Ati Catalyst Drivers And Smargart

pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Leave my AGP alone</div> I've got an ATI 9800 Pro running the newest Catalyst drivers and something is annoying me. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

I didn't even know about it until I got the Ground Control 2 MP demo, but my AGP acceleration is turned off, all the time. So I nosed around advanced display properties and saw this SmarGart dealie. Apparently it adjusts your AGP acceleration to levels that keep your system stable. I guess, stable, in my case, means no AGP. I can turn it back on to 8X if I want to, but that only lasts a short period of time. Within a couple hours it's back to off.

Anyone have a clue as to why this is happening?
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  • xioutlawixxioutlawix Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7118Members, Constellation
    You being the smart guy you usually are, I'm sure you've already checked your bios settings and set the agp aperature to 8x, right?
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Let's get one thing straight, buddy...

    I am not smart. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    How do I go about doing this?
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  • ThE_HeRoThE_HeRo Join Date: 2003-01-25 Member: 12723Members
    To go into the BIOS, press delete before windows boots up. You'll see when. Poke around the BIOS and look for AGP settings.
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    Not always the delete button... best bet is to press every F button (F1-F12), delete, escape, end, and basically every button on your keyboard. Mine's escape, my old one was F4.
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  • MadCowMadCow Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13398Members
    Usually when you boot up there is a message such as "Press Delete to enter setup" or some such.
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  • Hand_Me_The_Gun_And_Ask_Me_AgainHand_Me_The_Gun_And_Ask_Me_Again Join Date: 2002-02-07 Member: 178Members
    Do be aware that your motherboard might not run reliably in the higher-speed AGP modes. A surprisingly large proportion of hardware is of broken design - my two last PCs have had, um, serious <i>issues</i> regarding AGP.

    If necessary, slow it down to AGP 4X or whatever - things might run a lot more smoothly and reliably.

    I think my next PC will be one that's completely simulated in Bochs... Hardware stinks.
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  • IsamilIsamil Join Date: 2003-11-25 Member: 23552Members, Constellation
    I had this problem to actully.
    To fix it, update your motherboard drivers.
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    That's what it told me to do, actually, but I was just curious if I could fix it without...
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  • Leaderz0rzLeaderz0rz Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7847Members
    <a href='http://www.omegacorner.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.omegacorner.com/</a>
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