Can't activate AGP 8x

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krinks

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Hi there,

I've just upgraded my computer, and I'm having trouble getting my video card to operate at AGP's 8x speed. Currently, it's set at 0 and I can't get it to stay at 8.

I'm running the following system:

ASUS A7V8X-X mobo
AMD Athlon XP 2500
500mb of Kingston Value RAM
500w power supply
Soundblaster Live! Value (current drivers)
Radeon 9600 (current drivers)

When I go into the SMARTGART(sp?) tab of the Radeon's options, I can move the slider to set it to 8x. Also, the quick draw option is always defaulted to "Off" and I am unable to select "On." If I click the "Retest All" button, the Quick Draw turns on. If I set the AGP to 8x the computer then tells me that I have to restart the computer for the changes to be tested, and to take effect. When I restart, though, the AGP setting is always reset to 0.

The board has an nVidia chipset on it, but I am not sure how to disable it in the BIOS settings.

If anyone can help me out with this, I'd appreciate it. My brother-in-law had a similar problem, and he finally gave up and just bought an nVidia card--I'm not really willing to go that drastic.

Thanks in advance

--Krinks
 
Do you have AGP 8x enabled in BIOS? Have you installed the latest nForce drivers (3.xx)?

As for the BIOS settings, you'll need to consult your motherboard manual for this.
 
The 8x is enabled (I think) under the BIOS menu. It's grayed though, and I can't select or change it in any way. Should I be installing nVidia's drivers as well as having ATI's Catalyst drivers already on the system? Also, I can't find anything in the BIOS that allows me to disable the nVidia chipset. There's nothing as obvious as "nVidia On/Off" :)
 
mmm....there's something wrong in your first post.

You state that you have an A7V8X but also state that you have an nvidia chipset.

The A7V8X has a Via chipset.

If you have the A7V8X, you have to install the Via Hyperion drivers (4in1) which you can find at www.viaarena.com

If you have the A7N8X (nforce2), you have to install the nforce drivers located at www.nvidia.com .

You absolutely need to install those chipset drivers if you haven't. The fact that you have an ATI card doesn't conflict with your nforce chipset (if in case that's the one you have)
 
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