Agp Vs Pci

Thansal

<div class="IPBDescription">Thansal = Twit</div> So yah, I just found out that my GeForce4 has been working in PCI mode.....

I meen it says
BUS: AGP (PCI mode)

so, Do I have the silly thing pluged in to a PCI bus or is it silly windows borking me

I did look at the device profile and it said PCI Bus PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0

so, me with my minimum knowledge of gfx cards is wondering:
1) what do I need to do?
2) whats a AGP bus Look like?

wey

Make sure you have the fastest AGP speed enabled (in the bios).



The brown slot on the left is AGP, the 3 others are PCI
<img src='http://www.overclockersonline.com/images/articles/msi/6362/agp.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

Thansal

domo domo, time to poke <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

2of12B0RG

Your card is either AGP or PCI. I do not think that there is a card that is both, but I've been wrong before. If it fits in that white slot, sucks to be you. AGP>PCI for video cards.

But hey look at what I just found. I know for a 100% fact that mine is AGP and here's what it says:

Zerogreat

You cannot put AGP card into PCI slot (without using brute force). Do they still manufacture PCI cards??? My last PCI card was Diamond Monster 3D 2 (Voodoo 2), thats way back.

Zerogreat

Almost everything is connected by PCI bus, even harddisks and such, i am not sure but AGP probably uses PCI bus too but it has some direct memory access too to get the exxtra speed. PCI BUS <> PCI SLOT (pascal-like), or if you want PCI BUS != PCI SLOT (C-like) <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Zerogreat

Yup, im probably right.

Zerogreat

<!--QuoteBegin--Thansal+Sep 4 2003, 11:21 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thansal @ Sep 4 2003, 11:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> so, me with my minimum knowledge of gfx cards is wondering:
1) what do I need to do?
2) whats a AGP bus Look like? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Start>run, type dxdiag, click display tab (may differ on language mutation), look around, it will give you enough clues if you have AGP card (<b>very</b> probably if your computer is not more than 4 (maybe more) years old).

Thansal

ok, I have a geForce 4 AGP cad (I know it is agp b/c I opened up my case and it fits in teh brown slot <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)

another is that I ran dxdiag and it says:
AGP TextureAcceleration: Not Available

also when ever I run the Savage Beta it tells me my vid card is in PCI mode

so how the frell do I change this?

I have gone through my Bios and tried to enable all things AGP

so wth do I o?

ty ty <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Thansal

WOOT I R0XZZ00rrrRRRRR!!!!

silly me, I NEVER updated my mobo drivers <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
problem solved, my gfx card just got ALOT better...

lets play <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Zerogreat

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