Need a little hardware help! 850 down

[Viztech]

I posted in mobos, but it seems a bit dead there.

I need help!

viz

 

[Russ]

Viz,

Did you remember to set AGP at 2/3 when running at 850?

Russ, NCNE

 

[Viztech]

Russ,
I can't find that SPECIFIC setting. I assume that it is 2x PCI which is at 33 PCI/100 FSB.
It makes perfect sense though. I just can't find it!
Will look again.

Thanx

viz

 

[Kilowatt]

What mobo are you using?
What Slotket are you using?

We need some more details.

 

[Viztech]

MSI 6163 Pro, with an Abit Slotket III.
I had the same problem with an Asus slotket S370-133, so I think it relates to the AGP more than anything.

I had some troubles using a Maxtor UDMA 33 with this combo earlier, but with our gamebox going down today, I thought that I would use this machine to replace it, hence back to trying to make this V3 work with it.

BTW, this 850 works great other than this problem.

viz

 

[Kilowatt]

You said in the other thread, you used another AGP video card on it.

Hmmm.... are you using the latest bios?

How do you have the chip O/Cd? With the mobo, or with the slotket?
I'd use the mobo, instead of the slotket.

Is your "Init Display" set for AGP?

 

[Assimilator1]

What vid cards was it working with?

 

[Kilowatt]

Well Viz, what did you do? give up and go eat supper? :Q

 

[Viztech]

Yumm, Yumm
Trout! with butter!

Seriously, I tried all the settings that Assimilator suggested (many WERE incorrect..dang defaults) but it will go into Windows now! Still has those stupid horizontal lines however. :-|

Even dug out my BIOS Tweaks from Adrian's Rojak Pot.

Since it goes into Windows now, I think I'll try loading the V3 Win drivers to see if it looks normal.

As for cards that work, the PCI ones have been a ViRGE GX, a couple of clunkers, and the AGP was a Permedea 2.

Off to try the 3DFx drivers.

Ohh, it's FRIDAY, I need to take a LARGE dump. I hope that I don't break Jator's proxy again.

L8R

viz

 

[Viztech]

No Go on the 3DfX drivers. :-(
Black screen only.
Put the ViRGE back in for now.

 

[Rickr]

Try the 95Mhz bus speed on the 6163 pro. That will run your PCI/AGP bus' slightly under specification, and may be what you need to make it work.