Oct. 5, 2006 23:00 [PDT] From: FINAL FANTASY XI

Compatible Graphics Card Driver Updates

Our development staff has been working closely with graphics card manufacturers and has confirmed that the following drivers are compatible with FINAL FANTASY XI for Windows. Please visit your graphics card manufacturer's web site for all driver software downloads. Compatible graphics drivers as of Oct. 5, 2006: NVIDIA (http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html) Compatibility has been confirmed for the following graphics cards using the "NVIDIA ForceWare TM Ver. 91.47" driver. - GeForce 7 series (excluding 7950, 7100, and the GX2 series) (PCI-Express only) *DirectX 9.0c is required to use "ForceWare TM Ver. 91.47." Compatibility has been confirmed for the following graphics cards using the "NVIDIA ForceWare (TM) Ver. 66.93" driver. GeForce 6 series(excluding graphics cards that are incompatible with "NVIDIA ForceWare (TM) Ver.66.93") - GeForce 4 Ti series - GeForce 4 MX series - GeForce 3 series - GeForce 2 MX series (over 32MB of VRAM) Compatibility has been confirmed for the following graphics cards using the "NVIDIA ForceWare (TM) Ver. 56.64" driver. GeForce FX series (compatibility only confirmed with "Bump Mapping" disabled in Final Fantasy XI Config) How to disable the Bump Mapping setting in Windows XP 1. Run "FINAL FANTASY XI Config" (accessed via "Start" -> "Programs" -> "PlayOnline" -> "Final Fantasy XI" -> "Final Fantasy XI Config") 2. Open the "3D Map" tab and uncheck "BumpMap Enable." Click "Close." 3. When the "Save settings?" screen is displayed, click "Yes." IMPORTANT: You cannot run the configuration tool while running FINAL FANTASY XI and PlayOnline. ATI Technologies Inc. (http://www.ati.com) Compatibility has been confirmed for the following graphics cards using the "Catalyst 5.13" driver. - RADEON X1800 series - RADEON X1600 series - RADEON X1300 series - RADEON X850 series - RADEON X800 series - RADEON X700 series - RADEON X600 series - RADEON X300 series - RADEON 9800 series - RADEON 9700 series - RADEON 9600 series - RADEON 9500 series - RADEON 9200 series - RADEON 9000 series   * Compatibility tests are currently being conducted on other graphics hardware. * The OS used for compatibility testing is Microsoft Windows 2000/XP * Depending on your system's configuration, the above graphics cards and drivers may not function correctly. Acquiring and installing driver software is your responsibility. * The above information is confirmed as of October 2006. Later drivers or graphics cards may not function correctly or be detected. * If you are using a computer that was made by an OEM vendor, please use the graphics drivers provided by the manufacturer.