ATI Rage Conflict with ECS K7SEM Mobo?

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Manual to ECS's K7SEM mobo notes that nonNvidia 4xAGP videocards are not supported.

With ATI Rage card on system, 3D games to jerky to play yet system ran several months. Lockups and crashes became more frequent over time until general system failure. Burn marks found on red wires of connector from power supply to mobo.
May signs and symptoms be consistent with the use of the nonNvidia card?

System has 1gb memory, 1.4ghz processor (amd), 60 gb harddrive.

thanks

 

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Note:

www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=82

AGP cards on i845 and i850 motherboards ... dated October 27th, 2001 ... author Andy Hui

I though this may be a similar occurance?