ASUS P2B-F and Radeon 9800 Pro 128M?

jose_bonifacio · Apr 6, 2004, 07:16 PM

Hi, just wondering if anyone had this combination working fine for them. I have an Asus P2B-F with an Intel PIII-866 133MHz bus. I also have a Xtasy Radeon 9800 Pro 128M video card. For some reason, my system sometimes doesn't boot and if it does startup, it doesn't take long before it locks up. Talked to visiontek support and they said that my motherboard is too old for the video card. Don't wanna upgrade my hardware yet for a couple of month more.

So, wanna know if anyone got this combination working for them.

Thanks,

JB..

GutterPunk · Apr 6, 2004, 07:23 PM

did you try updating the bios and chipset and everything on your mobo?

jose_bonifacio · Apr 6, 2004, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by disastropy
did you try updating the bios and chipset and everything on your mobo?

Hi there. Yes I did. The Asus P2B-F motherboard is an older motherboard (for PII and PIII CPUs). The thing is, when I plug my PII-450 CPU in the same motherboard with the Radeon 9800Pro 128M video card, it works just fine.

Let me know if you guys still have any suggestions.

Thanks again.

JB..

GutterPunk · Apr 6, 2004, 08:00 PM

That is very weird... as of a change of the cpu it works... sorry ur using a450 hehe... but only thing i can think of is bios rejecting it w/ the cpu oh well not my specialty in this cat

jose_bonifacio · Apr 8, 2004, 11:10 PM

Hi. Found the problem. It my motherboards jumper setting thats causing it. Cuz then I set my FSB to 133MHz, it also up the AGP bus speed to 89MHz and thats the problem. A normal AGP bus speed is 66MHz. So doing this, I am downclocking my CPU to 652 (100 FSB X 6.5).

Anyway, it works now so.

Thanks,

JB..

GutterPunk · Apr 8, 2004, 11:45 PM

you are running quite a slow machine w/ a 9800p... how is the performance?

jose_bonifacio · Apr 12, 2004, 07:33 PM

Yeah, my system is too old for the video card, but it works great. I am able to play Prince of Persia with decent speed. Too bad I bought this video card just before I decided not to go ahead with building my new system because of the new CPUs and Motherboard standards that are coming out soon. Not to mention PCI Express.

Anyway, thanks,

JB..

Apr 6, 2004, 07:16 PM	#1
jose_bonifacio DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	ASUS P2B-F and Radeon 9800 Pro 128M? Hi, just wondering if anyone had this combination working fine for them. I have an Asus P2B-F with an Intel PIII-866 133MHz bus. I also have a Xtasy Radeon 9800 Pro 128M video card. For some reason, my system sometimes doesn't boot and if it does startup, it doesn't take long before it locks up. Talked to visiontek support and they said that my motherboard is too old for the video card. Don't wanna upgrade my hardware yet for a couple of month more. So, wanna know if anyone got this combination working for them. Thanks, JB..

Apr 6, 2004, 07:23 PM	#2
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Apr 6, 2004, 08:00 PM	#4
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	That is very weird... as of a change of the cpu it works... sorry ur using a450 hehe... but only thing i can think of is bios rejecting it w/ the cpu oh well not my specialty in this cat __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Apr 8, 2004, 11:45 PM	#6
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	you are running quite a slow machine w/ a 9800p... how is the performance? __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Apr 8, 2004, 11:10 PM	Thread Starter #5
jose_bonifacio DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Hi. Found the problem. It my motherboards jumper setting thats causing it. Cuz then I set my FSB to 133MHz, it also up the AGP bus speed to 89MHz and thats the problem. A normal AGP bus speed is 66MHz. So doing this, I am downclocking my CPU to 652 (100 FSB X 6.5). Anyway, it works now so. Thanks, JB..

Apr 12, 2004, 07:33 PM	Thread Starter #7
jose_bonifacio DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, my system is too old for the video card, but it works great. I am able to play Prince of Persia with decent speed. Too bad I bought this video card just before I decided not to go ahead with building my new system because of the new CPUs and Motherboard standards that are coming out soon. Not to mention PCI Express. Anyway, thanks, JB..