Infinite Loop error and AGP Driving Value relationship

[AL77]

For anyone who is experiencing the "infinite loop video device driver" freeze and error with the Epox 8KHA+,
did you have any success in setting a manual AGP driving value. On my friend's system (Epox 8KHA+,
512 MB Crucial 2100, Radeon 8500 Retail, Athlon XP 1700+, AOpen 300 watt psu, WinXP Pro) the AGP driving
control is set at 'Auto'. Using WPCredit, the value shown for the AGP Driving Value (offset B0 and 01) is
99 hexadecimal. This seems low compared to what some people and website faqs are recommending which
is a value closer to DA. But I've heard that it not only, of course, varies by video card, but also motherboard
to motherboard!

Can someone advise what exactly this does? Also, could you check what value is listed in WPCredit if you
have the AGP Control set to Auto in the BIOS. I'm trying to eliminate this rare but long-standing infinite loop
problem. I have just emailed ATi and Epox (maybe futile; also couldn't find Via's support form/address) about the AGP
Driving Value because after 4 months I've tried everything and I've simply had enough. I'll post if I get a relevant reply
from them.

Regards
Al

 

[AL77]

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[AL77]

Last bump...I know I can't be the only who is experiencing the "infinite loop" issue with WinXP.
Any info on the AGP Driving Value would be helpful. Thanks.