Ive installed 2g Ram, Ati X1950pro, all latest drivers for card,sound,bios,motherboard,directx and a 650w power supply to cope.... Running P4 Dell dimension 8300, 2g ddr ram, X1950pro 512mb card.. keep getting crashes cant run 3D test for speed or my fav game EverQuest.. what else could it be? Bios will only allow to to put AGP to 256mb max, when card is 512mb!.. whats up with that! ...Comp Wiz help!
2007-07-27 03:37:53 · 8 answers · asked by Ady P 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Thanks for the advise guys!. I will check that the onboard graphics are disabled, go to the EQ website and try twink some settings.. Thanks again!
2007-07-27 04:00:19 · update #1
BIOS Graphics memory is to take from your PC RAM to give to the card, you don't need that, you already have 512 MB, so no need to share
I thought EverQuest had fixes for ATI cards, they used to have problems with them, have you checked their website ?
Did you upgrade your Active X ?
2007-07-27 03:42:35 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You should really tell us what the OS you are using is.
The setting in the BIOS you are prob refering to is the amount of shared RAM you are allocating to the ONBOARD video card, not the one you installed. If that is what setting you refer too than you should disable it anyway since you have installed a card.
OR
The setting you are reffering to is the bandwidth your AGP port can use, not the memory on the card. This should be set as high as possible.
The 512 your card refers to is being used. Look in your comp's hardware dir and look at the video card info there. You'll see the 512, and if not it is being used.
You may have to tweak some of the settings like hardware like acceleration etc within windows. Also make sure you have the most updated patches to your game.
2007-07-27 10:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by youngboy1606 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like graphic card driver issues. You may need to tweak the settings to disable features if the system/software doesn't work with it. Try checking the EverQuest forum to see if anyone else has posted issues/solutions to working with that model card. It might be as simple as going to an older stable driver or changing some settings.
2007-07-27 10:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If BIOS has controls for AGP texture memory settings then I guess there is an onboard video card? You need to disable that.
Also get the latest Catalyst software from ATI.
2007-07-27 10:42:57 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
agp settign in bios doesnt relate to the ram on it, turn it down to 128
everquest (camping mage epic piece in backgtround on BB)
needs particular drivers, go to eqlive and find the link for the right drivers (not just 'the latest')
if you still have troubel you need to describe what crashes, when, fafter how long, what the eror is and what you last see
aamuerte.
2007-07-27 10:48:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What kind of mobo have you got int here? Depending on that, it may only be able to handle 256mb and not the full 512.
Aside from that, when is it crashing? On boot? When you run a certain program? When you open a certain file?
2007-07-27 10:42:53 · answer #6 · answered by Redcap 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like your mother board, have you checked its full specs?
2007-07-27 10:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by Jenny O 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like you need a new tri lithium transponder
2007-07-27 10:44:35 · answer #8 · answered by BOO !!!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋