I recently installed my MSI TI4600 4xAGP 128 ram video in my 2nd box, which I'll admit is a crappy motherboard, PCChips M810LMR. The mobo does support 4xAGP though. I've been using the PCChips for a 2nd computer to play EQ and it has been remarkably great running with just the onboard sound and video for the last 2.5 years. Since I installed a 6800GT in my main box, I thought the TI4600 would be a nice upgrade for the 2nd box.
However the TI4600 will only show up as 2xAGP on that system. I've tried various video drivers from MSI and Nvidia, have newest mobo bios and drivers installed (which are from 2002, nothing newer available), and nothing will let me change it from 2xAGP. On the MSI Information tab on Display in Control Panel, it shows a box to check for 4xAGP which is not greyed out as unavailable, but won't accept the change when I try to check it. There seems to be nothing in the mobo BIOS setup to select the AGP and change it there. OS is Win98SE on that system.
Anyone have any suggestions to get this card working as 4xAGP? Most everything runs fine except 3D games like EQ. The DX diagnostic won't make it through the Direct3D test for 9, but it's fine with 7 and 8 and with the DirectDraw tests. DX9.0c is installed.
The PCChips mobo works with EQ and with DX9.0c just fine when using the board video chip. The TI4600 card works perfectly on the main box with EQ and DX9.0c as well.
Would upgrading the 2nd box to WinXP possibly help? After just buying the 6800 video card, I'd really rather not put out the money right now for another motherboard, ram and possibly processor for the 2nd box.
Many thanks for any suggestions.
However the TI4600 will only show up as 2xAGP on that system. I've tried various video drivers from MSI and Nvidia, have newest mobo bios and drivers installed (which are from 2002, nothing newer available), and nothing will let me change it from 2xAGP. On the MSI Information tab on Display in Control Panel, it shows a box to check for 4xAGP which is not greyed out as unavailable, but won't accept the change when I try to check it. There seems to be nothing in the mobo BIOS setup to select the AGP and change it there. OS is Win98SE on that system.
Anyone have any suggestions to get this card working as 4xAGP? Most everything runs fine except 3D games like EQ. The DX diagnostic won't make it through the Direct3D test for 9, but it's fine with 7 and 8 and with the DirectDraw tests. DX9.0c is installed.
The PCChips mobo works with EQ and with DX9.0c just fine when using the board video chip. The TI4600 card works perfectly on the main box with EQ and DX9.0c as well.
Would upgrading the 2nd box to WinXP possibly help? After just buying the 6800 video card, I'd really rather not put out the money right now for another motherboard, ram and possibly processor for the 2nd box.
Many thanks for any suggestions.