Re: ati installation in xp and slow system results and sandra analysis

Yes, go through everything and fix them according to Sandra's recs.

It looks like you either d/l the wrong driver set or the site you d/l from
had them labeled wrong or possibly your computer is still sharing RAM and
the driver setup got confused as it thinks your onboard video is the card
you are using.

You are going to have to manually look at your BIOS and check all the
settings that Sandra recommended.

Good luck
"EH Townsend" <> wrote in message
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> thanks for the response
> What is a slow config? Does that Imean I need to go through all the
> message and fix them one by one for a good config? that is what I am
> doing , one message at a time. I am having to post questions about
> each message I guess. I just ran fixit all in one wizard last night
> and it seemed to help. also I just posted the following in a separate
> mesage. ***********
> Yesterday I downloaded the new driver for my tv ati wonder ve. During
> the system compatability check I rec'd the mesage " failed- primary
> graphics chip not ATI rage pro or lt pro (I couldnt read the rest)
>
> How do I reset the primary graphics chip to the ATI card (and is the
> ati card a graphics chip?)
> ************
> Did my post below make sense about the swap file and does it sound
> like I did it right from what I wrote?
> And am I correct in my below belief that the bracketed ati card
> revelant problems are all ati revelant?
> ed
> SuperOperater <> wrote in message
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> > On 20 Jan 2003 18:14:23 -0800, EH Townsend wrote:
> >
> > > About a month ago I installed an ati wonder card and since that time
> > > my system has slowed to a crawl. I ran sisoft performance wizard and
> > > tried to do everything it said to do , but am limited by my
> > > understanding of computers.
> > >
> > > I have put below everything that sisoft sandra told me to do. Since
> > > much of it may not be revelant to this forum, I put what I understand
> > > to be due to the ati card on top. If anyone can help me with any of
> > > the below issues or direct me to a better forum I would appreciate. A
> > > bout a year when I would post, dej.aom automatically prompted me for
> > > several other related forums. Does anyone know why that stopped? Me or
> > > deja.com?
> > > thanks
> > > I am hesitant to start tearing into my bios and doing everything
> > > listed below, I am hoping maybe someone can direct me to an xp site or
> > > something that explains any of the below. I apologize if any of it is
> > > off topic, but am posting it all since it is all xp
> > > ed
> > >
> > > I set the maximum swap number to 360 as I have 144 RAM. I don't notice
> > > appreciable difference in speed. Any ideas? This is the only thing
> > > listed that I actually understood enough to fix (I couldn't do any of
> > > the other things)).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Warning W2004 - The swap file is too large compared to the amount of
> > > physical memory installed. There is no point in making the swap file
> > > bigger than 2-2.5 the size of physical memory as the system will
> > > become unusable long before this limit is reached. You may be wasting
> > > disk space unnecessarily.
> > > Fix: Go to Control Panel\System\Performance\Virtual Memory, select Let
> > > me specify my own virtual memory settings and reduce the Maximum
> > > number to at most 2.5 times your physical memory.
> > >
> > > *********************************I think this all has to do with the
> > > ati card ***********
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Warning W1203 - VGA palette snooping is only useful if you have an ISA
> > > bus capture or overlay card to synchronise with the palette of the
> > > video card. Otherwise you should disable it or video performance may
> > > be seriously impaired.
> > > Fix: Go to BIOS Setup\Settings and disable ISA VGA palette snooping.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Tip T1202 - Bus mastering is a method of transmitting data by taking
> > > control of the bus. This is much faster than making many smaller
> > > transactions if a lot of data is to be transferred over the bus.
> > > Advanced devices transferring a lot of data support this feature.
> > > Fix: You cannot fix this - but keep it in mind when buying your next
> > > device.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Warning 1209 - The video card does not have an interrupt assigned. All
> > > modern video cards need an interrupt. Even older PCI video cards work
> > > faster if an interrupt is used.
> > > Fix: Go to BIOS Setup\Settings\PCI & AGP Devices and set Assign IRQ to
> > > video card to yes. You may also try setting First Video Adapter
> > > setting to AGP. Some video cards may need to be configured to use an
> > > interrupt, either through an utility or a jumper.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Tip T316 - A DPMS saving monitor can turn itself off (when instructed
> > > by the video adapter) and thus reduce power consumption as well as
> > > increasing its life. Nowadays all monitors should support DPMS.
> > > Fix: You cannot fix it - but keep it in mind when you buy your next
> > > monitor.
> > >
> > >
> > > ******I think this is the end of ati card problems. I don't know so
> > > have put the rest.*******************
> > > Warning W2544 - The chipset appears to have a built-in chip that uses
> > > system memory as video memory. Be aware that this reduces available
> > > system memory bandwidth quite a bit, especially when using high
> > > resolutions/colour depths/refresh rates or 3D applications. This
> > > reduces system performance appreciably.
> > > Fix: If possible, use an external graphics adapter.
> > >
> > > Tip T2511 - You still have some free memory slots so you can upgrade
> > > the memory easily when the time comes.
> > > Fix: Nothing to fix.
> > >
> > >
> > > Warning 1206 - Device latency is high - the higher the latency, the
> > > more data a device can transfer in one go. The device may be hogging
> > > the bus for too long. Some video card drivers set the latency high in
> > > order to perform faster. The problem is that other devices (especially
> > > sound cards, network) won't have enough time to transfer their data
> > > resulting in lower performance (e.g. sound drop outs, lockup).
> > > Generally, all devices should have latency of 32, with high
> > > performance devices (e.g. video card, disk, giga-LAN) with 64 and AGP
> > > to 128.
> > >
> > > Fix: Go to BIOS Setup\Settings\PCI & AGP Devices and reduce PCI
> > > latency to 64 or 32. Contact the mainboard manufacturer or video card
> > > manufacturer for more details.
> > >
> > > Tip T212 - The BIOS can be shadowed. Shadowing is a technique of
> > > copying the BIOS program from slow EPROM or EEPROM to RAM. This may
> > > yield some increase in performance.
> > > Fix: Go to BIOS set-up and make sure that System BIOS is both shadowed
> > > and cached.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Tip T332 - Modern monitors are Plug & Play (VESA/DDC) compatible.
> > > Windows detects them automatically and optimises the refresh rates
> > > automatically.
> > > Fix: You cannot fix this if your monitor is not Plug & Play - unless
> > > you buy a new one. If your monitor is PnP but your video card is, make
> > > sure that you buy one that supports PnP when you decide to replace it.
> > > If both are PnP, make sure you have the latest driver and video BIOS
> > > for your video card. If you have a BNC cable you need to use the
> > > standard 15-pin one - PnP does not work over BNC.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Tip T319 - Usually, a refresh rate of 75Hz or more is necessary to
> > > completely remove flicker from monitor screens - depending on
> > > resolution, the brightness of the display and the person itself. If
> > > you have a flat-panel (LCD) display ignore this tip.
> > > Fix: Switch to a higher refresh rate from Control
> > > Panel\Display\Display Properties\Settings, click Advanced
> > > Properties\Adapter. Choose the highest supported.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Warning W2004 - The swap file is too large compared to the amount of
> > > physical memory installed. There is no point in making the swap file
> > > bigger than 2-2.5 the size of physical memory as the system will
> > > become unusable long before this limit is reached. You may be wasting
> > > disk space unnecessarily.
> > > Fix: Go to Control Panel\System\Performance\Virtual Memory, select Let
> > > me specify my own virtual memory settings and reduce the Maximum
> > > number to at most 2.5 times your physical memory.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > my documents, activemovie window, sisoft sandra: program ocnsumes a
> > > large amount of memory
> > > winhlp32: program no longer exists!
> > > my samsung hd: Warning W2600 - The SCSI device does not adhere to any
> > > of the ANSI standards (SCSI-1, SCSI-2, etc.)
> > > Fix: Generally ATA/ATAPI emulated by Windows generates this warning -
> > > this is normal - ATA/ATAPI devices do not adhere to SCSI. If it's a
> > > SCSI device it must be rather old. All modern SCSI devices should
> > > support (at least) SCSI-2.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Tip T3100 - SMART is not enabled. For safety/reliability it is best
> > > for it to be enabled. SMART monitors critical drive parameters and is
> > > able to warn you if the drive is about to fail so that you can back up
> > > the data and replace the drive. It has minimal performance impact that
> > > is offset by the security.
> > > Fix: Look in the BIOS settings and enable SMART monitoring for all
> > > drives.
> > >
> > >
> > > SiSoftware Sandra Help File
> > > Warning W3104 - Current transfer mode not optimal, i.e. not highest
> > > supported. This affects drive performance. If the controller is also
> > > capable of the highest supported transfer mode, there is no reason not
> > > to use it.
> > > Fix: First check controller supported transfer modes. Then check the
> > > mode the driver for the controller/BIOS is set to use and modify; some
> > > default to a lower mode for compatibility. You may need to install
> > > newer drivers if the current drivers do not natively support the
> > > controller (especially for RAID). You may need to update the
> > > controller BIOS or drive firmware if the mode does not stick. If data
> > > corruption occurs consider verify cable and consider switching (if
> > > any) drives on the same channel on other channels.
> > >
> > > If the built-in controller does not support the mode, consider using
> > > the on-board/RAID controller or even disable the built-in controller
> > > and install a new controller.
> >
> > You seem to have a waaaay to slow config...