Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 15:23:59 -0500 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org>, Brian Henning <b1henning@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: OT: AGP Pro 8x Slot Message-ID: <oprldhl9t20cf2rk@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <20030227140920.A4198-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> References: <20030227140920.A4198-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org>
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On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:09:32 -0500 (EST), Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> wrote: > They are backwards compatable, so there must be some other problem. > > Ken > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Brian Henning wrote: > >> Hello- >> I just bought a new motherboard, the ASUS A7N8X (not deluxe). I want to >> use it >> for my new FBSD machine. I actually want to use my old graphics card >> (AOpen >> NVidia Riva TNT2 Model 64, 32MB, 4x AGP) in that machine for now because >> i don't >> want to buy a new graphics card. My problem is i can't seem to fit the >> card in >> the slot on the motherboard. I looked in the motherboard manual and it >> say it >> supports 8x AGP pro video cards, but are these slots not backward >> compatible >> with 4x AGP? >> Thanks for any help or advice, Often motherboard manufacturers will put a small plastic insert in the AGP slot, which is meant to be removed before installing your card. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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