agp question?

Question

i have put endless questions on answers the last few days ,but im not going to give up until i get a answer,
with regards to a agp socket,i have these following settings in bios
primary video pci(agp onboard)
shared memory 8mb(16mb,32mb,64mb)
allocate irq to pci yes (no)
other options in brackets
is there any settings that i have wrong,im not too sure about the pci/agp onboard setting and also the allocate irq to pci
i am using a radeon 9250 128mb(pci-bus) at the moment and i want to change it to a ge-force 4 mmx 128mb(agp) ,so what settings do i have to change?

Answer 1

ok heres the deal, agp and pci are not the same thing, AGP is brown and pci is white

ok in BIOS u will select wehre u want ur video to come from, AGP or onboard <--- VGA on ur motherboard

then plug it in and restart with monitor plugged into ur AGP

then install drivers

its possible that 2 run ur PCI video u disabled onboard video in device manager, control panel -> system -> hardware -> device manager

fix that

then if this still doesnt work

call ur vid card manufactors tech support in indian -> speak clearly and ask them to walk u thru step by step

ge-force 4 MX still kinda bummy i think ur 9250 card is better btw
thats on par with ge-force 5 series
i am using a 7600 i upgraded from a 9200 se

but actually ur pci card is better sry

but still i gave u a walk thru

p0!n+z pls

Answer 2

These BIOS settings are pretty old. You probably have an old DELL or Packard Bell from the sound of it. No matter, set Primary Video to AGP, set shared memory as low as you can because it is actually trying to share RAM to the AGP card and you won't need that with the new video card, set allocate IRQ to PCI to no, as you are not going to use an IRQ (Interupt Request) line on an AGP card.

Answer 3

Just remove card from PCI bus on the motherboard and place your new card in the AGP slot (power off remember)Window should come on screen saying new hardware found, follow instructions, and place the CD that came with card into the CD compartment when ask and bobs your uncle.The hole thing should configure its self.

Answer 4

First, download and install this: http://www.drivercleaner.net/professional.html and be sure to follow the directions explicitly. Then in the BIOS, change primary video to AGP, then save changes (to the BIOS), and shut down the computer, and install the AGP card, and install the driver for it, and you're done.

Answer 5

Uninstall the drivers for the Radeon. Power off your PC, remove the Radeon, and install the new video card per the directions supplied with it. Your motherboard will detect any necessary settings changes. If it prompts you to save changes, do so.

Answer 6

you souldnt need to change any. remove the onld one and put the new one in, make sure you plug the screen into the card and not the board. install the drivers and your done. the settings in the bios will relate to the on board graphics not the card.

Answer 7

Simple none.....dont change anything in your bios, just uninstall ATI drivers then install Nividia drivers then bingo:) if unsure reset bios to defaults. It makes no difference.....trust me i have been a a service engineer for twelve years:)

Answer 8

what's your motherboard?