I have an Asus v7700 32mb Pure and the P3V4X & I can't for the life of me figure out how to get either 4x AGP or sindebanding enabled successfully, either.
One thing I did notice is that whenever I have Asus' Tweak Utility installed the system hangs on windows boot every time. I've moved my RAM around from bank to bank, it seems to work best in bank 4. I've tried working with both Asus' V series drivers and with NVidia's Detonators. I'm currently using Asus 5.16d rc2 drivers.
On tweak3d.com I saw in their v7700 review that they used the Asus drivers but they used the Prophet tweak utility to set the card's speed. How did they do that? can anyone tell me?
If anyone could also tell me any ideas on getting 4x and/or sidebanding going I'd appreciate it.. I apologize in advance for a long post but I thought some of this info from Sandra could be useful...
My machine is:
P3 550E @ 733
128mb Micron PC133 (runs CAS2 or 3)
V7700 Pure
SB Live! Platinum
SuperMicro SC760A 400w Full Tower Case
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Sandra says:
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General System Information
Class IBM PC/AT
System Bus(es) ISA(16-bit), PCI(32-bit), USB, AGP(32-bit)
Fast Windows System Yes
System Mainboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
MultiProcessor Support No
Model P3V4X
Version REV 1.xx
Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxx
Extended Mainboard Data
Model ASUS P3V4X ACPI BIOS Revision 1005
System Memory Controller
Location Mainboard
Error Correction Capability None
Number of Memory Slots 4
Maximum Installable Memory 1024MB
Bank 1 - DIMM 1 Empty
Bank 2 - DIMM 2 Empty
Bank 3 - DIMM 3 Empty
Bank 4 - DIMM 4 DIMM Synchronous DRAM 128MB/72
System Chipset
System Chipset VIA Technologies Inc VT82C691 Apollo Pro System Controller
Front Side Bus Speed 134MHz
CPU Speed Multiplier 5.5x
ACPI Support Yes
Logical/Chipset Memory Banks
Bank 6 Setting 64MB SDRAM 6-1-1-1R 4-1-1-1W
Memory Bus Speed 134MHz
AGP Bus
Version 2.00
Bus Speed 68MHz
Current Data Transfer Rate 2x (136MHz)
Side Band Enabled No
Side Band Support Yes
Fast-Writes Enabled No
Aperture Size 128MB
PCI Bus
Version 2.10
Bus Speed 34MHz
Speed Multiplier 1/4x
LPC/ISA Bus
PIIX Chip VIA Technologies Inc VT82C596/A/B PCI to ISA Bridge
Speed Multiplier 1/4x
Bus Speed 9MHz
DMA Speed 5MHz
CPU & BIOS Information
System BIOS
Manufacturer Award Software, Inc.
Version ASUS P3V4X ACPI BIOS Revision 1005
Date 06/12/2000
Plug & Play Version 1.00
SMBIOS/DMI Version 2.30
ID No. FC 01 00
(EE)PROM Size 256kB (2Mbit)
Processor(s)
Processor Intel Pentium III 737MHz
Co-Processor (FPU) Built-in
Type Standard
Performance Rating PR884 (estimated)
Class 6x86mmx/sse
Model Information P6C (Coppermine) Pentium III E(B) 500-1000 1.6/1.65V
Revision/Stepping 8 / 1
Stepping Mask cA2
Internal Code Cache 16kB synchronous write-back (4-way, 32 byte line size)
Internal Data Cache 16kB synchronous write-back (4-way, 32 byte line size)
L2 On-board Cache 256kB ECC synchronous ATC (8-way, 32 byte line size)
L2 Cache Multiplier 1/1x
CPU Socket/Slot Upgradeability
Type SLOT 1
Upgrading Slot 1/A
Maximum Supported Speed 800MHz or more
Supported Voltages 2.9V
CPU Features
Co-Processor (FPU) Built-in Yes
Virtual Mode Extensions Yes
Debugging Extension Yes
Page Size Extension Yes
Time Stamp Counter Yes
Model Specific Registers Yes
Physical Address Extension Yes
Machine Check Exception Yes
Compare & Exchange Instruction Yes
Local APIC Built-in No
Fast System Call Yes
Memory Type Range Registers Yes
Page Global Enable Yes
Machine Check Architecture Yes
Conditional Move Instruction Yes
Page Attribute Table Yes
36-bit Page Size Extension Yes
Unique Serial Number No
Cache Line Flush Support No
Debug Trace & EMON Store No
ACPI Support No
MMX Technology Yes
Fast Float Save & Restore Yes
SSE Technology Yes
SSE2 Technology No
Self Snoop No
Advanced CPU Settings
Advanced Settings Support Yes
L2 Cacheable Range 64GB
L2 Cache Grouping 1 bank(s)
L2 Cache Latency 0 clock(s)
Low Power Mode Yes
Data Error Checking Yes
Fast Strings Yes
In Order Queue Depth 8
PCI & AGP Buses Information
Asustek Computer Inc VT82C691 Apollo Pro System Controller
Device Information
Device Type Host Processor Bridge
Device ID Device 0h on bus 1 F0
Windows Device Name VIA Tech VT82C69x CPU to PCI bridge
OEM Device Name VIA Technologies Inc VT82C691 Apollo Pro System Controller
OEM Hardware ID FUN_0, VEN_1106, DEV_0691
Product Device Name Asustek Computer Inc VT82C691 Apollo Pro System Controller
Product Hardware ID VEN_1043, DEV_8017
Revision / Stepping M / 5 (196)
AGP Capabilities
Version 2.00
Command Queue Length 32
FW Transfers Support No
Over 4GB Addressing Support No
Side Band Addressing Support Yes
Data Transfer Modes Support 1x, 2x
VIA Technologies Inc VT82C598/686A AGP Bridge
Device Information
Device Type PCI to PCI Bridge
Device ID Device 1h on bus 1 F0
Windows Device Name VIA Tech 8598 CPU to AGP controller
OEM Device Name VIA Technologies Inc VT82C598/686A AGP Bridge
OEM Hardware ID FUN_0, VEN_1106, DEV_8598
Revision / Stepping A / 1 (0)
Asustek Computer Inc Unknown
Device Information
Device Type VGA Display Adapter
Device ID Device 0h on bus 2 F0
Windows Device Name ASUS AGP-V7700 DDR SGRAM v5.16d RC2
OEM Device Name Nvidia Corp Unknown
OEM Hardware ID FUN_0, VEN_10DE, DEV_0150
Product Device Name Asustek Computer Inc Unknown
Product Hardware ID VEN_1043, DEV_400E
Revision / Stepping K / 4 (163)
Power Management Capabilities
Version 1.00
Supports Clock Slow-down Yes
Supports D1 PM State No
Supports D2 PM State No
Supports PME# No
Supports PME Clock No
AGP Capabilities
Version 2.00
Command Queue Length 32
FW Transfers Support Yes
Over 4GB Addressing Support No
Side Band Addressing Support No
Data Transfer Modes Support 1x, 2x
Device Properties
Latency Timer 248 clocks
I/O Access Yes
Memory Access Yes
Bus Master Capable Yes
Special Cycle Recognition No
Memory Write & Invalidate No
VGA Palette Snoop No
Parity Error Response No
Address/Data Stepping No
System Error Line No
Fast back-to-back Transactions No
Detects Parity Errors No
Supports System Error Line No
Supports Parity Line No
User Defined Format No
PCI66 Bus Support Yes
New Capability List Yes
Device Select Timing Medium
Hardware Resources
Memory Address D6000000
Memory Address D8000000
IRQ Line 11
INT Pin A#
Dynamic Management Yes
ASUS AGP-V7700 DDR SGRAM v5.16d RC2
Video Adapter
Model ASUS AGP-V7700 DDR SGRAM v5.16d RC2
Total Memory 32MB (32MB Video) (112MB AGP)
Texture Memory 144MB
Supports DIME Texturing Yes
Hardware Revision 163
VESA PnP/DDC Support Yes
Current Video Mode
Video Mode 1280x1024 16M TrueColour (32-bit)
Vertical Refresh Rate 85Hz
Supported Refresh Rates 60,70,72,75,85,100,120,140,150Hz
Video Driver
Model ID anvdsp.drv
Version 4.12.01.516
Supported Windows Version 4.00
Plug & Play Video Driver Yes
Video Acceleration Yes, All Functions
Screen Saver Active No
Low Power Saving Active No
Power Off Saving Active No
Video BIOS
Release Date 04/26/00
Version 2.15.01.07