Op vrijdag 26 juli 2002 22:18 schreef boriz74 het volgende:
Is het iemand al opgevallen dat de niewe Radeon 9700 van Ati niet werkt onder win98

zie specs.
[url="http://www.ati.com/products/pc/radeon9700/specs.html"]http://www.ati.com/products/pc/radeon9700/specs.html[/url]
Even een béétje geduld hebben, danwel beter zoeken.
Hetvolgende is afkomstig van [url="http://www.hardocp.com"]Hard|OCP[/url]
[H]ardNews - ATi Clarifies Win9X Compatibility Thursday July 25, 2002
Posted by Kyle 11:06 AM (CDT)
I am sure you guys have heard the rumors about ATi's new cards not supporting Win98. Here is the scoop, straight from the horses mouth.
Please read the following [url="http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hwtest/search/results.asp?Type=Announcement&ID=607&Key=Important&Sort=release&fItem=m&Term=&sType=ann&ipage=1"]statement from Microsoft[/url], "WHQL will no longer accept certain submissions".
Beginning 01 July 2002, at 12:01 A.M. PST, WHQL will no longer accept submissions for all hardware devices and systems for the following operating systems. This includes all submission types for all devices and systems.
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Windows NT 4.0 Server
As a reminder, WHQL previously stopped accepting submissions for Windows 98 Gold in the latter part of 1999.
Now what ATi has to say:
The only operating systems that Microsoft currently accepts as part of their WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification process are:
Windows 2000
Windows ME
Windows XP
Since the RADEON 9700 and RADEON 9000 series of cards from ATI were released after the July 1st date, there was no way to obtain certification for these drivers. Microsoft certification of drivers is the most significant 3rd party qualification of a devices stability and quality. ATI's CATALYST drivers are based on the foundation of stability and quality and as such every driver that ATI makes available must go through Microsoft certification.
Although Microsoft no longer certifies devices under those operating systems, ATI still supports them. Users of Windows 98 and Windows 98 (SE) just simply need to use the WHQL certified Windows ME driver provided both on our shipping CD's and on our website. ATI also has an NT4 driver available for the RADEON 9000 and RADEON 9000 Pro which will be made available shortly.
Furthermore users of those operating systems are still supported by ATI's customer care program and can still obtain technical support.
Hope this clarifies the situation, and alleviates concerns.
Met andere woorden: omdat Microsoft niet meer aan WHQL certificatie doet komt er geen
officieële ondersteuning voor Windows 98 voor de Radeon 9000 en 9700. Dat betekent nog niet dat er helemaal geen drivers voor komen.
Pas als microsoft het ook nog in z'n lompe harses haalt om geen DirectX 9 te maken voor Windows 98, dan wordt het reden om je zorgen te maken.
Ik bedoel maar, al die detonator drivers voor nVidia kaarten, die zijn ook niet 'WHQL certified' maar dat schijnt de meeste mensen niet te deren...
ALL-CAPS WITH NO PUNCTUATION IS SO MUCH TRUER TO THE WAY THOUGHTS HURTLE OUT OF THE HUMAN BRAIN THAN CAREFULLY MANICURED AND PUNCTUATED SENTENCES COULD EVER BE