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I know Dave
Look at the Universal card vs. the 3.3v card and the AGP 3.0 (1.5v .8v)
Don't you see the 3rd gap? The other 2 only have 2 gaps
I bought an ATI 9600 and it Physically wouldn't fit because of the missing
third gap. I must not be explaining myself very well :-O
bob
"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:h9GdnQm1F8NG55PfRVn-gA@comcast.com...
> That last gap (the one farthest away from the bracket) is not a gap. What
> you are seeing is the locking tail. It is a small "L" shaped piece of the
> card that hangs off the back (it does not go into the agp slot) and is
used
> to lock that side of the card down. It works with a feature of
motherboards
> produced with the last three years that have a lock mechanism built onto
the
> agp slot. I once setup, I think it was an Aopen motherboard that had a
> strange sliding mechanism on the agp slot that took me a while to figure
> out.
>
> DaveL
>
>
> "Bob Snelgrove" <steelgtr_95127@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:O_2dnWA0fKp1EZDfRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
> >
http://www.ati.com/support/faq/agpchart.html
> >
> > Look at the universal card, 3 gaps.
> >
> > bob
> >
> >
> >
> > "DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:xKydnZ6LAYB7FpbfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
> >> What third gap? There can only be two gaps (in video card edge
> >> connector)
> >> for a maximum of two dividers or keys in the agp slot. A universal agp
> > slot
> >> would have no keys in it. The BH6 (I also have one of those boards in
my
> >> little boy's computer running a Tualitan Celeron 1.4 ghz) has a 3.3
volt
> > agp
> >> slot. It has one key in it, closest to the bracket.
> >>
> >> DaveL
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bob Snelgrove" <steelgtr_95127@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:SO-dnWKGcPOJY5ffRVn-1w@comcast.com...
> >> > Dave,
> >> >
> >> > It actually looks like my agp port is the Universal one shown at the
> >> > ATI
> >> > site. The 3.3 cards are missing that 3rd gap that I have to have.
> >> >
> >> > thx
> >> >
> >> > bob
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:5aGdnbTF8eMCBZffRVn-1g@comcast.com...
> >> >> It's the gaps in the edge connector that determines it. If the card
> > has
> >> >> a
> >> >> gap close to the bracket it's a 3.3 card. If it has a gap far away
> > from
> >> > the
> >> >> bracket it's a 1.5 volt card. If it has both gaps then it is
> > compatible
> >> >> with either one. There is also a .8 volt card but the AGP 3.0 spec
> >> > dictates
> >> >> that hey be compatible with 1.5 volt slots.
> >> >>
http://www.ati.com/support/faq/agpchart.html
> >> >>
> >> >> DaveL
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Bob Snelgrove" <steelgtr_95127@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:i4udnZG4v9bIDJffRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
> >> >> > Dave,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So how do you know for sure if a card supports the 3.3 volt?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > thx
> >> >> >
> >> >> > bob
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:lbWdnfFZIrH835ffRVn-iA@comcast.com...
> >> >> >> Hey Raceface, you are correct. I had not noticed that before so
> >> >> >> thanks
> >> >> > for
> >> >> >> pointing it out. Let me clearify this whole situation. It all
has
> > to
> >> > do
> >> >> >> with which cards will work in a 3.3 volt agp slot (which your BH6
> > has)
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> which won't. It turns out that none of the GF6 cards will do it.
> > All
> >> > of
> >> >> >> the FX cards ARE compatible. On the ATI side, things get real
> > screwy.
> >> >> >> It
> >> >> >> seems that none of the 9600 Pro or 9600XT cards will work but the
> > 9800
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> 9700 series will!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I guess it boils down to some cards having 3.3 volt support and
> >> >> >> some
> >> >> > don't.
> >> >> >> So now it's time for the big decision. Get a FX 5900XT or ATI
9800
> >> >> >> Pro
> >> >> >> or
> >> >> >> replace the motherboard (plus cpu and ram) and make the jump to
> > PCI-E.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> DaveL
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "RaceFace" <nospam@myplace.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:VOoOd.20440$Ka6.139380@news1.mts.net...
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Bob Snelgrove" <steelgtr_95127@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:GIudnUIRh6mZIJTfRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> >> >> >> >> What about this one:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-133-101&depa=1
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Better than an fx5700 Ultra?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I guess it's reall about whta will work in my Abit BH-6?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> thx
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> bob
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > As I suspected. No new cards will work in it. All of them
will
> >> >> >> > need
> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > 3-section AGP slot. Time to save up and replace that computer,
> >> >> > methinks.
> >> >> >> >
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> >> >> >>
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> >> >
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