AGP Oddity?

VikingThunder · Dec 14, 2003, 02:54 AM

Anyhow, after I regained all my ATI Control panel tabs through a reinstallation of the Omega drivers, I was finally able to see that my AGP Speed was at 2x. (I did not know it could operate like that) I was actually able to play a bunch of games without any lag at all (LOTR:ROTK etc.) at 2x. My max is 4x, so I put it to 4x in SmartGart, then reboot. Except I could now no longer run LOTR, it saying it could not detect any compatible device or something like that. I subsequently turned off VPU Recover, and played for 3-4 hours (tiredness stopped me).

Afterwards: In Aida32, and dxdiag, it says my AGP is disabled! (AGP Texturing in dxdiag) Wouldn't this mean I'm not suppose to be seeing anything? In addition, it still says 4x in the Panel, but 2x in Aida...

Everything still works... so should I be worried about this?
Or is this some anomaly.

(ATI Radeon 9600NP, Omega 3.9 drivers, 4x max MB, no fastwrites)

Madgoat1979 · Dec 14, 2003, 02:55 AM

is 4X enabled in your bios?

MG

~~craig588~~ · Dec 14, 2003, 02:57 AM

wow, what fun.

You need to have fastwrites on, rv350 chips require it.

VikingThunder · Dec 14, 2003, 03:11 AM

My MB doesn't support fastwrites (so, no C&C stuff).

Hmm.... I didn't think of that, but why would it be disabled in the first place?

~~craig588~~ · Dec 14, 2003, 03:21 AM

the rv350 chip requires it. (as far as I know)

you should get a different card. r9500pro, or r9700np should probably be in the same price range. (The r9500pro is faster than even the r9600XT so don't think its a step down)

VikingThunder · Dec 14, 2003, 03:24 AM

Well we have to keep in mind I'm just looking for an extension of about one year on this comp. (Only have a 250watt power supply) I know the 9800 needs 300watt, does the 9500pro?

From what I've seen, fastwrite fixes the hardware accelerated mouse error (which is suppose to be able to be fixed in a driver, but has yet to be fixed)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 14, 2003, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by VikingThunder
Well we have to keep in mind I'm just looking for an extension of about one year on this comp. (Only have a 250watt power supply) I know the 9800 needs 300watt, does the 9500pro?

From what I've seen, fastwrite fixes the hardware accelerated mouse error (which is suppose to be able to be fixed in a driver, but has yet to be fixed)

what mobo are u useing

VikingThunder · Dec 14, 2003, 04:56 PM

ECS KM266 Based LV7MM (sucky)

Anyhow, apparently after I shut it down the for the night, I was no longer to boot up again. Monitor received no signal. I reinstalled and booted 8 times, took out the modem, etc. But nothing. I'm back to my horrible on-board video again...

jjmd · Dec 14, 2003, 05:00 PM

Try reloading the chip set drivers, may fix the prob.

~~Crash Override~~ · Dec 15, 2003, 10:33 PM

Definitely sounds like a missing AGP inf file.

VikingThunder · Dec 16, 2003, 03:17 AM

It worked the first time I put it in, how did it run before? Did the chipset driver just kill itself? (Tried to install 4-in-1 4.51 but got an error of the installer not being able to find files:itself) I mean, it just no longer does anything, stops before POST I guess. I currently have the 4.47 4-in-1's, shouldn't that be ok?

~~Crash Override~~ · Dec 16, 2003, 05:51 PM

it definitely should be.

Usually in a case like this I chalk it up to system instability

Can you use a dos disk and stay in dos?

VikingThunder · Dec 18, 2003, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crash Override
it definitely should be.

Usually in a case like this I chalk it up to system instability

Can you use a dos disk and stay in dos?

How would I go about making a dos disk for XP? (and what would I be able to prove with this? Man, ATI Support still hasn't replied, sent on Sunday)

Dec 14, 2003, 02:54 AM	#1
VikingThunder DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	AGP Oddity? Anyhow, after I regained all my ATI Control panel tabs through a reinstallation of the Omega drivers, I was finally able to see that my AGP Speed was at 2x. (I did not know it could operate like that) I was actually able to play a bunch of games without any lag at all (LOTR:ROTK etc.) at 2x. My max is 4x, so I put it to 4x in SmartGart, then reboot. Except I could now no longer run LOTR, it saying it could not detect any compatible device or something like that. I subsequently turned off VPU Recover, and played for 3-4 hours (tiredness stopped me). Afterwards: In Aida32, and dxdiag, it says my AGP is disabled! (AGP Texturing in dxdiag) Wouldn't this mean I'm not suppose to be seeing anything? In addition, it still says 4x in the Panel, but 2x in Aida... Everything still works... so should I be worried about this? Or is this some anomaly. (ATI Radeon 9600NP, Omega 3.9 drivers, 4x max MB, no fastwrites)

Dec 14, 2003, 02:55 AM	#2
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	is 4X enabled in your bios? MG __________________

Dec 14, 2003, 05:00 PM	#9
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Dec 14, 2003, 02:57 AM	#3
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	wow, what fun. You need to have fastwrites on, rv350 chips require it.

Dec 14, 2003, 03:11 AM	Thread Starter #4
VikingThunder DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	My MB doesn't support fastwrites (so, no C&C stuff). Hmm.... I didn't think of that, but why would it be disabled in the first place?

Dec 14, 2003, 03:21 AM	#5
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	the rv350 chip requires it. (as far as I know) you should get a different card. r9500pro, or r9700np should probably be in the same price range. (The r9500pro is faster than even the r9600XT so don't think its a step down)

Dec 14, 2003, 03:24 AM	Thread Starter #6
VikingThunder DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Well we have to keep in mind I'm just looking for an extension of about one year on this comp. (Only have a 250watt power supply) I know the 9800 needs 300watt, does the 9500pro? From what I've seen, fastwrite fixes the hardware accelerated mouse error (which is suppose to be able to be fixed in a driver, but has yet to be fixed)

Dec 14, 2003, 04:56 PM	Thread Starter #8
VikingThunder DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	ECS KM266 Based LV7MM (sucky) Anyhow, apparently after I shut it down the for the night, I was no longer to boot up again. Monitor received no signal. I reinstalled and booted 8 times, took out the modem, etc. But nothing. I'm back to my horrible on-board video again...

Dec 15, 2003, 10:33 PM	#10
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	Definitely sounds like a missing AGP inf file.

Dec 16, 2003, 03:17 AM	Thread Starter #11
VikingThunder DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	It worked the first time I put it in, how did it run before? Did the chipset driver just kill itself? (Tried to install 4-in-1 4.51 but got an error of the installer not being able to find files:itself) I mean, it just no longer does anything, stops before POST I guess. I currently have the 4.47 4-in-1's, shouldn't that be ok?

Dec 16, 2003, 05:51 PM	#12
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	it definitely should be. Usually in a case like this I chalk it up to system instability Can you use a dos disk and stay in dos?