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Does anyone know where I can find a Bios update for my Daytona Riva TNT 2 16mb and if so how do I install it. Thanks.

You dont get BIOS updates for graphic cards, but you do get driver updates.
A search of Google should produce something.
Stuart

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

what made you think there is a bios update for your card???
actually u can update the bios on 'certain' gfx cards, i have flashed the bios of my ati 8500LE so now it is a normal ati 8500 :D
people have also flashed their 9800np into a pro and also done the same to the ati 9600np->pro... it can be done with these cards but at your own risk!but i guess bios flashing is way too advanced for your card i wouldn't bother, just go d/l the latest drivers afterall what do u want out of your card? to be polite it is rather dated.

I though maybe it might help me overclock it. It said on the Nvidia site that to find BIOS updates you must visit the manufacturers website. But I can't find one for Daytona. I do have a spare Geforce 4 MX-440, but it does seem kind of pointless in an overclocked P2. Anyway this is only my spare computer my main one has a Radeon 9600 pro.

isn't the P2 system a 2x agp? i can't remember. The tnt2 would fit in well since the card was made for those type of systems. The GFMX440 is a better card but i think u know this already... the GF4MX is nothing but a GF2 ultra soupped up, the GF4MX is a gimmick. Still its far better than the TNT2.
There are bios updates as said but i also said that its probably very rare to find one for a card thats so old. Bios updating whilst not being a new fad has only taken off when people found out you could make a non-pro card to think its a pro card or the LE into a normal card and its advantageous since you'll gain more functionality out of it.
I wouldn't bother, even if you could find a bios you'll have to find a flash tool or find out how to flash it then you'll have to weigh up the costs.. is it really worth it? would you see a significant improvement? my guess is no.

You do get BIOS updates for graphics cards, I performed one on my STB Velocity 4400 16MB AGP card.
When my PC boots up now, the very first thing that is displayed before the POST is STB Velocity Systems 1.1. As apposed to 1.0 before.
Nowdays though it's not so common and a driver update will normally do.
Nvidia's universal driver series covers TNT2 + cards, so your best bet would be to go to nvidia.com and download the latest detonator driver.
James

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