Ok well... i have a Ati 9600pro and it will not go onto agp 4x or 8x. the thing is that it used to, but i got my computer reformatted and now it wont. it is always on off. Someone told me it might be the BIOS. if it is then please explain how to fix. Thanks. Ryan

i have no idea what you saying, any one?

I don't know why so many people format their HDD to fix a problem? This is an HP? There won't be very many BIOS settings to "tweak"...that's just the way it is with OEM systems. Try downloading & installing the motherboard chipset drivers Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

"I don't know why so many people format their HDD to fix a problem?" I'll list the reasons... 1. Hear it fixes problems for others, so they jump the gun. 2. Tracing down problems in software takes too long. 3. Lack of understanding about what is truly causing the problem. 4. Don't know how to fix problems otherwise. 5. To ensure full removal of all malware to eliminate zero day threats. There are good and bad reasons, obviously, but remember most people posting here aren't trained or experienced enough to know when to format and when not to. "President Bush is doing everything he can to lower gas prices, including...making the oil companies so rich that maybe they'll get sick of money."

aliveatlast05, Go into device manager and under "System Devices" there should be a "Via CPU to AGP 2.0/AGP3.0 controller.Assuming your motherboard is run on a Via chipset. jam was correct in his statement about downloading motherboard drivers. http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2 The one you want is "VIA Hyperion 4in1 drivers". Asus A8V Deluxe Rev.2 AMD Athlon 64 3800+/Newcastle 1 Gig Corsair PC3200 ATI Radeon 9800Pro/ATI Silencer 1Rev2 catalyst 5.1 Sound blaster audigy gamer Antec430 Via 4.55 Drivers