Hercules have released their Catalyst Radeon (7.74) reference drivers and the Hercules Control Panels 7.74 for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/2000/XP that should work on all Hercules ATI Radeon cards from the 3D Prophet 7500 DDR 64MB to the latest 3D Prophet 9000 PRO 128MB.

I just found out that an update of the Creative Media driver is available on Microsoft Windows Update. This time, it's version 5.1.2603.0. Download

I have just posted 30.20 nVidia beta detonator driver for Windows 2000 and XP.

The driver is dated 06/09/2002 and this is a generic release so all Nvidia cards to date are supported. I've also had a chance to run quick benchmarks on it.

Click on Read More for more info and download link.

SIS7018 Audio 1.17 - newer than 117_01 :

Seems SIS7018 117 driver reached final status - there's a SIS7018 driver 117 one month newer than 117_01 on ECS and Pcchips ftp-site :

New version is 3.26 previous was 3.23

Usable for ALC100/P (SIS7012 Audio) ALC20xx and ALC650 often/mainly used as OnBoard Sound

Seems to be the same as/based on Xabre 3.03 WHQL SIS 315 VGA driver

VIA have released a new set of 4in1 drivers version 4.42! Here's what's new.

INF file v1.701
AGP driver version 4.30b2
IDE Filter driver version 1.20
IRQ routing driver version (Win98 only) 1.3a
Add IDs and 8X AGP support for #400 chipset series

Just got word that Guru3d.com have got their hands on a new set of Detonators Drivers build 29.90! Here's what their saying.

I got my paws on a new set of NVIDIA drivers. It's not based on the newer 30.xx series but a slightly older set namely the 29.90, the 29.xx series is very popular and perhaps this will bring you some good performance versus stability

All videocards are supported from TNT to GeForce4 Ti 4600 to Quadro4 900XGL as they are reference drivers.

This is the latest stand-alone driver release for Creative WebCam model number PD 1001 only, for users running on Windows 98/98SE, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000 and Windows XP only.

This release includes several fixes and improvements to video quality.

It is also fully WHQL certified for Windows XP and is tested on Creative WebCam only.

The camera's model number is located on the underside of your camera.

ATI have released their Catalyst Radeon (7.74) reference drivers and the ATI Control Panels 6.13.10.3017 for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP that should work on all ATI Radeon cards from the RADEON VE to the latest RADEON 9000 PRO . These drivers also contain all multilanguage files thus the increased file size.

They work on the following ATI Cards:

ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 7500
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON
RADEON 64MB DDR VIVO

Update: OK peeps the link is fixed! Sorry about that.

OK Peeps just got this from Omegadrive. Here it is, a new release with updated features and more options.

New in this version (1.1.84):

* Based in the 30.84 leaked drivers (same as official). (9x/ME/2k/XP)

* Added a new type of driver, a performance driver, along with the quality driver that was delivered in the previous release, now, when installing, you can choose which driver type to install. (9x/ME/2k/XP)

* Improved speed in some OpenGL applications, the CPU instructions DID had an impact in the speed, but it was not noticeable in Q3, the benchmark I was using, now CPU instructions are enabled again. (9x/ME/2k/XP)

* Added an internal D3D optimization. (9x/ME/2k/XP)

* Added support for the new NV28 and NV28GL cards. (9x/ME/2k/XP) Rancho*: 30.84??? 'I don't think so, Tim...'

Promise have released a new Ultra 100 TX2 bios and driver update version 2.20.0.14

- Supports 48-bit LBA for drives larger than 137 GB.

- Fixes unable to boot to Linux CD Rom

NOTE: If you have a drive larger than 137 GB you must also use Windows driver version 2.00.0.29 or newer.

Self-extracting .exe file includes flash utility.

Just got word from Zardon @ DriverHeaven.net that they have some new ATI Radeon drivers version 6136 for Windows XP. It appears that these were somehow ripped from the beta XP SP1 build 1089. Also there is not a lot response from users because they should require DirectX 9 to run.

Just got word from Hardtecs4u.com that ALi have Updated the following ALi drivers!

Update ALi AGP driver from version 1.90 to 1.91
Update ALi AUDIO WDM driver from version 5181 to 5210.
Update ALi Ultra-IDE driver from 4.0.0.5 to 4.0.0.6.
Update ALi AGP driver version 1.90 for Win98/ME with WHQL.
Fix Integrated driver issue that AGP driver can't install on win 98/98SE for ALi M1672 north bridge.

Although these drivers were previously leaked by our own Mark FoX they are now available on nVidia's download pages.

Here is the info:

Version: 30.82
File Size: 10.1 MB
Release Date: August 7, 2002
WHQL Certified

Savagenews.com reports that the kX Audio Driver which is an independent WDM (Windows Driver Model) driver for all EMU10K1 and EMU10K2-based soundcards manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or E-mu Sytems Inc., including the SoundBlaster Live! series, the E-mu Audio Production Studio (APS) card, and the Audigy series of cards, has been updated.

The kX Audio Driver package includes driver system files and setup files as well as a powerful audio mixer application (the kX Mixer), which acts as a Graphical User Interface, providing access to many of the driver's internal functions.

Adaptec have released a new USB 2.0 driver version 3.0 for Windows and the following Adaptec products: USB2Connect 5100, 3100LP, 2000LP, DuoConnect 3121, USB2Connect for Notebooks, XHub 4, XHub 4+ and XHub 7+.

This new AGP driver will be incorporated into the next release of the VIA 4in1 service pack but until then, if you just can't wait, they are now available in the tweakers section of VIAArena. But really, the main difference is support for 8X AGP cards so unless you're in the business or have a friend in ATI, you're unlikely to need the new AGP driver at this time anyhow. Download Thanx to Masterfreek FYI.

I was just informed via the Newsinterceptor that ATI has released some new Radeon drivers for Windows ME/2000/XP. These are fully released and supported display drivers for Windows. DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL support are included. Click on Read More for more info.