There are new drivers available for the Ask Corp. Evil Master II Radeon 8500 based card series. The version numbers are equal or higher compared to the official ATI drivers: Windows XP 3293 Windows 2000 3293 Windows NT4 3288 Windows 9x/ME 7209? According to the Rage3D Forums these drivers are english and a bit ambivalent regarding performance. Seems like Smoothvision is gone from OpenGL tab and some other things. Be sure to read the forums first before installing. We did not test those drivers. This post is FYI only and no download recommendation. Remember our 6.13.10.6011 post which leads to the impression that new official drivers are not too far away.

Thomas Bruckschlegel, from ToMMTi-Systems who is also a registered ATI developer has received a new XP driver set and ran some quick tests with those. The new version number is 6.13.10.6011. Improvements: 3DMark 2001 Default: :: 3286 - 6117 (Game 4 Nature: 27.2)
:: 6011 - 6250 (Game 4 Nature: 40.3) FS 2002, Comanche 4 & Aquamark (Aquanox) problems fixed Different issues with DVI/TV/VGA modes fixed HyperZ II optimizations You can read the complete test via the above link!

Yep that is right! Highpoint-Tech has some new driver sets out including the popular HPT370/372 chipsets. There is hope that the new BIOS/driver combo might fix the performance issue we discussed ealier. I already fired an eMail off to ABIT regarding that matter. Okay here goes: Please note that it is advised to use the latest drivers ONLY with the corresponding BIOS version.
HighPoint BIOS updates for motherboard/HPT IDE controller combinations must be obtained from the motherboard manufacturer.

I can't remember if this has been posted already or not! so here goes :D

Santa Cruz have released new drivers v4142 , Dated 21-12-01

whats new

WHQL Certified Signed Driver
Occasional crackling noise issue resolved
CPU load greatly reduced on playing multiple 3D hardware streams
Various other Bugfixes

Download Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Drivers v4142

3dSoundSourge sent words that Creative Labs has released new drivers for PCI128 (Model CT475x) for Windows NT4, Windows 9x and Windows XP/2000/ME.
It's currently not available from Soundblaster.com but you can grab it from the Asian server. Download

C-Media have released a new sound driver version 0632 Beta! :D

Download C-Media CMI8738 v0632 Beta driver for Windows® XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE 12/27/2001

I saw this over at a danish site called http://www.pc-files.dk that there's new chipset drivers for the SiS chipsets.
They're dated today, and included in the package is drivers for USB and IDE as well.
The APG driver is digitally signed by M$, but the IDE driver you have to install manually and is not signed.

Hercules Windows XP update for Gamesurround MUSE XL, Gamesurround Fortissimo II and GameTheater XP. Dated 20-12-2001

If you are upgrading your PC with a Windows XP operating system, please do not use the Yamaha XG software on your install CD (version number S-YXG50 Ver 3.13.01).

You must use the following patch to benefit from Yamaha S-YXG50 under Windows® XP

Download WINDOWS XP UPDATE - YamahaXG50_XP.exe

Matrox G200, G400, G450 and G550 beta driver for Windows 98,ME,2000 and XP:




Download

Dell have released an updated driver for ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics adapter on Dell Inspiron 8100. Version 7.64RC4 WHQL certified.

FdrSoft have got their hands on new DELL Nvidia Detonator Drivers 16.40/16.60 for Windows 9x/Me/2K/XP! :D

Update: OK peeps these drivers are Nvidia GeForce 2 GO drivers.

Nvidia GeForce 2 GO 16.40 Video Driver for Windows 2000

Nvidia GeForce 2 GO 16.60 Video Driver for Windows Millennium Edition

Nvidia GeForce 2 GO 16.40 Video Driver for Windows XP

This stand-alone driver release of Video Blaster WebCam PLUS/3/LC (Version 2.05) for users running on Windows 98/98SE, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000 and Windows XP only has been updated.

This release was tested on Video Blaster WebCam 3/Plus/LC camera only. The support page also issues the following warning:

Warning! You must disconnect from the internet to install this driver correctly.

Download WebCam III, WebCam Plus Driver v2.05

Maxreboot have managed to get hold of some interesting stuff. Neoplanet is another capable web browser that has special features such as skin, download manage, intergrated mail client software like outlook express, an intergrated chat program and a download typical download manager.

Also they have gotten hold of some ATI Raedion 8500 drivers for both Windows 9X/2000/XP. These drivers appear official but were leaked and are version 9005.

You can find out more @ the Maximum Reboot website Update: Local download of this driver added.

AMD have released updated IDE Bus Master & AC ?97 Audio Setup Drivers! :D

The main changes to these drivers are that they correct some issues with the 4.36v under Windows 2K. They add 4X setting for Nvidia graphics cards in the registry and have an updated inf file. Get them here. Mirror @ VIAArena VIA also has new audio drivers out: Direct X8 Hardware Acceleration support improved Grab those on the VIAArena drivers page.

Well I might be mistaken but I think there is a new revision of the XP OS driver for AMD K7 processors on WindowsUpdate. I was offered a new driver when I went there reading the same version number as the one that shipped with Win XP. If I'm not mistaken the shipped driver's date was 01.07.2001 and the new drivers date is 29.08.2001.

New W2K/XP beta drivers, version 4142, for Santa Cruz sound cards over at Turtle Beach!

Here is the link: Driver Page!

Pinnacle have released brand new drivers for the Studio DV500 & DV500+ video capturing cards version 3.0.

Hauppauge have released a Beta WDM driver for WinTV cards version 3.24.

This is a stand-alone update for the Creative PC-DVD Encore Dxr3 for users running Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

This BETA release includes the setup program and drivers for support under Windows 2000 and Windows XP.