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Glad to have helped. And if you celebrate it, have a Happy Easter!
-- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "charlie R" wrote in message ... Thank you so much, Brian! AGP is now enabled. Another new learning experience, another problem solved. I really appreciate your help, and that of all those who have helped me in the newsgroups. Have a great evening! charlie R "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... Glad to hear all is better. As for a choice to enable/select/use AGP: #4-Primary Display [PCI]. This is what needs to be changed to AGP. Hilight #4-Primary Display [PCI], press Enter or what ever the screen shows to use to see the options, should give you the choice of choosing between PCI and AGP, select AGP, press Enter. After switching to AGP, save and exit to reboot. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "charlie R" wrote in message ... Hi Brian, Well, I finally found out which key gets you into the BIOS. (Press and hold down F1 while pressing the Power button. It gives a keyboard error which gives you the option to enter Setup Menu. In the Video setup menu there was no option to enable AGP. Video Setup Menu 1. Video Controller S3Trio Inc, Trio3D 2. Video Memory 4096KB 3. Video Aperture 64MB 4. Primary Display [PCI] 5. Palette Snooping Disabled 6. Video Interrupt [Enabled] Advanced Settings had no mention of AGP. I decided to install the updated S3Trio3D drivers I downloaded some time ago, in case I needed them. I followed the instructions in the ReadMe file, and the install went fine. Video acceleration is working great now! Everest still shows AGP is disabled, but the S3Trio is an AGP device, so I guess that's all that's needed. Acceleration is much smoother and faster now. Thanks for your help. I've only been using this computer for 2 and a half years. My husband told me how to turn on the power, and away I went. A great learning experience at my age. (64) The machine is old, but I'm not so young myself. Thanks again. charlie R "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... Damn that's an old machine and not the easiest to search out info on. I had found a manual but nothing that helps with the BIOS, only board layout which doesn't show to have an AGP slot. It does mention AGP S3 TRIO3D as the audio component. Is that onboard/integrated sound or and Adapter card. Try finding a newer version driver at: http://www.driverguide.com/ They have many S3 Trio3D drivers. Free registration. You can actually use the old default for everyone: username: drivers pw: all Before doing so see if there is a way to enable the AGP in Display Properties Settings Advanced button. Also check the BIOS to make sure AGP hasn't been disabled there. Press the Pause key during POST ( screen that shows the BIOS type/date, memory count and hardware detection ) Look on the screen for which key to press to enter the bios In the BIOS look for a screen that mentions video and the type to use. If it doesn't show AGP, change it to AGP if possible, then Save change and Exit to reboot. I have another trick or two up my sleeve to find info but don't hold your breath at this moment. Good luck for the time being. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm |
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