Hi everyone, recently I got a GeForce 4 MX AGP graphics card, and I'm trying to install it on my computer. I plugged it on my AGP slot and turned on the PC... nothing happened... For now I'm using my onboard card. I entered the BIOS setup and I found a "Primary graphics adapter" option: it has two options, "PCI" and "OnBoard AGP (default)". I've tried with both but it does not make any difference: the computer still uses the onboard card. I don't know exactly my motherboard model, but I know it has a SiS 730s chipset. I got the following information from SiSoftware Sandra 2004 (the last that runs on Win98): SiSoftware Sandra System Chassis Manufacturer : Uknown Chassis Manufacture Type : Desktop Can be locked : No Version : Version 1.00 Serial Number : 1234567890 Asset Tag : 0123ABC Mainboard Manufacturer : Elitegroup (ECS) MP Support : No System BIOS : 62-0913-001131-00101111-071595-SiS730S Memory Controller Error Detection Method : ECC Error Correction Capability : 1-bit Supported/Current Memory Interleave : 1-way / 1-way Number of Memory Slots : 4 Maximum Installable Memory : 512MB Maximum Module Size : 128MB Supported STD/FPM/(B)EDO Speeds : 70ns, 60ns Supported Memory Types : STD, FPM, EDO, Parity, ECC, SIMM Supported Memory Voltages : +3.3V Physical/BIOS Memory Banks ROW-0 (RASL-2 RASL-6) : 128MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank ROW-1 (RASL-2 RASL-4) : 32MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank ROW-2 : Empty ROW-3 : Empty Chipset 1 Model : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS730 CPU to PCI Bridge Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI USB i2c/SMBus Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 100MHz (200MHz data rate) Maximum FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 2x 100MHz / 1x 100MHz Width : 64-bit IO Queue Depth : 3 request(s) Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks Bank 0 : 128MB SDRAM 3-3-3-6CL Bank 1 : 32MB SDRAM 3-3-3-6CL Shared Memory : 16MB Width : 64-bit Power Save Mode : No Fixed Hole Present : No Memory Module(s) Memory Module 1 : 128MB 8x(8Mx16) SDRAM PC133U-333-5412 (CL3 up to 133MHz) (CL2 up to 100MHz) Memory Module 2 : F10C0000 32MB 16x(2Mx8) SDRAM PC100-322-622 (CL3 up to 100MHz) (CL2 up to 83MHz) Environment Monitor 1 Model : ITE IT8705/12 ISA Mainboard Specific Support : No Temperature Sensor(s) Board Temperature : 31.0°C / 87.8°F CPU Temperature : 42.0°C / 107.6°F Power / Aux Temperature : 47.0°C / 116.6°F Cooling Device(s) Auto Fan Speed Control : No CPU Fan Speed : 5819rpm Voltage Sensor(s) CPU Voltage : 1.78V Aux Voltage : 2.48V +3.3V Voltage : 3.34V +5V Voltage : 4.76V +12V Voltage : 12.11V -12V Voltage : 0.06V -5V Voltage : -5.76V Standby Voltage : 5.03V Battery Voltage : 2.03V AGP Bus(es) on Hub 1 Version : 2.00 Speed : 2x Fast-Writes Enabled : No Side Band Enabled : Yes Aperture Size : 64MB PCI Bus(es) on Hub 1 Version : 2.10 Number of Bridges : 1 PCI Bus 0 : PCI (33MHz) Multiplier : 1/3x LPC Hub Controller 1 Model : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS PCI to ISA Bridge (LPC Bridge) ACPI Power Management Enabled : Yes Speed : 7MHz USB Controller 1 Model : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS5597/8 Universal Serial Bus Controller Version : 1.00 Interface : OHCI Channels : 3 Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No USB Controller 2 Model : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS5597/8 Universal Serial Bus Controller Version : 1.00 Interface : OHCI Channels : 3 Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps) Legacy Emulation Enabled : No System SMBus Controller 1 Model : SiS 5595 Internal SMBus Advanced TCO Mode Enabled : No Slave Device Enabled : No PEC Support : No Expansion Slot(s) PCI1 (1h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Full-Length Used (Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS PCI to ISA Bridge (LPC Bridge)) PCI2 (2h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Full-Length Available (Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) Virtual PCI to PCI Bridge) PCI3 (3h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Full-Length Port Connector USB - Def : SSA SCSI - Mini Centronics / DB-25 pin male Performance Tips Warning 2533 : Disabled host controllers are present. Check BIOS settings. Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate. Tip 2511 : Some memory slots are free so the memory can be easily upgraded. Warning 2544 : System/Video shared memory greatly reduces performance. Use external video card. Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip. SiSoftware Sandra General Information Manufacturer : American Megatrends Inc. Version : 062710 Date : 07/15/97 Plug & Play Version : 1.00 SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.30 ID : FC 01 00 (EE)PROM Size : 256kB (2Mbit) General Capabilities Can be Updated/Flashed : Yes Can be Shadowed : Yes Is Socketed : Yes Supports Plug & Play : Yes Supports ESCD : Yes Supports Enhanced Disk Drive : Yes NEC PC-98 Spec Compatible : No Power Management Features Supports APM : Yes Supports ACPI : Yes Supports Smart Battery : No Boot Features Supports Selective Booting : Yes Supports CD/DVD Boot : Yes Supports PCMCIA/CardBus Boot : No Supports LS-120 Boot : Yes Supports ZIP Boot : Yes Supports i2o Boot : No Supports FireWire/1394 Boot : No Supports BIOS Boot Block : Yes Supports Interactive Network Boot : No Performance Tips Tip 201 : System BIOS is old. Check for an update. Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate. Tip 212 : BIOS can be shadowed so check whether it is. Tip 211 : BIOS is flash-able and socketed so it can be upgraded when needed. Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip. I think a BIOS Upgrade may solve my problem (I read it somewhere), but I'm unable to find a suitable one. I'd really be grateful if someone helps me.

Go to the mother boards web site.. Track donw the model of your mother baord and find the latest bios version available. At the same time you should be able to get the last version's of all the appropriate hardware drivers as well. If not you can find most drivers at www.driverguide.com IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT A8N-SLI Deluxe AMD X64 3500+ Wnchst Corsair 2x512 DDR400 Dual Channel GV-NX6600128D PCIX Graphics Card Ggbyte GT Pro CPU Cooler Zalman VF700-CU VGA Cool

If you isntall Everest home that program should give you the model of the mother board also... If not the model number should be printed on the board itself, usualy around the cpu and ram sockets or in between the pci slots. From time to time they will also print eh model number allong the edge of the board also.. IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT A8N-SLI Deluxe AMD X64 3500+ Wnchst Corsair 2x512 DDR400 Dual Channel GV-NX6600128D PCIX Graphics Card Ggbyte GT Pro CPU Cooler Zalman VF700-CU VGA Cool

Your board make/model number is pretty much staring you in the face. Elitegroup (ECS) w/SiS730S chipset, so it's probably the K7SEM V3.0C. Do you have the manual? If so, read it over...if not, go to the website & download a copy. Does this look like your board: http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7sem_v3.html Enter your product info here & download the manual & any drivers that you may need: http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/downloads_main.cfm?to=Motherboard Seems like a lot of other people have had the same problem with that board: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/16200/ Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

Everest home told me my motherboard is a PCChips M810LR. I downloaded the lastest bios update but I had no luck on getting my motherboard to detect my card... The onboard one is still used, form the POST screen to my OS... Any ideas?

Since you have 2 different softwares telling you it's 2 different boards, you should have just opened the case & looked for a model number on the board, rather than flashing an ECS board with a PCChips BIOS (yea, I know...many ECS & PCChips boards are "clones"). Still not a smart move...you're lucky your board works at all. If you haven't already done so, check this site: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/16200/ Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

Checked the onboard features and they match M810LR's (Onboard Sound is different in these two boards, for example). To eliminate my doubts, I opened my pc and it is really a PCChips M810LR.