AGP TEXTURE ACCELERATION

Senn · 2nd Nov 2005, 06:46 AM

Hi all!

I hope someone can help me solve my AGP related problem so I 'll get right to it:

System Specs first:
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Windows XP Pro with SP1 (tried on SP2 also) - FRESH INSTALL
AMD AthlonXP @ 2400 Mhz
M/B MSI KT4V (VIA KT400 Chipset)
512 MB RAM SDRAM DDR PC 2700 Kingston
ATI RADEON 9700 Pro 128MB RAM (Built by Ati)
80GB Maxtor HDD
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NOTHING IS OVERCLOCKED - ALL DEVICES RUNNING AT DEFAULT SPEEDS.

I have installed all the latest M/B (Via Hyperion 4 in 1 - 4.56v)and VGA (Ati Catalyst 5.10) drivers and DirectX 9.0c.

Running 3D applications/games warns that "AGP Texture Acceleration" is NOT enabled and performance will suffer because of that.

I double checked that running "dxdiag" DirectX diagnostic tool and it also reports in "Display" tab that "AGP Texture Acceleration" is NOT available.

There is a grayed out "Disable" button next to this option, unclickable, so I am not allowed to "Enable" agp texture acceleration from the DirectX diagnostic tool.

(DirectDraw Acceleration and Direct3D Acceleration are both normaly enabled and perfectly working)

Things I've tried to enable "AGP Texture Acceleration" and didn't worked are:

1. Tried lowering Hardware Acceleration step by step all the way down in advanced settings of Display Properties dialog / Restart after each change.

2. Tried using older VGA and/or M/B drivers (Catalyst 5.7 to 5.9)

3. Tried fresh Win XP Pro installations with SP1 or SP2

4. Enabled Fast Writes, Side Band Addressing, and anything I thought related to the VGA in the M/B Bios.

I also want to you to know that with this VGA card I remember there was NO such problem about some months ago....on a similar WinXP Pro setup with the same M/B.

I have run out of ideas so any suggestions or solutions to similar problems you might have had are welcome!

Thanks a lot and sorry for the big post

Sylvios

Adrian Wong · 2nd Nov 2005, 10:47 PM

It looks like your AGP driver isn't working. Try reinstalling your 4-in-1 driver. Or try a different version.

Donutey · 13th Nov 2005, 07:07 AM

yea i've had problems with VIA motherboard drivers before. You might want to just use the version that came with your motherboard.

2nd Nov 2005, 06:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Senn Newbie Join Date: 13 Jun 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 13 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	AGP TEXTURE ACCELERATION Hi all! I hope someone can help me solve my AGP related problem so I 'll get right to it: System Specs first: ------------------- Windows XP Pro with SP1 (tried on SP2 also) - FRESH INSTALL AMD AthlonXP @ 2400 Mhz M/B MSI KT4V (VIA KT400 Chipset) 512 MB RAM SDRAM DDR PC 2700 Kingston ATI RADEON 9700 Pro 128MB RAM (Built by Ati) 80GB Maxtor HDD ------------------- NOTHING IS OVERCLOCKED - ALL DEVICES RUNNING AT DEFAULT SPEEDS. I have installed all the latest M/B (Via Hyperion 4 in 1 - 4.56v)and VGA (Ati Catalyst 5.10) drivers and DirectX 9.0c. Running 3D applications/games warns that "AGP Texture Acceleration" is NOT enabled and performance will suffer because of that. I double checked that running "dxdiag" DirectX diagnostic tool and it also reports in "Display" tab that "AGP Texture Acceleration" is NOT available. There is a grayed out "Disable" button next to this option, unclickable, so I am not allowed to "Enable" agp texture acceleration from the DirectX diagnostic tool. (DirectDraw Acceleration and Direct3D Acceleration are both normaly enabled and perfectly working) Things I've tried to enable "AGP Texture Acceleration" and didn't worked are: 1. Tried lowering Hardware Acceleration step by step all the way down in advanced settings of Display Properties dialog / Restart after each change. 2. Tried using older VGA and/or M/B drivers (Catalyst 5.7 to 5.9) 3. Tried fresh Win XP Pro installations with SP1 or SP2 4. Enabled Fast Writes, Side Band Addressing, and anything I thought related to the VGA in the M/B Bios. I also want to you to know that with this VGA card I remember there was NO such problem about some months ago....on a similar WinXP Pro setup with the same M/B. I have run out of ideas so any suggestions or solutions to similar problems you might have had are welcome! Thanks a lot and sorry for the big post Sylvios __________________ Liau Li 60 Sansung SyncMaster 172t Asus P4C800 Dlx Intel 3.0g 800Fsb Mushkin Hi Per Black 3200/400 2.2.2 Sony Dvd Cdrw

2nd Nov 2005, 10:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,146 Reputation: 3081 Rep Power: 67	It looks like your AGP driver isn't working. Try reinstalling your 4-in-1 driver. Or try a different version. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

13th Nov 2005, 07:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Donutey Just Started Join Date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 47 Reputation: 7 Rep Power: 0	yea i've had problems with VIA motherboard drivers before. You might want to just use the version that came with your motherboard. __________________ Team ARP D2OL