visiontek x1950 pro AGP problem

paok88 · Feb 9, 2008, 03:48 AM

Hello, I am having a problem with my x1950 agp pro video card. i have tried drivers 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.10(Omega drivers), 7.12(Omega drivers), and 8.1 with hotfix, but none seem to fix the problem. The problem I am having is that in smartgear, under AGP settings, AGP Write and AGP Read are always automatically turned off. i turn them on and restart the computer and the computer loads windows slow, then the screen goes blank for a second and i get missing desktop icons. I am not sure if its the MOBO drivers or video drivers or what. It seems like my card is not running games as well as it should. I've been tryin to figure out this problem for a month now and its getting really frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Default Settings with omega 7.12
3DMark05 Score: 5548 3DMarks
seems low compared to other scores i have seen.

Mobo: A8V Deluxe Rev 1.xx
NorthBridge: VIA K8T800 Pro
NorthBridge: AMD K8 Bridge
SouthBridge: VT8237 PCI to ISA Bridge
BIOS: 1017.002
Memory: 2GB, DDR-SDRAM PC-3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55, socket 939, 2.6GHZ, stock speed.
Video Card: Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 256MB
DirectX: 9.0c
Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS Plantinum
PSU: 950W
VIA_HyperionPro(MB agp driver): 5.15A

In BIOS:
-Search for MDA Resources: Disabled
-Vlink 8x Supported: Enabled
-AGP Mode: 8x
-AGP Fast Write: Disabled
-Graphics Aperture Size: 128MB
-AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle: Disabled
-DBI Output for AGP Trans: Disabled

kill7ech · Feb 9, 2008, 10:13 PM

i had this problem the only solution i found was installing omega drivers and when it asks if u want fastwrite on or off its default is off and i just put it to on. and in my smartguard it shows it enabled so i guess it fixed it...hope that helps

**temeteus82** · Feb 9, 2008, 11:25 PM

All you need to do is to enable the agp fast write in bios.

paok88 · Feb 15, 2008, 11:56 PM

wow, thanks guys. that fixed it. ive been tryin to figure this out for over a month.

incase people have the same problem i had.
-i uninstalled previous drivers.
-ran driver cleaner in safe mode.
-installed omega drivers 7.12
-enabled fastwrite when asked.
-enabled fastwrite in bios.

now my agp read/write is ON in smartgear and my 3Dmark05 scored jumped 3000 points

Feb 9, 2008, 03:48 AM	#1
paok88 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	visiontek x1950 pro AGP problem Hello, I am having a problem with my x1950 agp pro video card. i have tried drivers 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.10(Omega drivers), 7.12(Omega drivers), and 8.1 with hotfix, but none seem to fix the problem. The problem I am having is that in smartgear, under AGP settings, AGP Write and AGP Read are always automatically turned off. i turn them on and restart the computer and the computer loads windows slow, then the screen goes blank for a second and i get missing desktop icons. I am not sure if its the MOBO drivers or video drivers or what. It seems like my card is not running games as well as it should. I've been tryin to figure out this problem for a month now and its getting really frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Default Settings with omega 7.12 3DMark05 Score: 5548 3DMarks seems low compared to other scores i have seen. Mobo: A8V Deluxe Rev 1.xx NorthBridge: VIA K8T800 Pro NorthBridge: AMD K8 Bridge SouthBridge: VT8237 PCI to ISA Bridge BIOS: 1017.002 Memory: 2GB, DDR-SDRAM PC-3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400] CPU: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55, socket 939, 2.6GHZ, stock speed. Video Card: Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 256MB DirectX: 9.0c Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS Plantinum PSU: 950W VIA_HyperionPro(MB agp driver): 5.15A In BIOS: -Search for MDA Resources: Disabled -Vlink 8x Supported: Enabled -AGP Mode: 8x -AGP Fast Write: Disabled -Graphics Aperture Size: 128MB -AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle: Disabled -DBI Output for AGP Trans: Disabled

Feb 9, 2008, 10:13 PM	#2
kill7ech DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	i had this problem the only solution i found was installing omega drivers and when it asks if u want fastwrite on or off its default is off and i just put it to on. and in my smartguard it shows it enabled so i guess it fixed it...hope that helps __________________ Processor: Athlon XP 1600+ @ 1.54 ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM DDR2 Hard Drive: 40 GB Digital Western Video Card: Radeon 9600 SE AGP 128MB Monitor: TTX @ 90 hz Sound Card: SB Live! Wave Device Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP2

Feb 15, 2008, 11:56 PM	Thread Starter #4
paok88 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	wow, thanks guys. that fixed it. ive been tryin to figure this out for over a month. incase people have the same problem i had. -i uninstalled previous drivers. -ran driver cleaner in safe mode. -installed omega drivers 7.12 -enabled fastwrite when asked. -enabled fastwrite in bios. now my agp read/write is ON in smartgear and my 3Dmark05 scored jumped 3000 points