p3c-2000 and G400 max

[luke]

hi
i have just changed my motherboard.
now i have a ASUS P3C_2000 .
how i have to set my bios to have best results with my MAX?
thanks
luke

[Jammrock]

The only thing I know of in the BIOS that may affect performance and compatibility is the AGP Apeture size. Set it to 256 MB, which is what Matrox recommends.

Jammrock

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Athlon 650, Biostar board, 128 MB PC133 (Crucial), G400 32 MB DH, SB Live! w/ Digital I/O, 10/100 NIC, lots of case fans, etc...

[joelau]

Hi luke,
May i ask which CPU and RAM are u using with P3C2000?
I'm thinking of getting one.
Regards.

[luke]

hi my configuration is:
P3 500 katmai and 256mb pc100

[joelau]

Are you using sblive ?
Coz the only reason for me to change motherboard is G400(with bus master ON) and sblive cannot work together on my existing LX motherboard.
Regards.

[luke]

my configuration is:
P3 500 katmai, 256 mb sdram pc100, asus p3c-2000 dvd 10/40 pioneer,hp 9110i hdd 20.5 gb ibm dpta 7200, sblive 1024 player , g400 max,

sblive and g400max working well togheter!!

[joelau]

Thanks for the reply. I noticed you have started another thread about p3c2000.
Perhaps we shall move over there.
Regards.

[Jorden]

I've taken the liberty to download the manual for the rev.1.03 of your mobo, and what I think you should set your BIOS to, to get the best results, is:

Advanced Menu, CHIP Configuration: Graphics Window Size set to 128 or 256Mb (This is the AGP Aperture Size setting we talk about).

Advanced Menu, I/O Configuration: Onboard AC97 Audio Controller: disabled.

Advanced Menu, PCI Configuration: Slot 1 IRQ: 9, 10 or 11 (depends on what your Max is on right now, do NOT put your Live! in this slot)

Advanced Menu, PCI Configuration: Slot 2 IRQ: 9, 10 or 11 (put your Live! in this slot and give it a different IRQ than slot 1 has)

Advanced Menu, PCI Configuration: Slot 3/5 will share their IRQ !!

Advanced Menu, PCI Configuration: VGA BIOS Sequence: AGP/PCI

Advanced Menu, Shadow Configuration: Video ROM BIOS Shadow: Disabled

Boot Menu: 4. Other Boot Device: Disabled

Boot Menu: Plug & Play OS: No

Exit: Exit Saving Changes.

This will setup your BIOS to the best of my knowledge

Try it and post back.

Jorden.