[KLUG Members] AGP problem (maybe?)

[Scott Thurmond]

Last night I changed the main video from PCI to AGP thinking that I had it
set wrong but that didn't work either.  There was a setting that I saw that
had to do with memory size.  It is set to 64 and I thought I might play with
that number.  Does this sound like what you are describing?  You think
turning it off might do the trick?  I'll try it tonight and let you know.

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: members-admin@kalamazoolinux.org
[mailto:members-admin@kalamazoolinux.org]On Behalf Of Wesley Leonard
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:06 AM
To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] AGP problem (maybe?)


I believe AGP can borrow main memory to use as graphics memory and I think
you
can set that up in BIOS.  Perhaps turn that off.  I can't think of what it's
exactly called but I remember seeing that in some BIOS that I've played
with.

Also, if you have a choice about what type of adapter is your main video
adapter, try setting it to PCI.  The AGP card will still work but perhaps
you
can fool the motherboard/OS into working.

l8er

Scott Thurmond wrote:
>
> I have a Gigabyte 5AA mainboard, AMD K6-1 processor.  I have an AGP
graphics
> adaptor.  When I try to install Mandrake I get a message that says
"Install
> crashed.  Memory may be missing."  I replaced the memory.  I replaced the
> graphics adaptor with a PCI card and it loaded fine but the graphics
sucked.
> So I went and got a new AGP card thinking that maybe the original AGP card
> was hosed but I got the same results with the new card.  I have upgraded
to
> the latest BIOS for the mainboard.  Could there be some BIOS setting that
> might be screwing me up?  My next step is to replace the mainboard but I
> hate to go through all the trouble and money if it is something fixable.
>
> -Scott
>
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