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Is the ATI 9700 a PRO AGP because, Im confused when
the title says, "ATI 9700 PRO." My mother board is a
KT400 AMD board and it has a Graphic slot, with a label
that warns not to remove the tab unless using a AGP
PRO card, and plus it has a P 2 header for a power
supply to connect, but the manual says, " For AGP PRO
card only." Anybody familiar with this type of
motherboard layout?????

It supports AGP 8x, so it should fit in the standard AGP slot. I don't think by Pro they mean AGP Pro. But if anyone has this card feel free to jump in and correct me if I'm wrong because I don't know for sure.

AGP PRO is a different type of slot than the standard AGP.
I clipped this from Anandtech.com:
"AGP Pro is an extension of the AGP4X specification that is primarily designed to deliver additional electrical power to the graphics add-in cards. The AGP Pro definition includes an extended connector, thermal envelope, and mechanical specifications for cards, I/O brackets, and motherboard layout requirements. It is designed for professional level video cards, such as the Intergraph/3Dlabs Wildcat 4220.
AGP Pro extends the existing AGP connectors on both ends to deliver additional power on the 12 V and 3.3 V rails. AGP Pro is intended to supplement, but not replace, the existing AGP connector set. There are an additional 20 pins at the start and 28 pins at the end of the normal AGP slot.
An AGP Pro slot will accept and operate with standard AGP cards (although certain restrictions apply in the case of i845 and i850 motherboards). AGP Pro cards however, are not compatible with standard AGP4X slots."
In other words, your ATI AGP card will work in the AGP PRO slot...

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