AOpen Aeolus FX5200-DV256MB

External Since: Jun 25, 2004 Posts: 1

I recently bought a motherboard that says that it supports AGP cards with
0.8V and 1.5V. It also says "this motherboard does not support 3.3V cards!".

Now, I bought an AOpen Aeolus FX5200-DV256MB and I have several questions
that the AOpen webiste is unable to address:

1) This card has a sticker that says "DDR 256MB" but I am not able to find
that product/model in the AOPen website (only the FX5200-DV128). In the
card's printed circuit board it shows "FX5600-DVO" and yet one of the
connectors (the round one, I presume S-Video) has a sticker with "FX5200
DV256" This is all very confusing...

2) Since the FX5200-DV256 does not appear on the website I looked up the
FX5200-DV128. There in the AGP signals section it shows all three voltages
(0.8V, 1.5V, 3.3V). My question -and a very important one- is if this means
that it requires ALL THREE ??? I ask because my ASUS P4P800SE motherboard
does not support 3.3V cards (see first paragraph).

3) Does that also mean that the DV256 model also is 0.8,1.5,3.3?

I don't want to watch my hard earned bucks go up in flame because of a bad
card.

Regards,
Emilio

External Since: Apr 17, 2004 Posts: 38

"Didimo Grimaldo" <lordofscripts RemoveThis @wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
news:40dc8305$0$212$4a441750@news.wanadoo.nl...
> I recently bought a motherboard that says that it supports AGP cards with
> 0.8V and 1.5V. It also says "this motherboard does not support 3.3V
cards!".
>
> Now, I bought an AOpen Aeolus FX5200-DV256MB and I have several questions
> that the AOpen webiste is unable to address:
>
> 1) This card has a sticker that says "DDR 256MB" but I am not able to find
> that product/model in the AOPen website (only the FX5200-DV128). In the
> card's printed circuit board it shows "FX5600-DVO" and yet one of the
> connectors (the round one, I presume S-Video) has a sticker with "FX5200
> DV256" This is all very confusing...
>
> 2) Since the FX5200-DV256 does not appear on the website I looked up the
> FX5200-DV128. There in the AGP signals section it shows all three voltages
> (0.8V, 1.5V, 3.3V). My question -and a very important one- is if this
means
> that it requires ALL THREE ??? I ask because my ASUS P4P800SE motherboard
> does not support 3.3V cards (see first paragraph).
>
> 3) Does that also mean that the DV256 model also is 0.8,1.5,3.3?
>
> I don't want to watch my hard earned bucks go up in flame because of a bad
> card.
>
> Regards,
> Emilio
>
>

The board and card will work fine together. Some of the older 3.3v cards
actually have a different AGP slot configuration and will not fit the newer
boards. This site will help clear up some of the confusion for you:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.neoseeker.com/Hardware/faqs/kb/10,63.html" target="_blank">http://www.neoseeker.com/Hardware/faqs/kb/10,63.html</a>

Chris