Re: how much memory in BIOS for AGP video card

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From: andrew
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:00

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Not quite right.  The default setting in most bios is 64MB, because most
systems have at least 64MB of normal RAM these days.  This is a graphics
setting which tells your system to use normal ram (rather than the video
ram) for intensive work.  The graphics card can swap textures if your 8MB is
not enough.  Troubleshooting for all graphics cards is to reduce the AGP
apperture, sometimes down to 4MB, this forces the video card to do more
work.  With your normal ram availability I would leave it at 64MB, if you
are not having any problems.
regards
andrew

Alecto <alecto@goulburn.net.au> wrote in message
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> Ben Thomas wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have an 8 MB Intel740 AGP graphics card, an Abit BX6 v2.0 motherboard,
and 128
> > MB RAM.
> >
> > In the bios of the motherboard there is a memory setting for the
graphics card.
> > What should I set this value to?
> >
>
> 4 x the cards ram ,so 32meg
>
> Alecto.

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Subject: Re: how much memory in BIOS for AGP video card
Date: 1999/07/16
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