How to change my AGP speed

[theshape]

I have an ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard and a Nvidia GeForce4 Mx440 video card (64 mb). I recently ran 3DMark 2005 to see my system information. My video card is at least a 4x agp if not an 8x agp card(I'm not really sure). Anyhow, under my system info through 3DMark, it says:

AGP

Revision 2.0
Rate 1x, 2x, 4x (1x enabled)
Available Rate 0x00000007
Selected Rate 0x00000001
Aperature Size 0b
Sideband Addressing supported (disabled)
Fast Write supported (disabled)

I looked in my bios to see if I can change my agp speed but could not find anything in there and I can't find anything in windows. Any help would be appreciated.

[jurtje]

It should definitely say AGP speed somewhere in your Bios, I'm pretty sure your mobo and vid card can handle 4X. Good luck.

[T-shirt]

I think you need to enable it from the Nvidia "control panel"

[theshape]

I'm telling you, I have been through every setting in the bios and everywhere in my nvidia control panel. It is nowhere to be found. I'm almost at the point of taking it to a computer shop

[silenze]

The setting to adjust the AGP rate *should* be somewhere in the bios.. I've never heard of changing AGP speed through the Nvidia control panel...

The only thing a shop is going to do is;

A. ) Find the AGP setting under a menu you may have missed.
B. ) Flash your bios to a newer version, possibly fixing the problem.
C. ) Tell you to buy a new motherboard or go through the hassle of RMA'ing your current board.

Any of these will result in too much money out of your pocket.. you should try flashing to a newer bios..

Does your board have the onboard video? (Have you tried enabling that, if it works, and seeing what AGP speed it reports?)

[silenze]

Try changing it with Rivatuner: http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/

From the main program there are 2 buttons just to the right of "Customize...".. one on the top, one on the bottom.. (both on the right).. from the top one, choose the first option that has a little picture of a videocard, from the second tab of that window you may be able to change the AGP rate...

Of course if this works, you'll want to set Rivatuner to minimize to the systray on close, enable the AGP settings on startup, and Rivatuner to start at Windows startup..

[theshape]

Ok...
1st - I haven't updated my motherboard bios yet. Not real familiar with that and don't want to damage anything if I get the wrong file.

2nd - I d/l the app you suggested and was real close to getting what I wanted. The area where I needed to select enable 4x agp was shaded out so I was not able to select it.

I'm going to keep poking and prodding through this stuff.

[silenze]

Ok...
1st - I haven't updated my motherboard bios yet. Not real familiar with that and don't want to damage anything if I get the wrong file.

2nd - I d/l the app you suggested and was real close to getting what I wanted. The area where I needed to select enable 4x agp was shaded out so I was not able to select it.

I'm going to keep poking and prodding through this stuff.

D'oh.. I'd try the bios update next.. it's pretty simple..

Your bios is here:

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/selectftp.aspx?l1_id=1&l2_id=10&l3_id=16&m_id=4&f_name=107nvm.zip~zaqwedc

Just click on the USA link above to download it..

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/socka/nforce2/a7n8x/awdflash.zip

Download that.. it's the Award flash utility..

Next create the disk...

1. ) Format a floppy from "My Computer" by right-clicking and choosing "format" -- be sure to check "Create an MS-DOS startup disk".

2. ) Copy the 107nvm.awd file from the downloaded zip to the floppy, same with the Awdflash.exe from the second zip file..

3. ) Boot up from the floppy and run "Awdflash.exe 107nvm.awd"..

That should be all you have to do...

[theshape]

Man this is confusing. I know I'm new to these settings but I'm confused about a few things.

In my system info from 3DMark, I have:

4 Slots: 1-3 is pci and slot 4 is agp.

My video card (AGP) is listed under PCI slot 2 NOT agp. Whats up with that?

Also in rivatuner-->system tweaks-->agp
AGP transfer rate (determined by driver) PCI

This is also shaded and I can't select anything.

This blows, I think I'm going to just get another card.

[theshape]

Let me try the bios update....

[theshape]

Tried the bios update

It asked for the file name, I entered it, it started to read the floppy....

A message came up on the bottom of the screen stating..

This image file for nForce chipsets only!

Then it said please wait! and never changed. Does it take a really long time to do this?

[jurtje]

It's a -VM motherboard, so it has video onboard. Maybe it's activated and you have an extra video card in there as well, causing this weird behaviour? What's your primary VGA set to in the BIOS?

Is the BIOS update option enabled in your BIOS.

[KickDrunkPunk]

hmm yea thats also my guess, It should be under the BIOS. Also you could try contacting your motherboard manufactuer and ask there customer service department thats the best i can think of.


Good luck!!

[theshape]

Primary Vga Adapter Agp Video Card

Update Bios is set to enabled.

I'll just have to call the tech support for the motherboard.
Thanks for all the help.