Win98 & 2 video cards (pci & agp)

[froggerIII]

I can't get windows to work correctly with both agp(NVidia GForce2) and pci(Voodoo3) video cards (I am dual booting with linux, which uses the pci card). I set my bios to default to agp, so it boots fine (with both cards in) until it gets to loading my windows background. It appears for a couple seconds and then the machine restarts. If I take the pci card out, it will work fine. I don't want to have to put my pci card in every time I use linux, (don't want to ruin the pci slot). By the way, getting my agp card to work with linux is definitely not the way to go. Can anyone help?

Thanks ray
rheindl@bju.edu

 

[lgebhart]

Have you tried to just put the PCI card in and boot into Windows then go into device manager after it starts up and disable it in hardware profile? Then put the other card in and let Windows boot?

I'm not sure this will work, but it's worth a try.

ggebhart@clover.net
I hope I never get too old or arrogant to learn something new!

 

[lgebhart]

I found this tidbit of information when getting information together for my Build Your Own Computer class. Take the AGP out of BIOS, it is the secondary card if you have a PCI with it. Boot with the PCI and you should be fine!

Multiple Display Support in Windows 98

Windows 98 provides support for using more than one display device at a time - you simply install a separate PCI or AGP graphics card for each additional display you intend to use. With multiple displays, you can expand your desktop, run different programs on separate displays, even play some newer games with multiple views. And each display can have a different resolution and color depth!

Note that, under Windows 98, one graphics card is automatically designated by the system as the primary graphics card. Each additional graphics card is designated by the system as a secondary graphics card. If you are installing more than one graphics card, you need to consider the following:
· If you install both a PCI and an AGP graphics cards in the same system, the AGP card will become the secondary graphics card.
· If you install two or more PCI graphics cards in the same system, the primary card is typically the one installed in the PCI slot with the lowest number. This is typically the PCI slot furtherest from the computer's ISA slots. Consult your computer system manual for help in selecting a slot.
In order to display two video output at the same time, you need to use a video card with multiple video output, such as the Matrox G400 32MB dual head.

ggebhart@clover.net
I hope I never get too old or arrogant to learn something new!

 

[froggerIII]

I tried your first suggestion, and there is no option to disable the pci card.

So from your second post, am I right in assuming that there is no way to disable my pci card since win98 automatically thinks it is the default. If so that really stinks. I did notice that when I got rid of the agp default in the bios, I didn't have any more problems, but I still can't disable the pci card. ray
rheindl@bju.edu

 

[lgebhart]

Ray,

I'm sorry, it looks that way.

Maybe someone else on here will have more info! Hopefully, good news! ggebhart@clover.net
I hope I never get too old or arrogant to learn something new!

 

[froggerIII]

yeah, I am thinking that there is probaby someone who has had my problem and knows of a low-level fix for it.

thanks anyway for your help, it is much appreciated!! ray
rheindl@bju.edu

 

[ladesign]

I had the same problem. Windows dual monitors MUST be set for the PCI to load first. In my BIOS, I have a choice to select PCI/AGP. Try making the PCI you main monitor.

tony