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Ok ta Bob. Say no more. Thanx again!
"NoNoBadDog!" <mypants_bjsledgeATpixi.com> wrote in message
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> The card is an AGP card. The AGP bus is enumerated as a PCI to share the
> timing. As you yourself stated, it is working properly. It is working as
> an AGP card. It is enumerated in the device manager as a PCI device in
> order to prevent cross-timing errors, but it is using the AGP bus for I/O.
> If it were not so, you would get a boot error, as it would thing there was
> no video card installed.
>
> What you are seeing is normal.
>
> You are getting concerned about something that you should not be getting
> concerned about. The drivers are AGP, The card is AGP, the bus is AGP.
> Windows, the OS, just enumerates it as a PCI device for control of certain
> control codes. Nothing to worry about. If Windows thought it was a PCI
> card, you would have no image on your screen. Windows would not boot.
>
> I desperately want you to understand that it is only windows enumeration
> that "sees" it as a PCI device.
> *YES* the cad is an AGP card.
> *YES* it is attached to the motherboard through the AGP connector.
> *YES* you will be using AGP drivers for the card.
> *YES* the card is functioning normally.
> *YES* in certain areas windows will list it as a PCI device.
> *YES* this in normal
> *NO* it does not mean that windows thinks it is a PCI device.
> *NO* you are not losing anything when you see it enumerated on a PCI bus.
> *NO* you should not worry yourself over it any more.
>
> Bobby
>
> "Paul" <goneouttolunch@home.com> wrote in message
> news:d76jdc$imr$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> Oh ok then Bob. Ta.
>>
>> Why would the ASUS site have SIS AGP drivers for this mobo??
>>
>> Wouldnt SIS AGP drivers be for onboard video, which
>> this mobo hasnt got?? Its got 1 AGP 8x slot and 6 PCI slots.
>>
>> The mobo has a SIS chipset AFAIK. According to the manual tho.
>> North/Southbridge are SIS 648 and SIS 963.
>>
>> And the LAN is SIS 963 according to the manual.
>>
>> This is the title on the ASUS site
>>
>> SiS AGP WHQL Drivers for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP V7.2.0.1170
>>
>> "NoNoBadDog!" <mypants_bjsledgeATpixi.com> wrote in message
>> news:4296c3f2$1_2@spool9-west.superfeed.net...
>>> The card is enumerated on the PCIx0 bus...usually 1 and 0. Normal.
>>> Nothing to get excited about.
>>>
>>> Bobby
>>>
>>> "Paul" <goneouttolunch@home.com> wrote in message
>>> news:d76fbf$akb$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I've got an AGP 4x videocard on the other PC here.
>>>>
>>>> The system (ASUS P4S8X-X), supports 4x is in the BIOS.
>>>>
>>>> According to the manual this mobo can go to 8x AGP.
>>>>
>>>> Its set to 4x at the mo.
>>>>
>>>> The AGP card has 3 little leds on the videocard. (Geforce 2 MX400)
>>>>
>>>> Power, error, and 4x. The power and 4x leds light up.
>>>>
>>>> BUT when u go to the desktop / properties/settings/advanced/the card
>>>> (the
>>>> Nvidia 71.89 drivers are installed).
>>>>
>>>> Instead of showing the speed opposite bus (AGP 4x) here it says pcix0?
>>>>
>>>> Would it be the wrong version of the Nvidia drivers, thats making it do
>>>> this??
>>>>
>>>> The system works fine, it runs and u can get into windows xp.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried 2 videocards, on this PC and it says the same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone seen or heard of this before?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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