9800pro AGP speed problem/question

[Pocket]

I have an MSI RX9800pro with the R360 core in an Epox 8RDA+ motherboard. I recently installed the latest 4.9 Catalyst drivers and the Catalyst control center. When I run the control center and click on the SMARTGART tab it has the AGP speed set to off. And whenever I try to increase it to 8X my computer either crashes and reboots or the AGP speed is automatically set back to off. What am I doing wrong? I was given to understand that 9800pros were suppose to run at 8X. Is my motherboard limiting me? I checked the specs for 8RDA+ and it says it supports AGP 8X at a voltage of 1.5V, which I set it at.

Any advice would be most appreciated. Thanks

 

[Pocket]

Stupid question? Or just hard to answer?

 

[Bucksnort]

Solution is this: You need to reinstall your motherboard chipset drivers. Simple huhh?

 

[Pocket]

Wow. I feel stupid.

Thanks for the help Bucksnort. Problem solved.

 

[Mysteriouskk]

I am having the same problems. How did u fix it, and what are the chipset drivers. Can I use the cd it came with, or should I download it from the asus website?

 

[Pocket]

The chipset drivers are just the software drivers for your motherboard. The one in particular was the GART driver.

Finding the drivers depends on what chipset your motherboard has. I have an Nvidia nforce2 board, so I get my drivers from Nvidia's webpage. Hope that helps.

 

[Bucksnort]

Originally posted by: Mysteriouskk
I am having the same problems. How did u fix it, and what are the chipset drivers. Can I use the cd it came with, or should I download it from the asus website?

If you can find out then post your motherboard model and we can tell you what to get. via, intel, nforce etc.

 

[PrayForDeath]

Originally posted by: Mysteriouskk
I am having the same problems. How did u fix it, and what are the chipset drivers. Can I use the cd it came with, or should I download it from the asus website?

Yeah, you can use the CD that came with your mobo, but it's better to download the latest drivers from your Chipsets' manufacturer's website (IE: nForce 2 drivers can be downloaded from nvidia.com)