Thread: XP. Where is my AGP Support in the BIOS?

It may be under a heading like "Additional Features" or something along those lines. When you are in the BIOS, note the name and release of the BIOS, and go to the BIOS manufacturer's website and have a look there.

John

Originally Posted by 4bee

As it says really. I have got a, for want of a better word, 'rolling' scroll when vertically scrolling a page either in Firefox or IE.
It's like a mini Tsunami wave & is very annoying when browsing. The mouse seems a bit mushy as well.

I have done a WinAudit & sent the results off & I understand the above is showing as Disabled & needs to be Enabled, as this could be the cause. I am not likely to get a prompt reply as it went to the USA.

I have gone into BIOS quite cautiously, but for the life of me I cannot find the 'AGP Support' to enable.
Could it be hidden inside another heading in there?

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation.

Hi
If you have an AGP video card you should enable AGP support on your motherboard, but ...
it is very unlikely that this would cause a 'mushy mouse'.
Could you try swapping your mouse?
If it has a sticky wheel, dirty ball or laser it may cause problems.

If your page is automatically scrolling press your page down and down cursor (arrow) key a few times incase it's stuck.

Thanks Steve. I have swapped the mouse for a ball type & after the IR, it's like dragging around a 10' RSJ.

Still the same though.


So back to my previous Q, where does one find the Support wottsit in BIOS? If I could enable that, I may be in clover again.

Anyone? I can't believe that no-one knows this. Inc?

You can't all be Computer Muppets like me, shirley?

The following are the comments sent to me after doing a WinAudit of my system.

Ok...I need you to check a setting in the BIOS for me. Do you know how to enter the BIOS setup on your machine?

If the audit is reporting correctly, AGP Support is disabled...we need to enable this. You may have to look around a bit in there to find it. Be sure to save any changes when you exit BIOS setup (F10).

Your display adapter isn't listed as a device, yet the AGP slot shows as "In Use". If the AGP is not enabled, then the system can't see what's in the slot...just that there's something there. Kinda fits the symptoms...yes?

All your display drivers are installed and are reported as "Ok".

PC's have used AGP for a long time now,,
it would have to be a REALLY old(or new,,,) one not to run an AGP card "out of the box",,,

Pedro, that may well be the case, but if I can check it, then I can rule it out. At the mo I can't do that, 'cos I couldn't see where it was hiding without going too deep. It certainly wasn't obvious under that name & is why I suspect it's concealed further in. Dangerous ground to go I realise.

MoBo states " 1 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, LAN.

System is 7 years old.

Originally Posted by 4bee

As it says really. I have got a, for want of a better word, 'rolling' scroll when vertically scrolling a page either in Firefox or IE.
It's like a mini Tsunami wave & is very annoying when browsing. The mouse seems a bit mushy as well.

I have done a WinAudit & sent the results off & I understand the above is showing as Disabled & needs to be Enabled, as this could be the cause. I am not likely to get a prompt reply as it went to the USA.

I have gone into BIOS quite cautiously, but for the life of me I cannot find the 'AGP Support' to enable.
Could it be hidden inside another heading in there?

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation.

Where it is in the BIOS really depends on a couple of things, one the make and type of the motherboard, and two the bios type - they tend to go hand in hand, one make of board will tend to use one type of bios type - etc.,

In my main computer it's in the advanced chipset options, on a slightly older PC and I think a different BIOS type it's in the PnP option.

.................but before you go there - have you not got any settings that you can try and access through the control panel, I can adjust my AGP settings through a AGP manager and through a program that came with the card Intel Extreme Graphics - if there is something there it may indicate if the AGP is in use and just getting a bum steer through the test

You may even be able to tell if you go in through the display icon in control panel

Hi

Take the side off your computer, it will have a number/s on the main motherboard somewhere. Either printed on or on a sticker.
You need to find these numbers first.
Tell us what they are then we can ID your motherboard.

The numbers may be something like:
440BX, D975XBX there are however LOTS of different numbers.

Here's what you could do although it would be a bit slower:
Access you bios, you will have main menu headings, something like:
Security, Setup, Advanced, Peripherals, Exit; or whatever your menu titles are.
Tell us the heading then we can best guess which it will be in, or at least you could look in that menu and tell us what's in that?

Clear as mud?
If you have a digi camera a picture would do the trick