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I have an old abit be6-2 motherboard (p3-550,512sdram) and i wanted to beef up the graphics, so i went out to buy a cheap gfx card.I decided upon a fx5200 (agp 8x $99 AUS).Took it home and it didn't work! im guessing it something to do with the be6 being agp 1x,2x (maybe 4x?)and 3.3v where as the new card is agp 8x and 1.5v.I Swapped the card for an older model - Geforce 4 mx4000 and hoped for the best.... It worked!! YEY!....For 3 days then when i tried to turn the machine on it gave out 2 beeps (no gfx card) so i swapped the card for my old matrox g400 and the machine worked again. The shop exchanged the card(g4mx4000) for a new one. The question is, if i install the new card is it gonna blow like the last one because of some reason Or was the last card i had a Dud? I don't really wont to risk putting it back in.... Thanks for your time. Martin Hanebach pointfile@yahoo.com.au

Thanks for the replys... Even after a bios flash (and lots of bios tweaking) the be6-II wouldn't except that the fx5200 pci even existed!!! i tried the card in a friends new machine and it works fine. Dammit! So Neither NEW AGP OR PCI works in my old beast! I have a solution tho' I went out last night and bought an old Hercules Geforce3 64mb (made around 2001) SecondHand and that works perfectly! -If all else fails buy from the same era! Thanks again for your help. M.

Thanks for the replys... Even after a bios flash (and lots of bios tweaking) the be6-II wouldn't except that the fx5200 pci even existed!!! i tried the card in a friends new machine and it works fine. Dammit! So Neither NEW AGP OR PCI works in my old beast! I have a solution tho' I went out last night and bought an old Hercules Geforce3 64mb (made around 2001) SecondHand and that works perfectly! -If all else fails buy from the same era! Thanks again for your help. M.

Thanks for the replys... Even after a bios flash (and lots of bios tweaking) the be6-II wouldn't except that the fx5200 pci even existed!!! i tried the card in a friends new machine and it works fine. Dammit! So Neither NEW AGP OR PCI works in my old beast! I have a solution tho' I went out last night and bought an old Hercules Geforce3 64mb (made around 2001) SecondHand and that works perfectly! -If all else fails buy from the same era! Thanks again for your help. M.