maybe you guys can help

[starwrs3]

i've had my r8500 for about 6 months now and i cannot get it to run in 4x mode. i have the latest agp drivers for my mobo which is set to 4x in the bios. when i run powerstrip or a similar program it only show my agp bus to be 2x has anyone else experienced this in the hardware manager is show the r8500 having 1x, 2x, and 4x modes.
my system
1.2ghz athlon
ecs k7vza with kt133a chipset
256mb kingston ram
maxtor 40GB HD
maxtor 8.4GB HD
soundblaster live 5.1
realtek nic card
lucent winmodem
radeon 8500
tdk velcowriter 8x/4x/32x
hitachi dvd rom

ive tried all the drivers including the new 9058 im running winxp
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by starwrs3 on 04/22/02 02:06 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[phsstpok]

To get AGP 4X mode to work you have to load the Via AGP driver or Via 4-in-1 drivers and select "Turbo Mode" when loading the AGP component. The best way to reload 4-in-1 driver is to run the utility once electing to uninstall the old components. Don't reboot when prompted but rather run the installer a second time and let everything load. Don't forget turbo mode.

Just a word of warning, 4X mode gains next to nothing in real games or benchmarks and I've found it a bit unstable with my KT133A and KT133 motherboards.

<b>I have so many cookies I now have a FAT problem!</b>