Dumb qustion about Bios

Vengeance · Aug 17, 2003, 12:20 PM

Ok as you can see in my sig I have a compaq PC. Its plenty fast for me and I dont have any problems with it.
But I went into my bios a while ago just to have a look see, And I noticed that my primary VGA setting is PCI, I can switch it too AGP/onboard Thats the only two settings it has. PCI or AGP/onboard.
Now I left it where its at set at PCI

Thats only because I dont know if I should change it or not, Would it help anything out but setting it to AGP/onboard? would it run better?

Also there is no where for me to chane the AGP memory settings So I figure its already set at 64mb I quess thats about standard isnt it?

Dom · Aug 17, 2003, 12:23 PM

If you have both an AGP and a PCI video card it is necessary to select one or the other, if you only have an AGP then it doesn't matter what it's at.

BWX · Aug 17, 2003, 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by Vengeance
Ok as you can see in my sig I have a compaq PC.............. I dont have any problems with it.

you are now though.

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Originally posted by Vengeance
Thats the only two settings it has. PCI or AGP/onboard.

Also there is no where for me to chane the AGP memory settings

Now you are beginning to see the problems w/ proprietary PC's- Lack of bios options being one of the main ones. I would say set it to AGP, but it really doesn't matter- as soon as it "sees" a card in the AGP slot- it switches right to ot anyway. It isn't like it's trying to run video from the PCI slot the whole time your computer is on or anything. But AGP/Onboard would be the correct setting out of the 2, as long as your MB doesn't have onboard video.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 17, 2003, 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by Vengeance
Ok as you can see in my sig I have a compaq PC. Its plenty fast for me and I dont have any problems with it.
But I went into my bios a while ago just to have a look see, And I noticed that my primary VGA setting is PCI, I can switch it too AGP/onboard Thats the only two settings it has. PCI or AGP/onboard.
Now I left it where its at set at PCI Thats only because I dont know if I should change it or not, Would it help anything out but setting it to AGP/onboard? would it run better?

Also there is no where for me to chane the AGP memory settings So I figure its already set at 64mb I quess thats about standard isnt it?

it ust tell what the bios should detect first.... if its agp put agp if pci leave @ pci...but i would leave if you dont know what you have,,,

BWX · Aug 17, 2003, 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
it ust tell what the bios should detect first.... if its agp put agp if pci leave @ pci...but i would leave if you dont know what you have,,,

Well there are no 9700pro's that come in PCI form - so it must be AGP-

Vengeance · Aug 17, 2003, 12:41 PM

I know what I have, I have an asus nforce2 mobo, That they made for compaq

It does have onboard graphics, It has a geforce4 mx something pos!
But I have a 9700 pro in it.

So I quess its best left where it is.

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you are now though

No I really am not having any problems, I simply asked a question about a setting, No problems.

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Now you are beginning to see the problems w/ proprietary PC's

I knew what I was doing when I got it. Its not my first PC, But it was a very good deal that I am very pleased with

And thats what matters.

BWX · Aug 17, 2003, 01:57 PM

Yeah, that's all that matters- Plus, if you wanted, you could always just replace the motherboard and you could make any adjustments you want.

I guess for me personally, if i can't adjust something, it's a "problem"- but that's just me. Like my current MB- I can't adjust pci/agp/fsb ratio dividers- - When I bought it a year and a half ago- I really didn't know too much about overclocking- now I know, and it's a "problem"- But if you don't OC anyway- it doesn't matter.

IanCurtis · Aug 17, 2003, 04:29 PM

It's just a kind of "Boot sequence". Like: First Floppy, 2nd HDD, 3rd CdRom...
Just looks for Video Signal at the Bus indicated at First option. If there isn't, goes to the next.

**MIG-31** · Aug 17, 2003, 04:54 PM

odd one that.i have one of those mobo's that came as a complete package,as stated by bwx232. limited options even mine states.

pci vga
onboard internal agp (onboard sis 650 8mb)
agp external.
automatic.

it will detect whichever has the monitor conected to.

changing could be a little riscky due to have set to other option and it disabled my vga but still booted up all be it a blank screen were a hell of a job getting the monitor up & running when you can't see what your doing!!

Aug 17, 2003, 12:20 PM	#1
Vengeance DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 643 Rep Power: 0	Dumb qustion about Bios Ok as you can see in my sig I have a compaq PC. Its plenty fast for me and I dont have any problems with it. But I went into my bios a while ago just to have a look see, And I noticed that my primary VGA setting is PCI, I can switch it too AGP/onboard Thats the only two settings it has. PCI or AGP/onboard. Now I left it where its at set at PCI Thats only because I dont know if I should change it or not, Would it help anything out but setting it to AGP/onboard? would it run better? Also there is no where for me to chane the AGP memory settings So I figure its already set at 64mb I quess thats about standard isnt it? __________________ [color=red]Rage3D Super Moderator[/color] [color=red]BFG 6800 GT [/color]

Aug 17, 2003, 01:57 PM	#7
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Yeah, that's all that matters- Plus, if you wanted, you could always just replace the motherboard and you could make any adjustments you want. I guess for me personally, if i can't adjust something, it's a "problem"- but that's just me. Like my current MB- I can't adjust pci/agp/fsb ratio dividers- - When I bought it a year and a half ago- I really didn't know too much about overclocking- now I know, and it's a "problem"- But if you don't OC anyway- it doesn't matter. __________________

Aug 17, 2003, 04:54 PM	#9
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	odd one that.i have one of those mobo's that came as a complete package,as stated by bwx232. limited options even mine states. pci vga onboard internal agp (onboard sis 650 8mb) agp external. automatic. it will detect whichever has the monitor conected to. changing could be a little riscky due to have set to other option and it disabled my vga but still booted up all be it a blank screen were a hell of a job getting the monitor up & running when you can't see what your doing!! __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Aug 17, 2003, 12:23 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	If you have both an AGP and a PCI video card it is necessary to select one or the other, if you only have an AGP then it doesn't matter what it's at.

Aug 17, 2003, 04:29 PM	#8
IanCurtis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	It's just a kind of "Boot sequence". Like: First Floppy, 2nd HDD, 3rd CdRom... Just looks for Video Signal at the Bus indicated at First option. If there isn't, goes to the next.