Updating Graphics Card

[Guest]

I am trying to update my HP Pavilion from a Nvidia 64 graphics card to an Xtasy 9200 SE. After removing and installing the old graphics drivers and the new graphics drivers, several times, the final (?) issue appears to come down to XP assigning the graphics card to a shared IRQ slot. I have not been able to find any information on how to change the IRQ assigments. Any ideas or help?

 

[Jim Macklin]

Is this an AGP or a PCI card?


| I am trying to update my HP Pavilion from a Nvidia 64
graphics card to an Xtasy 9200 SE. After removing and
installing the old graphics drivers and the new graphics
drivers, several times, the final (?) issue appears to come
down to XP assigning the graphics card to a shared IRQ slot.
I have not been able to find any information on how to
change the IRQ assigments. Any ideas or help?

 

[D.Currie]

XP does some interesting things with IRQs. On one of my machines, I've got 6
things on IRQ 9, and it all works just fine. That's probably not your
problem.

You can't change that behavior in XP, you'd have to do a fresh install with
different settings in the BIOS.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Make sure the AGP slot meets the specifications for the
card, 2x, 4x, 8x, voltage. Check the BIOS to be sure it is
enabled. An AGP slot card should work with the IRQ
assigned, but be aware that AGP slots often share IRQ with
the PCI slot next to the AGP slot. If you have a PCI card
next to the AGP, try moving it.


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| AGP Card

 

[Guest]

Well, after talking to the people at ATI, it appears that my problem is related to having an old AGP slot that although it says it is 2x, it is not really 2x or is not the same as the current 2x slots. Does this make sense? Not to me. Anyway, after screwing around with te loading and deleting of graphics files, I finally got to the point of crashing my hard-drive. So, back to reload XP and then run a recovery on my hard-drive.

Now, ATI recommends using a PCI card. I may do that but it sure won't be one of theirs

----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

Make sure the AGP slot meets the specifications for th
card, 2x, 4x, 8x, voltage. Check the BIOS to be sure it i
enabled. An AGP slot card should work with the IR
assigned, but be aware that AGP slots often share IRQ wit
the PCI slot next to the AGP slot. If you have a PCI car
next to the AGP, try moving it


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| AGP Car

 

[Jim Macklin]

You might consider a mobo upgrade?



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| Well, after talking to the people at ATI, it appears that
my problem is related to having an old AGP slot that
although it says it is 2x, it is not really 2x or is not the
same as the current 2x slots. Does this make sense? Not to
me. Anyway, after screwing around with te loading and
deleting of graphics files, I finally got to the point of
crashing my hard-drive. So, back to reload XP and then run a
recovery on my hard-drive.
|
| Now, ATI recommends using a PCI card. I may do that but it
sure won't be one of theirs!
|
| ----- Jim Macklin wrote: -----
|
| Make sure the AGP slot meets the specifications for
the
| card, 2x, 4x, 8x, voltage. Check the BIOS to be sure
it is
| enabled. An AGP slot card should work with the IRQ
| assigned, but be aware that AGP slots often share IRQ
with
| the PCI slot next to the AGP slot. If you have a PCI
card
| next to the AGP, try moving it.
|
|
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| | AGP Card
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[D.Currie]

It's probably a voltage problem.

Well, after talking to the people at ATI, it appears that my problem is

related to having an old AGP slot that although it says it is 2x, it is not
really 2x or is not the same as the current 2x slots. Does this make sense?
Not to me. Anyway, after screwing around with te loading and deleting of
graphics files, I finally got to the point of crashing my hard-drive. So,
back to reload XP and then run a recovery on my hard-drive.