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Hmm...yes BIOSagent is well cheeky in that it charges you, similar to "driver
agent" which has been reported to scan incorrectly ...just to get you to buy into the software. But this is just heresay from internetland.
Do you know what chipset you have? if you can find the make and model then updating this can have very positive effects with an update. Its the "Northbridge" you want to update as far as i remember....as i said before..."everest" can identify the type of chipset you have.
If your mainboard (mobo) is before 2003/2004 then you may have to consider CMOS resetting, to apply changes to the way your hardware profiles are stored in the CMOS. Before 2003/2004 most boards have "jumpers" that you remove temporarily to reset the CMOS. Most of the time the jumper can be found near the main chipset actually on the board. After 2003/04 most boards come with Jumperless CMOS resetting, which automatically applies changes to the CMOS and the profiles contained within it once the power cord was REMOVED, so the board relies solely on its CMOS button cell battery.
Also if you know that you BIOS has updated successfully, have you changed the profiles within it? for example if you installed a new BIOS the settings will be defaulted. So if you have an AGP card and its plugged into the AGP slot, and your BIOS is set to use PCI GPU's you will have problems. Im unsure on how Phoenix BIOS handles assignments.
Also if this is all good consider that your card is in conflict on an"IRQ" or interrupt request level. This means that your CPU holds a "ready line" of requests from different devices and like going to a delecatessen in TESCOS you have to take a number and wait for your turn to be served.
In this case your device/GPU may have the same number as another device...so like at the shop...if you have the same number as another customer...you will fight to get served first!!!
IRQs generally run from 1 to 15...Pehaps on startup on on everest in "resources" you can see ther IRQ assignment in your rig.....if 2 devices have the same IRQ then change it in the BIOS...( USB devices onboard will have the same IRQ's generally as they form part of the same set of devices IE USB 1, 2,3, 4 all having IRQ3..keep the numbers separate!
all things to consider, but as for your question, keep looking i would say..do you know your BIOS update was successfuly done? deffinatly consider the above actions!!
Martyn