2 question for the hardworking ppl?!?
This is a discussion about 2 question for the hardworking ppl?!? in the Windows Hardware category; Yo, i got 2 questions: 1. How do i enable AGP4x in win2k? 2. How do i see if win2k is using ATA66? Thanx. . . /Silent-IQ.
Yo, i got 2 questions:
1. How do i enable AGP4x in win2k?
2. How do i see if win2k is using ATA66?
Thanx...
/Silent-IQ
1. How do i enable AGP4x in win2k?
2. How do i see if win2k is using ATA66?
Thanx...
/Silent-IQ
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What chipset do you have?
OP
Here are my specs:
Dual P3 600Mhz/133Mhz
256Mb PC133
Tyan Tiger 133 (REV G) newest bios
47,6Gb IBM Deskstar 7200RPM ATA100
27,3Gb IBM Deskstar 7200RPM ATA66
The ATA66 controler is onboard and disks are on the same channel.
/Silent-IQ
Dual P3 600Mhz/133Mhz
256Mb PC133
Tyan Tiger 133 (REV G) newest bios
47,6Gb IBM Deskstar 7200RPM ATA100
27,3Gb IBM Deskstar 7200RPM ATA66
The ATA66 controler is onboard and disks are on the same channel.
/Silent-IQ
Without knowing what graphics card you have, this answer will have to be somewhat generalised:
1. To enable AGP 4x either
a: download a registry hack program for the card in question from the manufacturer's website (I know Matrox do one of these for the G400, not sure about the others, but check anyway)
or
b: Download Entech's Powerstrip = which is easy to find if you type Powerstrip into any search engine. Once the program has installed, right click on the little icon that should have appeared on you're taskbar (bottom richt - monitor icon I think) a menu will appear go to advanced options - a sub menu appears, go to diagnostics. A window will open, and within it you can see you're current settings. If AGP 4x is avalible, then you'll be able to click on the box beside it, which will force you're computer to use that speed setting. If you're machine hangs, it might be because it is unable to run in 4x mode reliably. This can be cause by a number of factors - noisy motherboard, too many cards to mention the two most common (ensure that the slot below you're AGP card is free - this cuts down the amount of electrical interference and might be enough for the card to work at 4x). If you can't get 4x - don't worry, the difference between this and 2x or even 1x is minimal - there are no games avaliable at the moment that swap enought textures across the agp bus to make the speed setting important.
2. I'm afraid I don't really know how to check for UDMA66 speed (I'm running a scsi rig so I don't come across Ide controllers very often), but you might try downloading SI Soft's Sandra (again use a search engine). This isn't entirely WIn 2K compatible, but most modules work to a degree. It might be able to tell you the current protocall in use.
I hope this rather long reply gives you some ideas, and helps solve your problems.
Regards
Damien.
1. To enable AGP 4x either
a: download a registry hack program for the card in question from the manufacturer's website (I know Matrox do one of these for the G400, not sure about the others, but check anyway)
or
b: Download Entech's Powerstrip = which is easy to find if you type Powerstrip into any search engine. Once the program has installed, right click on the little icon that should have appeared on you're taskbar (bottom richt - monitor icon I think) a menu will appear go to advanced options - a sub menu appears, go to diagnostics. A window will open, and within it you can see you're current settings. If AGP 4x is avalible, then you'll be able to click on the box beside it, which will force you're computer to use that speed setting. If you're machine hangs, it might be because it is unable to run in 4x mode reliably. This can be cause by a number of factors - noisy motherboard, too many cards to mention the two most common (ensure that the slot below you're AGP card is free - this cuts down the amount of electrical interference and might be enough for the card to work at 4x). If you can't get 4x - don't worry, the difference between this and 2x or even 1x is minimal - there are no games avaliable at the moment that swap enought textures across the agp bus to make the speed setting important.
2. I'm afraid I don't really know how to check for UDMA66 speed (I'm running a scsi rig so I don't come across Ide controllers very often), but you might try downloading SI Soft's Sandra (again use a search engine). This isn't entirely WIn 2K compatible, but most modules work to a degree. It might be able to tell you the current protocall in use.
I hope this rather long reply gives you some ideas, and helps solve your problems.
Regards
Damien.
