The old Epox 8KTA3+ AGP 4X MODE missing in BIOS problem

[Joe]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox (More info?)

Hi All,

I can't seem to get a straight answer on this. The screen shots in the
users manual clearly show this mode should be available. I've upgraded
to the newest version of firmware 7-29-02.

I have a Geforce FX5200 8x AGP card that won't work in the AGP slot. I
don't expect it to work in 8x mode but it should fall back to 4x mode.

The motherboard manual states I should be able to emable the AGP slot
into 4x mode. This would set the AGP voltage in the 1.5 range. I could
then safely plug my AGP 2.0 compliant card into the slot and let it
fall back to 4x mode. I can't do this because my BIOS menu is different
than what is shown in the manual.

I'm ready to chuck this mobo for something newer with true 8x AGP. I
only hate to give up my 512 Meg of 168 pin DIMMs.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox (More info?)

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$30 dollar mail in rebate.
So sell your old memory on Ebay.

"Joe" <jtg1961@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1121897950.744621.286580@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I can't seem to get a straight answer on this. The screen shots in the
> users manual clearly show this mode should be available. I've upgraded
> to the newest version of firmware 7-29-02.
>
> I have a Geforce FX5200 8x AGP card that won't work in the AGP slot. I
> don't expect it to work in 8x mode but it should fall back to 4x mode.
>
> The motherboard manual states I should be able to emable the AGP slot
> into 4x mode. This would set the AGP voltage in the 1.5 range. I could
> then safely plug my AGP 2.0 compliant card into the slot and let it
> fall back to 4x mode. I can't do this because my BIOS menu is different
> than what is shown in the manual.
>
> I'm ready to chuck this mobo for something newer with true 8x AGP. I
> only hate to give up my 512 Meg of 168 pin DIMMs.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>