9600 help needed

[kevpc]

hi. forgive my ignorance. i have just bought my first radeon card, a connect3d 9600, 128 meg, tv, dvi. i installed without problems and have updated with their latest drivers. when i check the agp settings, i am unable to set the agp to 4x or 8x (1x and 2x being disabled). the m/b bios shows that i am using an agp card which is set to auto with an aperture set at 128. the mobo is an msi kt4av-l. how can i enable the agp settings? help would be appreciated please.
kevpc49@hotmail.com

 

[horvatbe]

This option is not m/b bios controlled but under video card options in the control panel.

Look for it in the Contor Panel/display/advance options/

go into the Ati setting I don´t remmber where exactly but this option is there, along with the "fast write enable/disable". You will fined it dont worry.

 

[kevpc]

hi. have already looked there mate. options to change are unavailable.
regards, kevpc

 

[Urlyin]

Kev... I thought you had to install your chipset drivers for that... Intel or VIA ... should have come with the MOBO or check their web site...

 

[kevpc]

hi. done that too. still no availability to change. been suggested that do format and reinstall. cant at moment. too much on puter that i need. will have to put up with things as they are i guess unless another option come up. thanks for help. appreciated.
regards
kevpc

 

[Urlyin]

have you tried the lastest BIOS rev ? The MOBO has live BIOS update capability

 

[kevpc]

yes mate. still the same

 

[horvatbe]

I am using CCC 4.10, and the option to change the AGP speed is in the SmartGuard menu. With the 9600 card being capable of x4 and x8 only.

The x1 and x2 options are not available, since you card can not go so slow. But anyway, I repeat dont try to fined this option in the bios since it is an option of you card, and the cards bios tells the mobo bios what it can and can not do when system starts up. Thus have to go to Advanced dispaly options.

 

[Qwerty]

some mobos if force on x4 wont allow windows run programs to change to x8, same goes for functions like fast write.

Qwerty

 

[kevpc]

hi. i agree with you horvatbe. thats where my problem lies. i cant change the settings in smartguard.