Driver update: nVidia ForceWare 53.04 MCE

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nVidia has the first public version released of the ForceWare drivers for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition. These are numbered 53.04 and from here to take down. This release offers better performance for MCE systems with an nForce3 motherboard and a GeForce card. It changelog mentions the following changes:

Open Issues in Version 53.04

  • Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected. This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
  • GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
  • Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn’t appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
  • All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in a later driver release.

Issues Resolved in Version 53.04

  • GeForce FX 5200/5200 Ultra, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Flashes of corruption occur when rewinding or fast forwarding live TV.
  • GeForce FX 5200/5600, Windows XP Media Center Edition: System crash when changing TV output format on-the-fly while watching video.
  • GeForce FX 5600/5600 Ultra, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Green color on TV playback.
  • Quadro FX 500, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Media center crashes after 30-45 minutes of TV viewing.
  • GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit color choice.
  • Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page.
  • Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering on dual Quadro NVS cards.
  • Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does not install with SETUP.EXE.
  • Black horizontal lines on Need for Speed ​​Hot Pursuit 2.
  • Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue screen crash.

Version number 53.04 MCE
Operating systems Windows XP
Website nVidia
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File size

12.97MB

License type Freeware
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