What is this thing in my in AGP slot?

[karmafree]

Hey,

I just replaced my old 2MB STB Trio64+ Graphics Card with a Matrox Millenium II 64-bit 8MB Graphics Card; both cards are PCI and therefore are plugged in a PCI slot.
However, with the Matrox card, when booting, the win98 splash screen is all messed up with the display shaking very fast. When loaded, the rest of the machine works fine.
I have a little card (chip) in my one and only AGP slot, could that be causing it? What is this thing in my AGP slot?
Can I take it out? I did take it out, and all worked OK.

Thank you,
karmafree.

 

[tempo21]

check you mobo documentation, you may need to adjust one of your display jumpers.
More on this thing in your AGP slot, is it a PC board (a circuit board) or could it just be to stop dust etc getting in the slot ?????

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[karmafree]

It's not a "stop dust thing" as it has chips on it!
I have no documentation! HELP

 

[edfair]

Suspect it is not an AGP slot , but a cache memory slot. Several manufacturers put a pluggable memory stick rather than on board chips. Ed Fair
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[tempo21]

bizarre !!

Sure its an AGP slot ?? not AMR/CNR ??

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[andyT69]

Maybe it's the monitor / settings???

- fixed frequency monitor (no multisync)
- display refresh in Windows set too high / monitor not automatically recognized (check the kHZ value, should be in the monitor's documentation)

If so, it might cause the symptoms you menioned.

:-(It might also do permanent damage to your monitor!!!!:-(

Take care,
Andy