radeon 9700 pro in 3.3v AGP

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I recently stuck my Power Color Radeon 9700 Pro into my old, old Asus A7V. Nothing showed up on screen. I tried a couple of times, and only once could I get it to work. Then no more. Asus tech support says nothing will happen to the card but that it shouldn't work because newer cards like using 1.5v slots (Power Color tech support couldn't tell me anything), but some other sources say otherwise. Is there a good chance that my video card is dead? I don't have a 1.5v AGP slot to test this, and I'm not sure if I will have one available soon.

Thanks

PS. Power Color seems to say that the card should work in AGP 2x (3.3v)

 

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From the faqs for your board

I am having problems getting 4x AGP support out of my Gefore card....
As are many people. Here is an answer that might help you out (from GeForce FAQ):
Check your BIOS setup, usually in the Chipset Features Setup, for something called the AGP Driving Value. This value controls the timing of the AGP driver in Windows. The value you place here can make AGP4X stable. This value is a hex value from 00-FF.
In order to place a value here you might need to change another BIOS setup feature called the AGP Driving Control. This should appear with the AGP Driving Value. Set this to MANUAL if not already. The other option is AUTO.
Try setting this value to DA or EA. Try DA for a VIA Apollo Pro 133A motherboard. On a KT133 motherboard you might want to try E7.
Save your options and reboot your machine. Make sure you are running AGP4X and try some 3D games. Where they might have hung or crashed before they should now be running fine. If not, then go back into the BIOS Setup and try another value. I've found that values that end in an 'A' seem to work the best.
You may also want to check out this this page at Tweaktown.

HTH