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I don't know if this is posted in the correct place, but this is my first post, so please go easy on me

Anyway, I got a new graphics card, a Radeon x1650 Pro as a needed upgrade from my old card (nVidia RIVA TNT2).

I want to see if I can get it to work on my tri-boot. I have it working on XP/2000 so far, but now the big question is is there any way to get this card working with 9x? I post 98/Me in the name because I'm willing to switch over to Me. I have 98 installed now but i have an Me disk, and I like Me so if switching over to Me would increase the likely-hood of the card working on 9x just tell me. Thanks!

Hello SufferWell, welcome to PCHF.

lol, you must be completely off your tree I love it!!

I have no idea why you would want to get such a card working on such an old OS. ATI did not release a 98 driver for the X1650 (because 98 is long since a supported OS). You *may* be able to get this card working on the 98 Catylist driver: Catalyst™ 6.2 Drivers and ATI Multimedia Software for Windows 98/Windows 98 SE/Windows ME

However, you'll never be able to make full use out of that card. The latest games are made with DirectX 9 and 10 running XP and Vista in mind. Windows 98 and ME supports up to Direct X 8.1, to name but a very few reasons why.

haha i used to work with 98/Me all the time

That my friend however, is wrong, Win98SE/ME both support DX9.0c =]


I have tried the 6.2 Catalyst drivers, but they dont list my 1650 pro, so i have no idea what to select.
I thought i was off my tree when i wanted to get my 1650 pro working with 2000, but then i did. So, i thought what the hey, ill try it on 9x.

I must be thinking about the SDK version of DirectX, don't mind me, I was just on my way out when I posted that one lol.

It's more curiosity than anything else. I've always found a peice of software which I end up keeping and using, that trusty faithful application that has always served me well. What I don't understand, is that if you have a PC capable of supporting XP, why would you install 98? Why are you ignoring the only stable Operating Systems, Windows NT (most stable), 2000 and XP, and sticking with the old and unstable versions, 95, 98 and the most unstable operating system Microsoft has ever made.. ME? Why, dear god why? The only advantage I can see of using an older operating system, is that it requires less system resources, so for older games, running a PC of high spec must be great... as long as Windows doesn't crash in the meantime

There should be one called "Radeon Series" from that list, which may work, but like I said ATI never released a x1650 driver for that OS. It's worth a try, and it your only hope to be honest, because you won't be able to get those drivers from anywhere else. The only people that can, who are qualified to, and have the knowledge to write an ATI display driver are ATI (the original manufacturers of the card). The generic Microsoft display drivers for 98 you may have noticed are very very poor.

I grew up on 9x
Granted, I do realize NT as the by far more stable counter part, but I still like to use 9x always in the mix of my boots. Take now for instance, 95% of the time, im in 2000, like i am now, 4% is XP, and 1% is 98, only for the fact that i cant find drivers for my card, if i could, itd be a 50 50 split.
running 9x has always been fun, and everyone has always constantly criticized Windows Me, one OS that ive grown accustomed to, and if i get an old computer, i shoot to put Windows Me on it, if compatible with the given hardware.
I would upgrade to Me on this machine because Me is more like 2000, which in a sense gives me a hope that maybe the 2000 driver will work with it, though they are built on different architectures, its worth a shot. I always like to atleast have 9x there, then if it crashes and makes me mad, i switch over to NT.

Na, ME just looks similar to 2000, like you said, built on completely different architectures. Did you find that "Radeon Series" driver after?

Windows XP is MUCH more user friendly than ME/98. It actually has native drivers for just about everything, and is much faster than any older ones.