First post, by Vipersan
So ..I am trying to build the best 98 XP gaming machine I can ..
I have an ASUS CUV4X mobo with one ISA slot ..
Great I thought ..I can fit my AWE64 in that ..
So I built the win98 OS and installed everything except a graphics card ..
So far so good ..
I checked I had the latest bios installed dated 2002
and chose my Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 6600 GT Silent-pipe ..
Which as far as I know is an AGP8x card ..
The bios indicates I can only fit AGP4x ..
I was hoping this would just be a power issue ..since the 6600GT has a molex connecter for additional power.
Keep in mind everything works ..up until I install the graphics drivers for the card ..
reboot and as soon as I pass the login dcreen ..it goes blank and the monitor goes to sleep.
I guess 8x into 4x doesnt go afterall..
So I guess I'll have to remove the drivers ..and the card and go for something 4X ..
unless one of you guys have any suggestions ?
Perhaps there is an award 3rd party bios for this mobo ..that actually allows 8x cards ..?
but then again ..it may be this is a hardware issue ..so no tweaking will allow the 6600GT to work in this mobo..
I've now spent rather a lot of hours trying to force this to work..and am about to throw in the towel.
anyone ?