says...
> > I tried once more to get it working today. I installed win2k (***
> > install), DX9, Cat 3.2, and finally audigy drivers. I skipped
> > installing anything from VIA, and what do you know - games run just
> > fine. It's the 4-in-1 stuff that's the cause of the problem with the
> > A7V8X and the 9700 Pro.
> > Now, here I sit - wondering if it's gonna hurt anything to go ahead
> > from here without installing the Via stuff. I mean, Via must have
> > had a reason for coming up with these drivers (other than for the
> > reason of making my system unstable), so I'm kinda worried that
> > something isn't gonna work at a critical point. :/
> Other than the fact that you're most likely taking a huge performance
> hit, nope :-)
> 4-1....the reason I'm "less than impressed with VIA based MoBo's, you
> can imagine just how much I dislike them by the fact that for a while I
> actually had an nVidia product in my system as a replacement ....
means that AGP 3.0 and AGP-8X are not enabled. However, my frame
rates are comparable (if not just a bit better) on the new setup that
does not use the VIA stuff, so I'm not sure performance will be a
problem.
I'm still considering a new motherboard, despite the fact that it
appears to be working...