SmartGart™ is a software testing and diagnostics tool that performs a variety of AGP bus tests in order to determine the optimal settings for your graphics card to ensure system stability. The tests are run automatically when the computer is turned on; if your computer is functioning normally, you do not need to adjust anything.
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You can manually adjust the AGP bus settings to meet the individual requirements of your computer. Once you have made the changes you can retest SmartGart™ by using the `Retest All' button.
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Note: Changing these settings could result in system instability.
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What do you want to do?
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The AGP speed, the rate in which data is transmitted, is determined by your motherboard. For optimal performance set the speed recommended by your motherboard manufacturer. Reducing the AGP bus speed may resolve problems of an unstable computer.
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>From the Tree View pane, click <span style="font-weight: bold">SmartGart™</span>.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Set <span style="font-weight: bold">Fast Write</span> to On<span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>enables the CPU to transfer graphics data directly to the graphics accelerator.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Select <span style="font-weight: bold">Retest</span> to run the test for this function only.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>From the Tree View pane, click <span style="font-weight: bold">SmartGart™</span>.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Set <span style="font-weight: bold">AGP Write</span> to On enables the graphic accelerator to write directly to the system's memory.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Select <span style="font-weight: bold">Retest</span> to run the test for this function only.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>From the Tree View pane, click <span style="font-weight: bold">SmartGart™</span>.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Set <span style="font-weight: bold">AGP Read</span> to On enables the graphics accelerator to read graphics data directly from the system's memory.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Select <span style="font-weight: bold">Retest</span> to run the test for this function only.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>From the Tree View pane, click <span style="font-weight: bold">SmartGart™</span>.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Set <span style="font-weight: bold">PCI Write</span> to On enables all installed hardware devices to write data from the systems memory.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Select <span style="font-weight: bold">Retest</span> to run the test for this function only.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>From the Tree View pane, click <span style="font-weight: bold">SmartGart™</span>.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Set <span style="font-weight: bold">PCI Read </span>to On enables all installed hardware devices to read data from the systems memory.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Select <span style="font-weight: bold">Retest</span> to run the test for this function only.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <b class="cBold">Apply</b><b class="cBold"> </b>to save your changes and leave the Catalyst« Control Center open.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <b class="cBold">OK</b> to save your changes and exit the Catalyst« Control Center.</li></div>
<div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Discard</span> to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst« Control Center was opened or the last time <span style="font-weight: bold">Apply</span> was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst« Control Center.</li></div>
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Clicking<b class="cBold"> </b>Discard<b class="cBold"> </b>applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.