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Bantum

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December 15th, 2004 12:00

Inspiron 9200 AGP settings.

Have recently boughtan Inspiron 9200 and am very happy with it. But one thing is confusing me. The dell website has the system specification quoted as running at 8x AGP, but the settings within the system only say that the system is capable of 4x AGP and that that is where they are currently set.
Does the inspiron 9200 operate at 8x or 4x AGP, and if it is 4x why does the website quote it at 8x?
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    2k4mach

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    Posted December 15th, 2004 13:00

    mine shows 4x as well
     
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    Nirolf

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    Posted December 15th, 2004 17:00

    It's the mainboard limitation. Intel did not make a mainboard for Pentium M with more than 4x, so even if your video card knows about 8x, your system can't do more than 4x.
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    Bantum

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    Posted December 15th, 2004 22:00

    Ah, just doubled checked the website, it doesn't actually say that the system is 8xagp, just that the video card supports it. Not very impressed with that little bit of subversive advertising.
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    Bantum

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    Posted December 15th, 2004 22:00

    mmmm, so why does dell advertise the I9200 on the website as being an 8x AGP system?

    Message Edited by Bantum on 12-15-2004 06:35 PM

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    andjayik

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    Posted December 18th, 2004 18:00

    i've installed half life 2 and moh pacific assault and noticed freezing in game play. I thought these unit were good game tops?
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    2k4mach

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    Posted December 18th, 2004 22:00

    same thing here, it runs the games pretty good, but it likes to freeze everyonce in a while
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    tigerwolf7

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    Posted December 22nd, 2004 14:00

    There's no real performance difference between AGP 4x and 8x, so don't worry about it.  (Just make sure you've got the newest drivers for the best, most compatible performance.)
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    Posted March 10th, 2005 03:00

    --i've installed half life 2 and moh pacific assault and noticed freezing in game play. I thought these unit were good game tops? --
     
    I have the exact same issue.  I've been messing with Unreal Tournament 2004 for the last several hours trying to get the freezing to stop.  To be honest, it's unplayable in the current state.  I'm going to try updated drivers.
     
    Is this freezing a known issue with a fix?  If I can't get it working, I will seriously consider returning it.

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