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**geekmd** · 08-17-2007

Careful with 64 ultimate. A few installation caveats.

First - do not try to install with more than 2 GB RAM - look for a hotfix after you install your OS - run the hotfix, then you can add as much more RAM as you want.

Second. Don't try to install OS with dual cars in SLI already connected. Start with one card - get the system installed, do NOT let windows install your VGA drivers - go to the website and install them there. Then you can add a second card.

I am on my 3rd reinstall in a week - had it up and running for about 12 hrs with 4GB and dual 8800 GTX - but then I started getting a driver failure error (its posted all over the nvidia forums if you are interested) than caused frequent hang-ups.

I wish you luck - but 64-bit is not yet ready for primetime I think. I will be reinstalling and then making my system a dual-boot with my old XP until the 64-bit support gets up to snuff.

08-17-2007	#8 (permalink)
geekmd Windows XP 10 posts	Re: Is Vista64 stable? What's your uptime? Careful with 64 ultimate. A few installation caveats. First - do not try to install with more than 2 GB RAM - look for a hotfix after you install your OS - run the hotfix, then you can add as much more RAM as you want. Second. Don't try to install OS with dual cars in SLI already connected. Start with one card - get the system installed, do NOT let windows install your VGA drivers - go to the website and install them there. Then you can add a second card. I am on my 3rd reinstall in a week - had it up and running for about 12 hrs with 4GB and dual 8800 GTX - but then I started getting a driver failure error (its posted all over the nvidia forums if you are interested) than caused frequent hang-ups. I wish you luck - but 64-bit is not yet ready for primetime I think. I will be reinstalling and then making my system a dual-boot with my old XP until the 64-bit support gets up to snuff.
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