AGP Write Problem

Buddahpest · Jul 8, 2005, 08:15 PM

Ever since the introduction of the Catalyst 4.10 drivers, AGP Write will not enable within Smartgart. Performance wise, is this something that I should be concerned with?

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahpest

Ever since the introduction of the Catalyst 4.10 drivers, AGP Write will not enable within Smartgart. Performance wise, is this something that I should be concerned with?

Have you checked your BIOS for the correct configuration of your AGP card?
Check to see if your Graphics Aperture Size is correct, try turning on your AGP Fastwrites on too then go into your smartgart in windows and reset then reboot and see if that fixes the problem.

Buddahpest · Jul 8, 2005, 09:04 PM

I don't have the ability to turn on or off AGP Writes/Fastwrites in the bios. I don't have those options. Gigabyte didn't deem them necessary for this board.

However, I can tell you that Fastwrites are enabled according to Smartgart and everything else in the bios that I can change (Agp Aperture, VGA Voltage) are set to default. I've changed those settings around many times and it unfortunately doesn't do anything to enable it.

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 09:20 PM

Time for a new board then hahah

hmm.. have you installed the newest chipset drivers for your mobo?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 8, 2005, 10:29 PM

install the chipset drivers for your board www.intel.com

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 9, 2005, 01:15 AM

If your card isn't performing like a hunk of junk (check benchmarks for the same card in similar systems and see), then I wouldn't worry about it. I had the same problem but it was just SmartGart being stupid

riles9262 · Jul 9, 2005, 01:53 AM

It's never been on for me. agp read is always on, but not write. I have not seen any degradation in performance. My bios also does not have these options. I say that you are fine.

Buddahpest · Jul 9, 2005, 03:56 PM

I have installed the latest chipset software and that doesn't help either. One thing that I have noticed is that if I run 3D Mark 03, the scores are itentical with either AGP Write on or off. However, 3d Mark 01 show about a 2000 point drop on my system with AGP Write disabled. I'm guessing that means that games that are more cpu dependant are going to suffer?

Ðamage™ · Jul 9, 2005, 04:16 PM

Did you by chance uninstall your ATi card drivers before installing your chipset ones? If not.. I'd highly recommend you do that due to the fact that any video card driver never works as good as it's suppose too without the chipset drivers being installed first, and this is from experience. lol

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 9, 2005, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahpest

I have installed the latest chipset software and that doesn't help either. One thing that I have noticed is that if I run 3D Mark 03, the scores are itentical with either AGP Write on or off. However, 3d Mark 01 show about a 2000 point drop on my system with AGP Write disabled. I'm guessing that means that games that are more cpu dependant are going to suffer?

If games, not benchmarks, perform just as well as with them off as they do on, I wouldn't worry

riles9262 · Jul 9, 2005, 08:10 PM

The main thing is that the agp bus speed (8x, 4x, etc) is not off in smartgart. Make sure your 3 acceleration options are also on in the display tab of dxdiag.

Jul 8, 2005, 08:15 PM	#1
Buddahpest DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	AGP Write Problem Ever since the introduction of the Catalyst 4.10 drivers, AGP Write will not enable within Smartgart. Performance wise, is this something that I should be concerned with? __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 4GHz / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R / 8 GB (2GB x 4) G.Skill PC2 8500 / eVGA GTX 280 / Soundblaster Audigy 2 / 2x74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 rpm in Raid 0 / 250GB Western Digital 7200 rpm / Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW / 1100W BFG PSU / Klipsch 4.1 Promedia / HP w2408h LCD / Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Jul 8, 2005, 09:04 PM	Thread Starter #3
Buddahpest DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	I don't have the ability to turn on or off AGP Writes/Fastwrites in the bios. I don't have those options. Gigabyte didn't deem them necessary for this board. However, I can tell you that Fastwrites are enabled according to Smartgart and everything else in the bios that I can change (Agp Aperture, VGA Voltage) are set to default. I've changed those settings around many times and it unfortunately doesn't do anything to enable it. __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 4GHz / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R / 8 GB (2GB x 4) G.Skill PC2 8500 / eVGA GTX 280 / Soundblaster Audigy 2 / 2x74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 rpm in Raid 0 / 250GB Western Digital 7200 rpm / Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW / 1100W BFG PSU / Klipsch 4.1 Promedia / HP w2408h LCD / Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Jul 8, 2005, 09:20 PM	#4
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	Time for a new board then hahah hmm.. have you installed the newest chipset drivers for your mobo? __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 8, 2005, 10:29 PM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	install the chipset drivers for your board www.intel.com __________________

Jul 9, 2005, 01:53 AM	#7
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	It's never been on for me. agp read is always on, but not write. I have not seen any degradation in performance. My bios also does not have these options. I say that you are fine. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Jul 9, 2005, 01:15 AM	#6
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	If your card isn't performing like a hunk of junk (check benchmarks for the same card in similar systems and see), then I wouldn't worry about it. I had the same problem but it was just SmartGart being stupid

Jul 9, 2005, 03:56 PM	Thread Starter #8
Buddahpest DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	I have installed the latest chipset software and that doesn't help either. One thing that I have noticed is that if I run 3D Mark 03, the scores are itentical with either AGP Write on or off. However, 3d Mark 01 show about a 2000 point drop on my system with AGP Write disabled. I'm guessing that means that games that are more cpu dependant are going to suffer? __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 4GHz / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R / 8 GB (2GB x 4) G.Skill PC2 8500 / eVGA GTX 280 / Soundblaster Audigy 2 / 2x74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 rpm in Raid 0 / 250GB Western Digital 7200 rpm / Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW / 1100W BFG PSU / Klipsch 4.1 Promedia / HP w2408h LCD / Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Jul 9, 2005, 04:16 PM	#9
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	Did you by chance uninstall your ATi card drivers before installing your chipset ones? If not.. I'd highly recommend you do that due to the fact that any video card driver never works as good as it's suppose too without the chipset drivers being installed first, and this is from experience. lol __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 9, 2005, 08:10 PM	#11
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	The main thing is that the agp bus speed (8x, 4x, etc) is not off in smartgart. Make sure your 3 acceleration options are also on in the display tab of dxdiag. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.