Radeon 9100 AGP problems

JChung · Jun 7, 2006, 01:20 PM

Thanks in advance for reading this. Before I begin, relevant specs:

AMD 2Ghz
512MB DDR
WinXP

Radeon 9100 AGP
128MB
Omega 3.8.252

With AGP Read and AGP Write enabled, the rate of random crashes increases exponentially (roughly two a day, under normal usage, no overclocking - compared to no crashes for weeks with AGP R/W off), and odd black lines appear above and/or below icons on my Windows display. Twice I've had to restore the system from a ghost image due to said crashes corrupting something Windows thinks is important.

Any suggestions, or should I resign myself to having a PCI card instead?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 7, 2006, 02:59 PM

Do you have the latest chipset drivers for your motherboard? Go to the manufacturer
s website and look for the downloads for your motherboard and get 'em

JChung · Jun 8, 2006, 01:31 AM

Yes, done that - latest VIA Hyperion drivers. They didn't make much of a difference.

ROBSCIX · Jun 8, 2006, 01:37 AM

Try different display drivers? also a re you sure this card is seated properly? just a guess..

JChung · Jun 8, 2006, 01:49 AM

The card's seated properly... at least, it looks seated to me. Pressed it down and tightened the screw just to make sure.

As for alternate drivers, I've tried the NGOs and the stock ATI Catalysts, and with them I can't even turn on the AGP Read/Write functions.

Edit: Whoops, now AGP Read won't come on under Omega. Damn. Time to buy a new card?

ROBSCIX · Jun 8, 2006, 01:53 AM

CHeck your bios? make sure everything is ok in there. I am just going through things I would try.

JChung · Jun 8, 2006, 02:33 AM

Just reinstalled Omegas, AGP is back online, but the weird black line artifacts are back.

Haven't tried to make it crash yet, but I'm sure it's inevitable.

My BIOS doesn't seem to have any AGP settings. No aperture, etc... weird.

Edit: Sandra says:

Code:

SiSoftware Sandra

Video Adapter
Model : RADEON 9100 (Omega 3.8.252)
Chipset : RADEON 9100 Series AGP (0x514D)
RAMDAC : Internal DAC(400MHz)
Video BIOS : BK-AMI VER008.004.008.000
VGA Compatible : No
Total Memory : 128MB (128MB Video) (118MB System)
Texture Memory : 246MB
Supports DIME Texturing : Yes

AGP Capabilities
Version : 2.00
Command Queue Length : 48
Fast-Writes Enabled : No
Fast-Writes Support : Yes
Side Band Enabled : Yes
Data Transfer Modes Support : 1x 2x 4x 
Current Data Transfer Rate : 4x

Should I be worried about the VGA Compatible = No line?

ROBSCIX · Jun 8, 2006, 04:17 PM

Sometimes newer Bios, you have to hit CTRL-F1 or such to get Advanced settings...

Jun 7, 2006, 01:20 PM	#1
JChung DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Radeon 9100 AGP problems Thanks in advance for reading this. Before I begin, relevant specs: AMD 2Ghz 512MB DDR WinXP Radeon 9100 AGP 128MB Omega 3.8.252 With AGP Read and AGP Write enabled, the rate of random crashes increases exponentially (roughly two a day, under normal usage, no overclocking - compared to no crashes for weeks with AGP R/W off), and odd black lines appear above and/or below icons on my Windows display. Twice I've had to restore the system from a ghost image due to said crashes corrupting something Windows thinks is important. Any suggestions, or should I resign myself to having a PCI card instead?

Jun 7, 2006, 02:59 PM	#2
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Do you have the latest chipset drivers for your motherboard? Go to the manufacturer s website and look for the downloads for your motherboard and get 'em

Jun 8, 2006, 01:31 AM	Thread Starter #3
JChung DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Yes, done that - latest VIA Hyperion drivers. They didn't make much of a difference.

Jun 8, 2006, 01:37 AM	#4
ROBSCIX DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,732 Rep Power: 0	Try different display drivers? also a re you sure this card is seated properly? just a guess..

Jun 8, 2006, 01:49 AM	Thread Starter #5
JChung DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	The card's seated properly... at least, it looks seated to me. Pressed it down and tightened the screw just to make sure. As for alternate drivers, I've tried the NGOs and the stock ATI Catalysts, and with them I can't even turn on the AGP Read/Write functions. Edit: Whoops, now AGP Read won't come on under Omega. Damn. Time to buy a new card?

Jun 8, 2006, 01:53 AM	#6
ROBSCIX DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,732 Rep Power: 0	CHeck your bios? make sure everything is ok in there. I am just going through things I would try.

Jun 8, 2006, 04:17 PM	#8
ROBSCIX DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,732 Rep Power: 0	Sometimes newer Bios, you have to hit CTRL-F1 or such to get Advanced settings...