Looking for advice on MSI K7T266-Pro2 rev. 2 and Matrox G550

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Why is your "Plug and Play Aware OS" set to No? For Windows XP it should be
set to Yes.

"Paul Gelinas" <ynospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:vd7s60h9evcbreciuv3ngbbndfl1vsj42j@4ax.com...
> I have an MSI K7T266-Pro2 rev. 2 motherboard and a Matrox G550 video
> card stably running Windows NT 4.0 and Debian Linux 3.0.
>
> In the past, I tried upgrading (clean install actually) to Windows XP,
> but gave up, as I kept getting video driver errors "infinite loop in
> MGA64.DLL" or some such.
>
> Scouring Usenet archives and amdforums, it looks like the problem may
> have been AGP Fast Writes being turned on.
>
> Before I try it again, I'd appreciate input from anyone who has this
> working successfully.
>
> I've attached a listing of my current BIOS settings.
>
> Thanks very much in advance for your assistance,
>
> PaulG
>
> Advanced CMOS Features
> ----------------------
> Quick Boot...................Enabled
> Full Screen Logo Show........Disabled
> 1st Boot Device..............CDROM
> 2nd Boot Device..............IDE-0
> 3rd Boot Device..............Disabled
> Try Other Boot Devices.......No
> S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks....Disabled
> BootUp Num Lock..............On
> Floppy Drive Swap............Disabled
> Floppy Drive Seek............Off
> Primary Display..............VGA/EGA
> Password Check...............Setup
> Boot to OS/2.................No
> Internal Cache...............Writeable
> System BIOS Cacheable........Disabled
> C000,32k Shadow..............Disabled
> APIC Function................Enabled
> MPS Table Version............1.4
> ==========================================
>
> Advanced Chipset Features
> -------------------------
> Configure SDRAM Timing by....SPD
> SDRAM Frequency..............SPD
> CAS Latency..................2.5
> Row Precharge................3T
> RAS Pulse Width..............6T
> RAS to CAS Delay.............3T
> Bank Interleave..............Disabled
> Burst Length.................4QW
> SDRAM 1T Command.............Disabled
> Fast Command.................Disabled
> AGP Mode.....................Auto
> AGP Comp Driving.............Auto
> Manual AGP Comp Driving......CB
> AGP Fast Write...............Disabled
> AGP Aperture Size............64Mb
> AGP Master 1 W/S Write.......Disabled
> AGP Master 1 W/S Read........Disabled
> Write to Read Delay..........Enabled
> Read to Write Delay..........2
> AGP Read Synchronization.....Disabled
> PCI Delay Transaction........Enabled
> ==========================================
>
> IPCA Function................Yes
> AXPI Standby State...........S1/POS
> Power Management/APM.........Enabled
>
> ==========================================
>
> Plug and Play Aware OS.......No
> Clear NVRAM..................No
> PCI Latency Timer............96
> PCI IDE BusMaster............Enabled
> ==========================================
>
> Spread Spectrum..............+/- 0.25 %
>
>
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surely the Primary Display should be set to AGP not VGA/EGA?

"Paul Gelinas" <ynospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:vd7s60h9evcbreciuv3ngbbndfl1vsj42j@4ax.com...
> I have an MSI K7T266-Pro2 rev. 2 motherboard and a Matrox G550 video
> card stably running Windows NT 4.0 and Debian Linux 3.0.
>
> In the past, I tried upgrading (clean install actually) to Windows XP,
> but gave up, as I kept getting video driver errors "infinite loop in
> MGA64.DLL" or some such.
>
> Scouring Usenet archives and amdforums, it looks like the problem may
> have been AGP Fast Writes being turned on.
>
> Before I try it again, I'd appreciate input from anyone who has this
> working successfully.
>
> I've attached a listing of my current BIOS settings.
>
> Thanks very much in advance for your assistance,
>
> PaulG
>
> Advanced CMOS Features
> ----------------------
> Quick Boot...................Enabled
> Full Screen Logo Show........Disabled
> 1st Boot Device..............CDROM
> 2nd Boot Device..............IDE-0
> 3rd Boot Device..............Disabled
> Try Other Boot Devices.......No
> S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks....Disabled
> BootUp Num Lock..............On
> Floppy Drive Swap............Disabled
> Floppy Drive Seek............Off
> Primary Display..............VGA/EGA
> Password Check...............Setup
> Boot to OS/2.................No
> Internal Cache...............Writeable
> System BIOS Cacheable........Disabled
> C000,32k Shadow..............Disabled
> APIC Function................Enabled
> MPS Table Version............1.4
> ==========================================
>
> Advanced Chipset Features
> -------------------------
> Configure SDRAM Timing by....SPD
> SDRAM Frequency..............SPD
> CAS Latency..................2.5
> Row Precharge................3T
> RAS Pulse Width..............6T
> RAS to CAS Delay.............3T
> Bank Interleave..............Disabled
> Burst Length.................4QW
> SDRAM 1T Command.............Disabled
> Fast Command.................Disabled
> AGP Mode.....................Auto
> AGP Comp Driving.............Auto
> Manual AGP Comp Driving......CB
> AGP Fast Write...............Disabled
> AGP Aperture Size............64Mb
> AGP Master 1 W/S Write.......Disabled
> AGP Master 1 W/S Read........Disabled
> Write to Read Delay..........Enabled
> Read to Write Delay..........2
> AGP Read Synchronization.....Disabled
> PCI Delay Transaction........Enabled
> ==========================================
>
> IPCA Function................Yes
> AXPI Standby State...........S1/POS
> Power Management/APM.........Enabled
>
> ==========================================
>
> Plug and Play Aware OS.......No
> Clear NVRAM..................No
> PCI Latency Timer............96
> PCI IDE BusMaster............Enabled
> ==========================================
>
> Spread Spectrum..............+/- 0.25 %
>
>
> --
> Pursuant to US Code Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Part I,
> Section 227, unsolicited commercial e-mail received at this address is
> subject to a US$500 download and archival fee. By e-mailing such, you
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I think so too, but I'm still running NT 4.0, and wasn't going to
change it until I was ready for the XP install.

PaulG

On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:33:15 GMT, "Homer J. Simpson"
<hjsimpson@springfield.usa> wrote:

>Why is your "Plug and Play Aware OS" set to No? For Windows XP it should be
>set to Yes.
>
>"Paul Gelinas" <ynospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:vd7s60h9evcbreciuv3ngbbndfl1vsj42j@4ax.com...
>> I have an MSI K7T266-Pro2 rev. 2 motherboard and a Matrox G550 video
>> card stably running Windows NT 4.0 and Debian Linux 3.0.
>>
>> In the past, I tried upgrading (clean install actually) to Windows XP,
>> but gave up, as I kept getting video driver errors "infinite loop in
>> MGA64.DLL" or some such.
>>
>> Scouring Usenet archives and amdforums, it looks like the problem may
>> have been AGP Fast Writes being turned on.
>>
>> Before I try it again, I'd appreciate input from anyone who has this
>> working successfully.
>>
>> I've attached a listing of my current BIOS settings.
>>
>> Thanks very much in advance for your assistance,
>>
>> PaulG
>>
>> Advanced CMOS Features
>> ----------------------
>> Quick Boot...................Enabled
>> Full Screen Logo Show........Disabled
>> 1st Boot Device..............CDROM
>> 2nd Boot Device..............IDE-0
>> 3rd Boot Device..............Disabled
>> Try Other Boot Devices.......No
>> S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks....Disabled
>> BootUp Num Lock..............On
>> Floppy Drive Swap............Disabled
>> Floppy Drive Seek............Off
>> Primary Display..............VGA/EGA
>> Password Check...............Setup
>> Boot to OS/2.................No
>> Internal Cache...............Writeable
>> System BIOS Cacheable........Disabled
>> C000,32k Shadow..............Disabled
>> APIC Function................Enabled
>> MPS Table Version............1.4
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Advanced Chipset Features
>> -------------------------
>> Configure SDRAM Timing by....SPD
>> SDRAM Frequency..............SPD
>> CAS Latency..................2.5
>> Row Precharge................3T
>> RAS Pulse Width..............6T
>> RAS to CAS Delay.............3T
>> Bank Interleave..............Disabled
>> Burst Length.................4QW
>> SDRAM 1T Command.............Disabled
>> Fast Command.................Disabled
>> AGP Mode.....................Auto
>> AGP Comp Driving.............Auto
>> Manual AGP Comp Driving......CB
>> AGP Fast Write...............Disabled
>> AGP Aperture Size............64Mb
>> AGP Master 1 W/S Write.......Disabled
>> AGP Master 1 W/S Read........Disabled
>> Write to Read Delay..........Enabled
>> Read to Write Delay..........2
>> AGP Read Synchronization.....Disabled
>> PCI Delay Transaction........Enabled
>> ==========================================
>>
>> IPCA Function................Yes
>> AXPI Standby State...........S1/POS
>> Power Management/APM.........Enabled
>>
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Plug and Play Aware OS.......No
>> Clear NVRAM..................No
>> PCI Latency Timer............96
>> PCI IDE BusMaster............Enabled
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Spread Spectrum..............+/- 0.25 %
>>
>>
>> --
>> Pursuant to US Code Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Part I,
>> Section 227, unsolicited commercial e-mail received at this address is
>> subject to a US$500 download and archival fee. By e-mailing such, you
>> agree to these terms.
>>
>

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Actually this confused me until I saw the option for 'Primary Graphics
Adapter' = 'AGP', which selects the card. 'Primary Display' only sets
the default color/resolution.

Now that I look at the listing below, that option is missing from my
original posting. It should have been right after the 'PCI Latency
Timer' option.

Which begs another question:

Any advantage to in/decreasing this setting?

I often get popping from my SB PCI128, and I read somewhere that
changing the delay might help, but I got conflicting answers as to
which way to set it, and settings of 32/64/96 (64 was the default)
have no noticable difference between them.

PaulG

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:44:45 +0100, "rich" <rich@beeb.spam.me.not.com>
wrote:

>surely the Primary Display should be set to AGP not VGA/EGA?
>
>"Paul Gelinas" <ynospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:vd7s60h9evcbreciuv3ngbbndfl1vsj42j@4ax.com...
>> I have an MSI K7T266-Pro2 rev. 2 motherboard and a Matrox G550 video
>> card stably running Windows NT 4.0 and Debian Linux 3.0.
>>
>> In the past, I tried upgrading (clean install actually) to Windows XP,
>> but gave up, as I kept getting video driver errors "infinite loop in
>> MGA64.DLL" or some such.
>>
>> Scouring Usenet archives and amdforums, it looks like the problem may
>> have been AGP Fast Writes being turned on.
>>
>> Before I try it again, I'd appreciate input from anyone who has this
>> working successfully.
>>
>> I've attached a listing of my current BIOS settings.
>>
>> Thanks very much in advance for your assistance,
>>
>> PaulG
>>
>> Advanced CMOS Features
>> ----------------------
>> Quick Boot...................Enabled
>> Full Screen Logo Show........Disabled
>> 1st Boot Device..............CDROM
>> 2nd Boot Device..............IDE-0
>> 3rd Boot Device..............Disabled
>> Try Other Boot Devices.......No
>> S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks....Disabled
>> BootUp Num Lock..............On
>> Floppy Drive Swap............Disabled
>> Floppy Drive Seek............Off
>> Primary Display..............VGA/EGA
>> Password Check...............Setup
>> Boot to OS/2.................No
>> Internal Cache...............Writeable
>> System BIOS Cacheable........Disabled
>> C000,32k Shadow..............Disabled
>> APIC Function................Enabled
>> MPS Table Version............1.4
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Advanced Chipset Features
>> -------------------------
>> Configure SDRAM Timing by....SPD
>> SDRAM Frequency..............SPD
>> CAS Latency..................2.5
>> Row Precharge................3T
>> RAS Pulse Width..............6T
>> RAS to CAS Delay.............3T
>> Bank Interleave..............Disabled
>> Burst Length.................4QW
>> SDRAM 1T Command.............Disabled
>> Fast Command.................Disabled
>> AGP Mode.....................Auto
>> AGP Comp Driving.............Auto
>> Manual AGP Comp Driving......CB
>> AGP Fast Write...............Disabled
>> AGP Aperture Size............64Mb
>> AGP Master 1 W/S Write.......Disabled
>> AGP Master 1 W/S Read........Disabled
>> Write to Read Delay..........Enabled
>> Read to Write Delay..........2
>> AGP Read Synchronization.....Disabled
>> PCI Delay Transaction........Enabled
>> ==========================================
>>
>> IPCA Function................Yes
>> ACPI Standby State...........S1/POS
>> Power Management/APM.........Enabled
>>
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Plug and Play Aware OS.......No
>> Clear NVRAM..................No
>> PCI Latency Timer............96
>> PCI IDE BusMaster............Enabled
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Spread Spectrum..............+/- 0.25 %
>>
>>
>> --
>> Pursuant to US Code Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Part I,
>> Section 227, unsolicited commercial e-mail received at this address is
>> subject to a US$500 download and archival fee. By e-mailing such, you
>> agree to these terms.
>>
>