All Asus A7v8x Users are you pissed at Your Hardlocked 32 AGP Aperature size !

ViRuS2k · Mar 21, 2003, 11:58 PM

Yeah thats right.

in the latest bios 1112-Beta5 they have hardlocked the AGP size to 32mbit..

now its to my understanding that for a 9700 Pro that uses 128DDR would be better suited to 64mbit Agp.....

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my question is why did asus do this ?
and is there a fix to allow 64bit other than downgradeing the bios ? and if so to what revision ?

im puzzled :...................

Beaon · Mar 28, 2003, 01:37 AM

i dunno but apeture is equal to amount of memory on the card so 9700 pro should be 128 not even 64 =p

mgs · Apr 3, 2003, 05:11 AM

go back to the previous bios, wait for the full release. They may have just screwd up.

~~Crash Override~~ · Apr 4, 2003, 11:10 PM

actually the old general rule of thumb has been set your apperature to 1/2 of your system ram unless you have a vid card with 128/256MB of video ram

Zardon · Apr 4, 2003, 11:28 PM

using a 128 meg 9700 pro, set your aperture to 128 meg......

krang · Apr 5, 2003, 02:24 PM

Using the 1012.06 bios on an Asus A7v8x wont let me go over 32. I tried flashing back to a different bios but I got a black screen. Should I clear the cmos and try again? TIA for any help. ATI 9700 Pro 128 meg card if that helps.

Mar 21, 2003, 11:58 PM	#1
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	All Asus A7v8x Users are you pissed at Your Hardlocked 32 AGP Aperature size ! Yeah thats right. in the latest bios 1112-Beta5 they have hardlocked the AGP size to 32mbit.. now its to my understanding that for a 9700 Pro that uses 128DDR would be better suited to 64mbit Agp..... ---------------------------------------- my question is why did asus do this ? and is there a fix to allow 64bit other than downgradeing the bios ? and if so to what revision ? im puzzled :...................

Apr 3, 2003, 05:11 AM	#3
mgs DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Don't get the beta go back to the previous bios, wait for the full release. They may have just screwd up.

Apr 5, 2003, 02:24 PM	#6
krang DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 139 Rep Power: 0	Zardon Using the 1012.06 bios on an Asus A7v8x wont let me go over 32. I tried flashing back to a different bios but I got a black screen. Should I clear the cmos and try again? TIA for any help. ATI 9700 Pro 128 meg card if that helps. __________________ Asus A7v8x/Amd2200+ 1024 ddr pc2700 ram Radeon 9700pro Sk7 heatsink/YSTech 80mm fan Liteon 48x24x48 cdrw Liteon dvd 4 Maxtor 80g hd's MAudio Revolution 7.1 soundcard WinXP sp2

Mar 28, 2003, 01:37 AM	#2
Beaon DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	i dunno but apeture is equal to amount of memory on the card so 9700 pro should be 128 not even 64 =p

Apr 4, 2003, 11:10 PM	#4
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	actually the old general rule of thumb has been set your apperature to 1/2 of your system ram unless you have a vid card with 128/256MB of video ram

Apr 4, 2003, 11:28 PM	#5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	using a 128 meg 9700 pro, set your aperture to 128 meg......