K8V Deluxe & Via 4in1 Disaster

bushpig · 01-30-2004, 04:45 AM

Have just built a new system around K8V Deluxe, Athlon64 3000+, 1 Gig Corsair XMS DDR 400, 2 x Segate 120 Gig SATA and Radeon 9700 Pro.

Installed WinXP SP1 and video drivers. All worked well. Noticed that the video card was only running at AGP 4x with Fast Writes OFF. Would not let me change it, so I installed the Via4in1 drivers and the video was then at 8x AGP with FastWrites On. Cool....... WRONG

Anything that I tried to run which involved 3d graphics would either not run at all or would lock up or give me infinate loop errors.

Being a patient kind of guy I reinstalled the OS and tried a few different revisions of the Via4in1 drivers. SAME RESULT each time.

System is running well without the Via drivers but benchmarks significantly lower that it would with 8x AGP. and yes the BIOS is set to AGP 8x.

Any suggestions from you gurus would be greatly appreciated.

Sierra_abx · 01-30-2004, 09:45 AM

Have you been installing the chipset drivers after the graphics drivers? Generally the chipset drivers should be installed right after the OS and SP1. The installation order can sometimes make a difference. If you haven't done so already, you should look at Mr Steveo's OS and software installation guide.

Operating System / Software Installation Guide

xgman · 01-30-2004, 05:19 PM

try these:

ftp://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers...1_v451vPro.zip

bushpig · 01-30-2004, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the heads up dudes. Reinstalled OS, then VIA 4in1, DX9 and then Catalyst drivers.

Works like a charm.... who woulda thought that driver install order would make such a difference.... u live and learn.

thanks again.

01-30-2004, 04:45 AM	#1
bushpig Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 2	K8V Deluxe & Via 4in1 Disaster Have just built a new system around K8V Deluxe, Athlon64 3000+, 1 Gig Corsair XMS DDR 400, 2 x Segate 120 Gig SATA and Radeon 9700 Pro. Installed WinXP SP1 and video drivers. All worked well. Noticed that the video card was only running at AGP 4x with Fast Writes OFF. Would not let me change it, so I installed the Via4in1 drivers and the video was then at 8x AGP with FastWrites On. Cool....... WRONG Anything that I tried to run which involved 3d graphics would either not run at all or would lock up or give me infinate loop errors. Being a patient kind of guy I reinstalled the OS and tried a few different revisions of the Via4in1 drivers. SAME RESULT each time. System is running well without the Via drivers but benchmarks significantly lower that it would with 8x AGP. and yes the BIOS is set to AGP 8x. Any suggestions from you gurus would be greatly appreciated.
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01-30-2004, 09:45 AM	#2
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Have you been installing the chipset drivers after the graphics drivers? Generally the chipset drivers should be installed right after the OS and SP1. The installation order can sometimes make a difference. If you haven't done so already, you should look at Mr Steveo's OS and software installation guide. Operating System / Software Installation Guide
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01-30-2004, 05:19 PM	#3
xgman voider of warranties Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,658	try these: ftp://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers...1_v451vPro.zip
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01-30-2004, 07:58 PM	#4
bushpig Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 2	Thanks for the heads up dudes. Reinstalled OS, then VIA 4in1, DX9 and then Catalyst drivers. Works like a charm.... who woulda thought that driver install order would make such a difference.... u live and learn. thanks again.
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