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I wonder if anyone can help. I have an Intel 815EEA2 motherboard. Most
video cards right now require AGP 2.0 slots. I was told by salesclerk
at Compusa that upgrading to AGP 2.0 is a BIOS upgrade. Intel no longer
supports this chip and I have no idea where to find the bios upgrade.
short of buying a new motherbord and CPU is there anything I can do?
 
The Intel D815EEA2 has onboard AGP 4x. Also a 4x slot.
ftp://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d815eea2/d815eea2_pb2.pdf
You don't need to do anything except plug in a card that's
4x compatible.
 
I wonder if anyone can help. I have an Intel 815EEA2 motherboard. Most
video cards right now require AGP 2.0 slots. I was told by salesclerk
at Compusa that upgrading to AGP 2.0 is a BIOS upgrade. Intel no longer
supports this chip and I have no idea where to find the bios upgrade.
short of buying a new motherbord and CPU is there anything I can do?
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The board has an AGP slot with no divider partitions in it,
correct?

That makes it a Universal slot, it is both backwards and
forwards compatible, but would run AGP8X cards at 4X- which
isn't that much of a performance loss- especially
considering the CPU in such a board is itself a performance
limiter.

You should not need any bios upgrade. You might find one on
Intel's website- search there for it, but IMO, you would be
best advised to simply ignore anything and everything told
to you by a Compusa sales clerk. They are not technicians,
they are kids who could've been selling dishwashers or CDs
instead.

Research the specific video card you are interested in.
"Most" of the ones that would be cost-effective for a
board/CPU of that age, will work. Some of the midrange ATI
cards work- seek the FAQ on ATI's site per any such card.

If you mentioned the card(s) you're interested in, someone
may have info on their compatibility with AGP4X boards.
 
Unfortunately, it's time for you buy a new motherboard. Yours is too far
out of date to be able to modernize.
 
DaveW said:
Unfortunately, it's time for you buy a new motherboard. Yours is too far
out of date to be able to modernize.
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I would love to but I have a little problem with those green pieces of
paper with pictures of dead presidents on them. A motherboard/CPU
upgrade is a little expensive. I just got done replacing the power
supply on my machine. With a hardware tech charging a flat rate of
$129.99 x 2 and a new graphics card. It will be end of the year before
I can think about a minor overhaul. Motherboard, CPU and a Floppy disk.
Can you believe it... software that REQUIRES a 1.44 disk to boot with
instead of a CD or DVD.
 
You should not need any bios upgrade. You might find one on
Intel's website- search there for it, but IMO, you would be
best advised to simply ignore anything and everything told
to you by a Compusa sales clerk. They are not technicians,
they are kids who could've been selling dishwashers or CDs
instead.
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I tried the intel site but only found upgrades that didn't mention
anything about AGP 2.0. Maybe now Compusa salesclerks don't know much
but over here it depends on the store. We had a Mac geek, a game guru
who knew about hardware, he knew the best peripherals to buy. We also
had a hardware guy that DID know better. our upgrades guy had a side
business fixing computers. All the stuff a hardware technician did.
alas most of them aren't there anymore. trying to find a clerk can be a
"trying" experience in itself. Circuit city is the worst in that aspect.
 
AGP 4x IS 2.0.
http://www.ertyu.org/~steven_nikkel/agpcompatibility.html
No BIOS changes will have any effect on the AGP anyway. As both
Kony and I said. Just put a 4x compatible card in your Mobo
and move on. The biggest issue here is that AGP 1,2,4 and 8
are what the general public was made aware of, while 1.0,
2.0 and 3.0 specs were used by the designers, but not by
the marketing/sales people. There is no need for you to
upgrade merely for this.
 
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