I have a 9700Pro AIW but it's in an Intel board, it has been stable and
problem-free. I would try the Rage 3D forums, lots of good knowledge there
and also ATI tech support, I called tech support about issues with the AIW
and my HDTV and they were very helpful.
Bp_968 wrote:
> Ok, I've spent the last 4 hours messing with this. First you have to
> follow the instructions in the manual down to the word just to get the
> software installed (and who reads manuals!). Anyway, the problem is
> my Bios looks like a foreign language when I have the ATI card
> installed (strange characters all over the screen, bizzare special
> characters, etc). Sometimes I will get strange red lines across the
> screen and Windows XP pro usually freezes within seconds after
> booting. The Geforce4 TI4200 works flawlessly (of course). Here is my
> system specs:
>
> Athlon 1800+
> Gigabyte GA-7VRX (version 1.1) KT333 Running at 333mhz.
> -(latest VIA drivers installed)
> 768MB RAM (1 512mb 400mhz, 1 256mb 333mhz)
> AGP set to 4x and 256mb Apeture (tried 128mb and 2x as well)
> 400watt Power supply, brand new.
>
> XP pro, completely current on updates.
>
> I'm thinking its either some strange disagreement between the MB and
> the video card, or its a bad video card. I'd love to hear from anyone
> thats had (and hopefully fixed) a similar problem.
>
> Bp<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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