AGP Video Card Running in PCI mode!

[Kara]

I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest Nvidia
drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for AGP
mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in PCI
compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would enable me
to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a config or
ini file that might do the trick?
Thanks in advance :)

[Ghislain Poirier]

it's a particularity of xp.Xp manage agp like pci slot,but if your graphic
card run properly it's ok ,if no try to update your graphic driver
"Kara" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest Nvidia
> drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for AGP
> mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in
PCI
> compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would enable
me
> to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a config
or
> ini file that might do the trick?
> Thanks in advance :)
>
>

[masterprometheus]

It's normal.

Regards
mp
"Kara" > wrote in message
...
> I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest Nvidia
> drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for AGP
> mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in
PCI
> compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would enable
me
> to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a config
or
> ini file that might do the trick?
> Thanks in advance :)
>
>

[Kara]

Normally I might agree with you except I did some checking on another board
forum to get a idea how many others have this issue, anyway we all ran
Spheremark and all 7 but me show that the APG is doing the rendering not the
PCI. And quite a few of them have WinXP. When I use 3Dmark or Sandra to
check a little further they both say there is no AGP memory?? Is this
normal?

"Ghislain Poirier" > wrote in message
.. .
> it's a particularity of xp.Xp manage agp like pci slot,but if your graphic
> card run properly it's ok ,if no try to update your graphic driver
> "Kara" > a écrit dans le message de news:
> ...
> > I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> > A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest
Nvidia
> > drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for
AGP
> > mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in
> PCI
> > compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> > There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would
enable
> me
> > to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a
config
> or
> > ini file that might do the trick?
> > Thanks in advance :)
> >
> >
>
>

[Kara]

So no one has any more suggestions?
"Kara" > wrote in message
...
> I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest Nvidia
> drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for AGP
> mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in
PCI
> compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would enable
me
> to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a config
or
> ini file that might do the trick?
> Thanks in advance :)
>
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Kara, I haven't seen the other suggestions, so I don't know what they were,
someone may have already said this.
Are you sure it is running in PCI mode? If you looked in Device Manager and
it says that your Display Adapter is PCI bus 1, that is normal, even when
you have a AGP card installed.

--
Steve C. Ray
Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Kara" > wrote in message
...
> So no one has any more suggestions?
> "Kara" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> > A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest
Nvidia
> > drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for
AGP
> > mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in
> PCI
> > compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> > There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would
enable
> me
> > to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a
config
> or
> > ini file that might do the trick?
> > Thanks in advance :)
> >
> >
>
>

[Jason Tsang]

It sounds like you are trying to fix something that is working right.

The AGP bus is PCI bus 1. If that is what you are seeing, it is normal.

The AGP bus is an ancillary PCI bus.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"Kara" > wrote in message
...
> So no one has any more suggestions?
> "Kara" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> > A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest
> > Nvidia
> > drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for
> > AGP
> > mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running in
> PCI
> > compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> > There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would
> > enable
> me
> > to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a
> > config
> or
> > ini file that might do the trick?
> > Thanks in advance :)
> >
> >
>
>

[Kara]

I agree that part is normal, however running the programs I mentioned as
well as DirectX show something amiss. I show as having no AGP memory at all.
And running DirectX 9.0 I can't run the "AGP texture Acceleration" test.
Also some basic features are disabled like Side band, Fast Write and others
I can't recall at the moment.
I did find something that might help as I have this chipset. However I need
assistance as it involves changing reg setting's. If someone could take a
look at the link I will provide and perhaps help me find exactly where I am
supposed to make the changes that would be great.
http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/support/support_guide_agp.htm

I am running WinXP Pro latest build, and have tried to make the changes this
suggest. But I cannot find the exact location it refers to. Thanks in
advance :)


"Steve C. Ray" > wrote in message
...
> Kara, I haven't seen the other suggestions, so I don't know what they
were,
> someone may have already said this.
> Are you sure it is running in PCI mode? If you looked in Device Manager
and
> it says that your Display Adapter is PCI bus 1, that is normal, even when
> you have a AGP card installed.
>
> --
> Steve C. Ray
> Replace "mail" with "36db"
> "Kara" > wrote in message
> ...
> > So no one has any more suggestions?
> > "Kara" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a Asus
> > > A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest
> Nvidia
> > > drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up for
> AGP
> > > mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its running
in
> > PCI
> > > compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP mode.
> > > There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would
> enable
> > me
> > > to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a
> config
> > or
> > > ini file that might do the trick?
> > > Thanks in advance :)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Steve C. Ray]

This is not a fix but it may give you more info. Download and run AIDA32
(Enterprise version) from www.aida32.hu. See what it tells you about your
video card.
A question - Do you have a card installed in the PCI slot next to the AGP
slot?

--
Steve C. Ray
Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Kara" > wrote in message
...
> I agree that part is normal, however running the programs I mentioned as
> well as DirectX show something amiss. I show as having no AGP memory at
all.
> And running DirectX 9.0 I can't run the "AGP texture Acceleration" test.
> Also some basic features are disabled like Side band, Fast Write and
others
> I can't recall at the moment.
> I did find something that might help as I have this chipset. However I
need
> assistance as it involves changing reg setting's. If someone could take a
> look at the link I will provide and perhaps help me find exactly where I
am
> supposed to make the changes that would be great.
> http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/support/support_guide_agp.htm
>
> I am running WinXP Pro latest build, and have tried to make the changes
this
> suggest. But I cannot find the exact location it refers to. Thanks in
> advance :)
>
>
> "Steve C. Ray" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Kara, I haven't seen the other suggestions, so I don't know what they
> were,
> > someone may have already said this.
> > Are you sure it is running in PCI mode? If you looked in Device Manager
> and
> > it says that your Display Adapter is PCI bus 1, that is normal, even
when
> > you have a AGP card installed.
> >
> > --
> > Steve C. Ray
> > Replace "mail" with "36db"
> > "Kara" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > So no one has any more suggestions?
> > > "Kara" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I have a Leadtek AGP Winfast GeForce3 THD video card running on a
Asus
> > > > A7A266 MB. I have updated MB bios, Video drivers, installed latest
> > Nvidia
> > > > drivers. Have also went into MB bios to make sure that was set up
for
> > AGP
> > > > mode..far as I can tell it is. For some reason or another its
running
> in
> > > PCI
> > > > compatibility mode and I need to find out how to force full AGP
mode.
> > > > There is no option in the Video cards software settings that would
> > enable
> > > me
> > > > to do this, so I am hoping perhaps there is someone who knows of a
> > config
> > > or
> > > > ini file that might do the trick?
> > > > Thanks in advance :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>