EDaddy
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It is suggested according to the patch that you set the AGP BIOS at 128MB (or 256MB). What is AGP BIOS and how do you set the AGP BIOS on a nVidia 5200FX card?
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Zanmato
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You can set through the BIOS setup when you first boot up the machine. Just whack 'delete' for most machines before the Windows startup screen kicks in. On mine, you can miss it if you blink....
Once in the BIOS setup, look for 'AGP Aperture Size'. Not sure where it is but it is there somewhere. The default is 64Mb but can be set to 128Mb or 256Mb.
Hope it helps.
Once in the BIOS setup, look for 'AGP Aperture Size'. Not sure where it is but it is there somewhere. The default is 64Mb but can be set to 128Mb or 256Mb.
Hope it helps.
EDaddy
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Thank you very much! I totally forgot there was a setup program at computer boot. It's been so long -- used to play around in setup all of the time on my 1995 computer.
EDaddy
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I went to my BIOS configuration -- it is not there just settings for primary video card and onboard memory. Is there any way to configure the BIOS from Windows?
Zanmato
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I'm not aware of anything that can change the BIOS setting through Windows. They completely independant of each other. But I'm running 2k here and not XP so I don't know if it is possible with XP. The aperture size also depends on the AGP speed too. I think you can only go as high as 128mb on 4x AGP. I found the setting under 'Advanced' in my BIOS but I guess it differs between motherboards.
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Have another look at the Bios headings, and the "sub" headings underneath - often the "sub" headings on separate lines can themselves have another menu behind them (therefore going down to 'level 3' on the menus. In some Bios its not obvious so have a good dig around.
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Zy
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Zy
I'm not an expert in video cards, but I think that the nVidia 5200FX uses a PCI interface, not AGP. If so, there are no AGP settings to change.
EDaddy
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My card is definitely an AGP card, installed it myself on an AGP slot. It is just when I go into the BIOS setup, the highest you can go on mine is 8MB (which is just ridiculous.)
EDaddy
Warlord
I did that already in one of the threads. I believe it is in the 'post your DXDiags here' thread.
I also checked the diagnostics and it said that the vidoe card is on a PCI slot? How's that? The port is AGP and so is the card, right?
P.S. Here is my DxDiag
Oh well, its probably no big deal anyways. That's probably overclocking anways and I don't overclock anyways.
I also checked the diagnostics and it said that the vidoe card is on a PCI slot? How's that? The port is AGP and so is the card, right?
P.S. Here is my DxDiag
Oh well, its probably no big deal anyways. That's probably overclocking anways and I don't overclock anyways.
Zanmato
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My DXdiag says it's on PCI slot too in the Device Key but it is a AGP card and is AGP status is enabled. The AGP aperture size can be found under 'Advanced Chipset Features' on Award Modular BIOS v6PG. It *should* be there somewhere in theory.
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EDaddy
You have a very large pagefile in use showing on the Dxdiag, was that dxdiag taken whilst the game was running?
If it was, please repost one without the game running
If it was not taken whilst the game was running, something huge is running in the background...
Regards
Zy
You have a very large pagefile in use showing on the Dxdiag, was that dxdiag taken whilst the game was running?
If it was, please repost one without the game running
If it was not taken whilst the game was running, something huge is running in the background...
Regards
Zy
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EDaddy
Another thought - your Nvidia drivers are dated 10/10/2005.
Nivia released a new set 21 Dec 2005 - the new set included support for DirectX 9.0c well worth while installing if its not the same set - good feedback so far on that set of drivers
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html
EDIT: Just noticed on your Dxdiag
Drive: C:
Free Space: 1.2 GB
Total Space: 71.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST380020A
Drive: D:
Free Space: 1.0 GB
Total Space: 5.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: ST380020A
That will cause a number of issues - goto C Drive delete garbage and defrag, only 1.2Gb left on C Drive outof 71Gb is potentially a show stopper, it does not leave much room for the Operating system, saves etc etc etc - its possible its a cause of some issues, if not the main cause
Regards
Zy
Another thought - your Nvidia drivers are dated 10/10/2005.
Nivia released a new set 21 Dec 2005 - the new set included support for DirectX 9.0c well worth while installing if its not the same set - good feedback so far on that set of drivers
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html
EDIT: Just noticed on your Dxdiag
Drive: C:
Free Space: 1.2 GB
Total Space: 71.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST380020A
Drive: D:
Free Space: 1.0 GB
Total Space: 5.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: ST380020A
That will cause a number of issues - goto C Drive delete garbage and defrag, only 1.2Gb left on C Drive outof 71Gb is potentially a show stopper, it does not leave much room for the Operating system, saves etc etc etc - its possible its a cause of some issues, if not the main cause
Regards
Zy
EDaddy
Warlord
Here it is again...
EDaddy
Warlord
Zydor said:
I have them already. That DxDiag was done on October 31st as you can see by the date on the post.
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