Did you check the motherboard BIOS settings? There might be something there enabling/disabling the AGP. Cedric Chang wrote: >> On Nov 20, 2007, at 11:23 PM, Robert Rolf wrote: >> >> >> Cedric Chang wrote: >> >>> Sorry, I meant to add more information. >>> I configured the bios to initialize the PCI cards first. >>> >> What happens if you init the AGP first? >> >> >>> The first video source is onboard the motherboard and acts as an AGP >>> card I believe. SiS 650 >>> >> More likely to behave as PCI. What does run 'msinfo32' tell you about >> the display hardware? (components/display) >> e.g. PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4150&SUBSYS_47721002&REV_00 >> \4&B5FB279&0&0008 >> for an ATI all-in-wonder 9600 >> > > Good idea I ran 'msinfo32' . All three cards are PCI I have > installed a 4th card ( AGP from Matrox ) > Nope that did not work. Inserting an AGP card seems to turn off the > on-board video > no matter what I try. > With no on-board video and one AGP card and two PCI cards, I still > have the same problem. > The second PCI card does not start. > I will try another computer and then get a job shoveling snow. > > Thanks to Rolf > > Cedric > >> >>> The second video source is PCI. Trident Video Accelerator 96xx >>> The third video source is PCI. S3 Trio64V2 >>> >>> The duo of V1and V2 work. The duo of V1 and V3 work. The duo of V2 >>> and V3 do not work. So maybe I have to resolve how to get two PCI >>> cards working together. >>> >> I have had no issues with getting JUST two PCI cards to work. >> But I have had no end of grief trying to get S3 chipset cards to >> behave with AIT, so I just tossed it. (The ATI card was far more >> costly >> at the time). >> >> When you disable the on board video, do you set the other PCI card >> in your 'properties/settings' menu? Or in msinfo32 screen, and >> in the hardware manager? >> Are you running the latest update for your bios? >> Have you tried using the cards together in a different motherboard? >> It's the bios' responsibility to enumerate ALL the PCI devices, >> and it may be brain dead and stopping after it finds the first PCI >> card, >> so of course windows never sees the card. >> >> Try running 'install new hardware' to force winblow to look for the >> second >> PCI card if it doesn't show up in msinfo/device mgr (although if >> the bios >> didn't enumerate it, it probably won't respond to a poll ). >> >> Good luck. >> May I suggest you spend $60 and buy an inexpensive dual head AGP >> card to save yourself a LOT of time and effort. NOT ATI of course . >> >> Robert >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist