nForce 3 driver help for Windows 7

[eyeofthetiger3]

Hi all. I am very much a novice at computers but need some help with a MAJOR problem I have. I have an old motherboard and am trying to find mobo drivers for 64 bit Windows 7. Unfortunately, my motherboard has an nForce3 chipset which is no longer supported by nVidia. Thus, after having done a little bit of research, these are the 2 options I am left with:

1. Try installing nForce4 drivers on an nForce3 chipset.
2. Try installing a beta version of the nForce3 drivers for 64 bit Win XP on Windows 7.

The main reason I am not happy with the Windows 7 update drivers is because my system seems to continually crash. I think its either because of the network adapter drivers or the video card drivers.

Has anyone done either option 1 or 2 or has any experience on this? Thanks.

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo Platinum
CPU: AMD Athlon 6 3400+
GPU: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Chipset: nForce3 chipset

 

[IGemini]

Option 2 is your best chance, set the driver file to compatibility mode for Windows XP before you try installing. I have doubts about it working, though. NForce3 support was dropped even before Vista was released.

 

[nenforcer]

If it makes you feel any better its still in debate whether or not the last generation of motherboads from nVidia (NForce 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) will receive Windows 8 drivers when the OS is released in October.

The driver model has not significantly changed since Windows 7 so people are hoping that there is enough people left over from nVidia chipset division to port them across to Windows 8 although there is currently nothing to show for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.