HELP! CAN'T ENABLE AGP ON 9700 pro!!!

vodkafire

Ok, so i got my new 9700 pro, and installed catalyst 4.1, ran dxdiag...and agp is not available!!! wtf? I checked 3dmark03 -> system...AGP memory is 0!!!(local mem 128, etc.) I made sure the Bios settings are good, primary VGA bios = AGP, all AGP settings enabled, etc. What is the problem? I kept uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, eachtime using nasty file cleaner to clean the drivers, to no avail. I tried using omega drivers - same thing. Anyone help please? These are my specs:

Athlon 1.4Ghz
Asus A7M266 mobo
512mb ddr ram
Soundblaster Live 5.1
ATI Radeon 9700 pro

here is my DXDIAG results(minus the sound and stuff):
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System Information
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Time of this report: 2/7/2004, 04:22:44
Machine name: PAUL
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.4GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 174MB used, 1076MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: RADEON 9700 PRO
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 9700 AGP (0x4E44)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E44&SUBSYS_00021002&REV_00
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (100Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6414 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/12/2003 09:50:24, 384512 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 12/12/2003 09:50:04, 647680 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0D04-11CF-BC6A-0820A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4E44
SubSys ID: 0x00021002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

NOTE: AGP status: NOT AVAILABLE!!!

Anyone pls help!!

vodkafire

Btw, I do have all the AGP drivers and 4 in 1 drivers for my mobo installed, in fact, my old Geforce 3 was recognized as AGP everytime

Crash Override

Is this a fresh OS install or was the GF3 installed on this particular Windows install?

If it was the same install I would recommend formatting and going it from scratch

Nothing like a fresh system to make sure nothing can go wrong

toddsmack2k

What file cleaner did you use each time?

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vodkafire

I use nasty file remover.

Btw, I tried manually enabling AGP read in Smartgart(not the basic one, the one in the ATI control panel folder), and it would tell me to reboot, but as soon as i reboot and get to the deskstop, the computer would reboot again by itself, and revert to original settings!(agp read and write both off).

{Sniping}Waste

reinstaill DX9