G400 Max / AGP & GA686BX

[chardy]

I've just ordered a G400Max, and keeping an eye on the forums I notice that the AGP Aperture should be set to 256Mb.

I have seen this on virtually all other boards, but on my Gigabyte 686BX I have no setting.

Is the G400 going to work, or does the AGP setting not matter. Any experiences very much appreciated.

Richard.

[edzel]

I have a G400 DH 32Mb, which works fine on a GA686BX Board. AGP speed is 2x.

edzel

[chardy]

Thanks for that, I can look forward to using it without problems now.

[Delany]

I've also got a GA686BX mobo and G400Max.

Haven't had any of the problems that people have mentioned here.

I just hope that i haven't jinxed myself by saying this...

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Gigabyte GA686BX, 128MB PC100 Ram, Millenium G400 MAX, Creative Labs SBLive!, Netgear FA310TX, Sony 32X CD-Rom, Imation LS120, 5.2 & 12.7GB Quantum HD's, Everything being driven by Win98...

Bored Yet?

[MultimediaMan]

I've used Gigabyte boards for years, only recently switching to Abit. Gigabyte is a solid mobo, but the BIOS settings are a little different from most other boards.

In order to get AGP 2x transfers, the Video BIOS should be shadowed and Video RAM MUST be shadowed. The AGP aperture on Gigabyte boards is fixed at 32 Megabytes. (At least it is on the GA-686BX, GA-686BXE, BX-2000, and the GA-6BXD)

Hope this helps.



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My (Current) Primary system:

Abit BE6 (PL BIOS)
P3 450
384MB PC-100 SDRAM (Non-ECC)
Matrox Marvel G200-TV AGP (NTSC) v2.6 BIOS
Adaptec 2940UW
3Com 905B-TX NIC
SBlive (W/ OD I/O Card, Liveware 3.0 + Update)
Creative Modemblaster 5601 Data/Voice/Fax Modem (ISA)
ADS Cadet Radio Data AM/FM Card (8 Bit ISA)
3x WD AC28400 EIDE HDDs (ATA66 Enabled)
Creative DVD5241E EIDE 5x DVD-ROM
Panasonic LK-MW602 CD-R
Nakamichi MBR 7
M/S Windows 98SE (English)
DirectX 7

My (Current) Secondary system

Data General/ ALR 2650 Mobo (v6.004 BIOS)
P2 350 (Non-SMP)
256 MB PC-100 SDRAM (ECC)
3 x Number9 Revolution 3D 8 MB PCI Adapters
3Com 905B-TX NIC
Onboard Adaptec 2940 U2W
Onboard Intel 82558 NIC
Onboard Cirrus Logic SVGA adapter (Disabled)
Creative AWE64 Gold
2x WD 9.1 GB Enterprise SCSI3 HDDs
WD 4.5 GB Enterprise SCSI3 HDD
Nakamichi MJ-5 CD-Changer SCSI2
Windows 98SE
DirectX 7

[chardy]

Thank MultimediaMan. It works OK but I am running at AGP x1, so thanks for the tip on fixing this.

I want to upgrade to a PIII and I can't flash the BIOS (just keeps failing at a set point) so I'm going to get an Abit and a new PIII.

I'm very happy with the G400 Max, it's just a shame it took so long to get it in stock over here in the UK.

Thanks for the rapid responces, and the useful tips.

Richard.