L7VTA rev1.1 : How to select AGPx8 ?

I just installed a L7VTA revision 1.1 with Ver 1.7 BIOS
but I can't see how to set the AGP multiplier to x8.

The manual that came with the board shows the option in the bios but it
isn't there really! According to the mobo manual it should be in
Advanced Chipset Features,
AGP& P2P Bridge Control .

The manual shows the top option to be
AGP Apeture Size [125 MB]
and the second one :
AGP Mode [4X]

My actual BIOS has the top option correctly but the 2nd one down is for :
AGP Driving Control [Auto]
If I change the setting to Manual the 3rd option down then becomes enabled,
which is
AGP Driving Value [DA]

I'm reluctant to try the different possible values in AGP Driving Value
though
because there are many to choose from. It says :
Min=0000
Max=00FF.
Key in a HEX Number : __
but it will only let me enter numbers not letters!

Can anyone help? Thanks a lot

it should see the 8x agp video card and allow that option...i just looked at
mine and it is doing the same.

I have a Nvidia 4200 with 8x AGP video in it....and the bios shows 4x and is
grayed out....can not change it....

and the motherboard has the lastest bios from ECS.......

tony


"Dunk" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I just installed a L7VTA revision 1.1 with Ver 1.7 BIOS
> but I can't see how to set the AGP multiplier to x8.
>
> The manual that came with the board shows the option in the bios but it
> isn't there really! According to the mobo manual it should be in
> Advanced Chipset Features,
> AGP& P2P Bridge Control .
>
> The manual shows the top option to be
> AGP Apeture Size [125 MB]
> and the second one :
> AGP Mode [4X]
>
> My actual BIOS has the top option correctly but the 2nd one down is for :
> AGP Driving Control [Auto]
> If I change the setting to Manual the 3rd option down then becomes
enabled,
> which is
> AGP Driving Value [DA]
>
> I'm reluctant to try the different possible values in AGP Driving Value
> though
> because there are many to choose from. It says :
> Min=0000
> Max=00FF.
> Key in a HEX Number : __
> but it will only let me enter numbers not letters!
>
> Can anyone help? Thanks a lot
>
>

Online manual update: 11/24/02:
http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/manual_l7.html
L7VTA v1.0b:
page 03: says AGP slot supports 1.5v AGP cards ONLY.
page 20: says 1.5v 8x AGP compatible; backward compatible 4X.

Is the Nvidia 4200 1.5v ?

But I don't have this board so.... Doesn't appear to be online manual for
v1.1. board.

M. 30706. 12:50am ET
...........

"tonys" <> wrote in message
news:QkENa.89030$Pc5.65879@fed1read01...
> it should see the 8x agp video card and allow that option...i just looked
at
> mine and it is doing the same.
>
> I have a Nvidia 4200 with 8x AGP video in it....and the bios shows 4x and
is
> grayed out....can not change it....
>
> and the motherboard has the lastest bios from ECS.......
>
> tony
>
>
> "Dunk" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I just installed a L7VTA revision 1.1 with Ver 1.7 BIOS
> > but I can't see how to set the AGP multiplier to x8.
> >
> > The manual that came with the board shows the option in the bios but it
> > isn't there really! According to the mobo manual it should be in
> > Advanced Chipset Features,
> > AGP& P2P Bridge Control .
> >
> > The manual shows the top option to be
> > AGP Apeture Size [125 MB]
> > and the second one :
> > AGP Mode [4X]
> >
> > My actual BIOS has the top option correctly but the 2nd one down is for
:
> > AGP Driving Control [Auto]
> > If I change the setting to Manual the 3rd option down then becomes
> enabled,
> > which is
> > AGP Driving Value [DA]
> >
> > I'm reluctant to try the different possible values in AGP Driving Value
> > though
> > because there are many to choose from. It says :
> > Min=0000
> > Max=00FF.
> > Key in a HEX Number : __
> > but it will only let me enter numbers not letters!
> >
> > Can anyone help? Thanks a lot
> >
> >
>
>
>

"MJH" <> wrote in message news:<cZNNa.83220$ rthlink.net>...
> Online manual update: 11/24/02:
> http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/manual_l7.html
> L7VTA v1.0b:
> page 03: says AGP slot supports 1.5v AGP cards ONLY.
> page 20: says 1.5v 8x AGP compatible; backward compatible 4X.
>
> Is the Nvidia 4200 1.5v ?
>
> But I don't have this board so.... Doesn't appear to be online manual for
> v1.1. board.
>
> M. 30706. 12:50am ET
> ..........
>
> "tonys" <> wrote in message
> news:QkENa.89030$Pc5.65879@fed1read01...
> > it should see the 8x agp video card and allow that option...i just looked
> at
> > mine and it is doing the same.
> >
> > I have a Nvidia 4200 with 8x AGP video in it....and the bios shows 4x and
> is
> > grayed out....can not change it....
> >
> > and the motherboard has the lastest bios from ECS.......
> >
> > tony
> >
> >
> > "Dunk" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > I just installed a L7VTA revision 1.1 with Ver 1.7 BIOS
> > > but I can't see how to set the AGP multiplier to x8.
> > >
> > > The manual that came with the board shows the option in the bios but it
> > > isn't there really! According to the mobo manual it should be in
> > > Advanced Chipset Features,
> > > AGP& P2P Bridge Control .
> > >
> > > The manual shows the top option to be
> > > AGP Apeture Size [125 MB]
> > > and the second one :
> > > AGP Mode [4X]
> > >
> > > My actual BIOS has the top option correctly but the 2nd one down is for
>
> > > AGP Driving Control [Auto]
> > > If I change the setting to Manual the 3rd option down then becomes
> enabled,
> > > which is
> > > AGP Driving Value [DA]
> > >
> > > I'm reluctant to try the different possible values in AGP Driving Value
> > > though
> > > because there are many to choose from. It says :
> > > Min=0000
> > > Max=00FF.
> > > Key in a HEX Number : __
> > > but it will only let me enter numbers not letters!
> > >
> > > Can anyone help? Thanks a lot
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

I have the same board, rev1.0, and have the same problem. Just bought
a ti4200 card and can't figure out how to set the bios to agp 8x. The
max it allows is 4x. I'm going to contact ecs tech support and find
out what they think.

"Jason Anton" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> I have the same board, rev1.0, and have the same problem. Just bought
> a ti4200 card and can't figure out how to set the bios to agp 8x. The
> max it allows is 4x. I'm going to contact ecs tech support and find
> out what they think.

Hi Jason

I did that too. This is the reply I got back a few days later. HTH :
----------
Dear Sir

The reason that your manual is telling you that you can adjust
the AGP speed in the BIOS is because the manual is a standard manual
that has been sent out with this board from the time the board was first
created. However, there have been some changes to the board since the
release of the manual, more to the point, the AGP has been revised and
will no longer allow you to adjust the multiplier because the AGP will
automatically detect the speed of the card that is in it and adjust the
multiplier to that speed.

Regards
Technical Support
Elite Computer Systems
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"Andrew Jones" <> wrote in message news:<>...
> "Jason Anton" <> wrote in message
> news: om...
> > I have the same board, rev1.0, and have the same problem. Just bought
> > a ti4200 card and can't figure out how to set the bios to agp 8x. The
> > max it allows is 4x. I'm going to contact ecs tech support and find
> > out what they think.
>

I'm having this problem also, except with an XFX (Pine) KT400ANB
board. I have an XFX ti4200 8x video card. What does Windows report
yours being? WinXP shows my card as an 8x, but the bios shows 4x so
I'm not sure which mode I'm actually in.

Tom