ATI Rage IIc 3.3v in AGP 4x slot?

[Biggie578]

I have an ATI Rage IIc card. The grouping on the pins is small then large, so I'm assuming its 3.3v. I want to use this card in an APG 4x slot in a fairly new cisnet PC with a Celeron 2.8 and 512mb RAM. The only thing that I can be fairly positive of is that the card is not apg 8x, kinda obvious, but im confused on this whole matter. Please shed some light on this situation.

 

[krazieaznboi]

i fink apg 8x is backwards compatible


EDIT: o wait sry. agp 8x cards r backwards compatible. im not sure if the MB is backwards compatible or not.

 

[ATIRAGEPRO]

"ATi > u..."

i fink apg 8x is backwards compatible

Yes, I heard it was backward compadible with 4x also....

 

[Nitestick]

you shouldn't use 3.3v cards in 1.5v (AGP 4/8X) slots. they may stop the system from booting, be damaged or damage the board.

 

[Biggie578]

He is currently using an integrated card. The grouping of the pins on my card from left to right is little, then large, which is not agp 8x. I can also see on the RAM chips " 62K x 32 3.3V SGRAM" There are 4 TAM chips. the GPU says ATI RAGE IIC AGP"


Nothing here is APG 8x, not the card nor the slot.

 

[krazieaznboi]

so ur trying to install a 4x card into a 4x slot?

 

[pat2k5]

my card is 8x in a 4x slot and so was my last card before it. i dont seem to have any problems and i'm pretty sure all agp cards are backwards compatible

 

[WorldIndustries]

I also had a 4x slot, and used an 8x card in it, worked fine.

 

[Nitestick]

sounds like a 3.3v AGP 2x card to me. like i said earlier though i accidentally typed cards instead of slots the second time.

http://www.directron.com/15agpguide.html