funny and sad...

[David Brent]

This is from a Q: and A: site provided by one of my textbooks in school, I was amused and saddened when I read the answer...

quote taken from http://www.course.com/chats/pcrepair/archive.cfm?topic=1

Q:

Hello,

I have two questions about hardware.

1) I have a GeForce3 TI 200 video card, and I am using the drivers that came with the card. Now, do I need to download the latest nVIDIA Detonator 29.42 drivers? Will they increase the performance?

*snip*

Thank you,
Karl
panzerjager01@aol.com

A:

Hi Karl,

Two interesting questions. Let?s take them in turn?.

1) In most cases, you?ll want to keep updating drivers for your hardware devices as new drivers become available. An updated driver in some cases might increase performance, but the primary reason to update a driver is compatibility with new software and hardware released since the original driver was written. A newer driver will also include fixes to problems with older versions (often referred to as bugs, sometimes referred to as ?features?) and may even support new options or functionality for your video card.

Some manufacturers such as nVIDIA will notify you when new drivers are available. Just look for their ?Driver Update Notification? link on the driver download page.

A final note about your question: Definitely do not install a driver that is not designed specifically for your hardware device. Don?t use the driver for the nVIDIA Detonator card with the Geforce3 TI 200 card. Only install drivers written specifically for your particular hardware and operating system. Just installing a software driver will not turn your GeForce into a Detonator graphics card or enhance its performance. An incorrect driver may cause a ?detonation? of your operation system, however!

supposedly the person who writes these answers also wrote the A+ cert prep book i bought

 

[Zim Hosein]

An incorrect driver may cause a ?detonation? of your operation system, however!

:laugh:

 

[phillc]

Don't most nVidia drivers cause a system dentonation anyway?

/flame on

 

[David Brent]

Originally posted by: phillc
Don't most nVidia drivers cause a system dentonation anyway?

/flame on

if they are used on the proper card (the nvidia detonator) then it must be ok

 

[Toastedlightly]

baby jesus is crying

 

[Blazin Trav]

:thumbsdown:

 

[David Brent]

bump

 

[Aharami]

that last paragraph has to be a joke

 

[Kerouactivist]

"Don?t use the driver for the nVIDIA Detonator card with the Geforce3 TI 200 card"


Pukes in mouth

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: David Brent
Just installing a software driver will not turn your GeForce into a Detonator graphics card or enhance its performance. An incorrect driver may cause a ?detonation? of your operation system, however!

That's SOOO not true...I have a Radeon 9800, but I was able to install the latest drivers from ATI's website and it turned into a Catalyst card! I'm getting about 10 fps more now...

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
baby jesus is crying

I think he's more concerned with saving your damned soul than the fact that a hardware guru does not know the brand name of every graphics card every created by a company with a storied history of doing so.

 

[David Brent]

Originally posted by: Aharami
that last paragraph has to be a joke

check the site... ctrl+f to find it

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: David Brent

Originally posted by: Aharami
that last paragraph has to be a joke

check the site... ctrl+f to find it

and while your at it, visit filehunter.org!!!111!!11!

 

[David Brent]

no crapping here plz.