• The screen turns blank after enabling rotation in Dualview mode.
• The NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing does not work.
• GeForce 6100/6150: Digital Dualview display is blank upon resume from system standby.

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit

• The screen turns blank after enabling rotation in Dualview mode.

[break]The driver is available in the following two flavors:
nVidia ForceWare 100.54 beta – Windows Vista 32-bit
nVidia ForceWare 100.54 beta – Windows Vista 64-bit