硬件课堂:K7主板之选择,磐英EP-7KXA对决华硕K7V(4)
    ——使用磐英EP-7KXA之K7主板必读篇:
    如何在WIN2000下打开磐英7KXA的AGP支持
   如何在WIN2000下打开磐英K7主板7KXA的AGP支持?朋友们不用担心,我们的方法并不困难,相反非常简单。
       WIN2000所认识的所有系统设备,都会在一个machine.inf文件中列出,这个文件在您的WIN2000目录的INF子目录中(例如您的WIN2000目录名是windows,则machine.inf所在目录是\windows\inf),注意这个目录是隐藏的,您需要在资源管理器中修改“查看”属性。machine.inf是一个纯文本文件,您可以用记事本打开它,然后发现"VIA_SYS"栏目中的内容:
    [VIA_SYS] 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0501.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0501 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0505.DeviceDesc% = ISAPNP_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0505 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0576.DeviceDesc% = ISAPNP_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0576 
    %PCI\VEN_1107&DEV_0576.DeviceDesc% = ISAPNP_DRV, PCI\VEN_1107&DEV_0576 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0586.DeviceDesc% = ISAPNP_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0586 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0596.DeviceDesc% = ISAPNP_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0596 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0597.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0597 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0598.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0598 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0691.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0691 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0686.DeviceDesc% = ISAPNP_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0686 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3040.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3040 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3050.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3050 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3051.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3051 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3057.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3057 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8598.DeviceDesc% = VIAAGP_Install,PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8598 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8501.DeviceDesc% = VIAAGP_Install,PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8501 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8601.DeviceDesc% = VIAAGP_Install,PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8601 
   在这里,您可以发现VIA芯片组的所有设备编号,并且能从中找到0691和8598这两行。请把下面的两行原样复制到"VIA_SYS"栏目的列表中:
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0391.DeviceDesc% = NO_DRV, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0391 
    %PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8391.DeviceDesc% = VIAAGP_Install,PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8391
   继续在文件中查找"VIA_MFG"栏目,栏目的内容如下:
    VIA_MFG = "VIA" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0501.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to PCI bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0505.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech 82C5x5 CPU to PCI & PCI to ISA 
    bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0576.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech 82C576 CPU to PCI & PCI to ISA 
    bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0586.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech 82C586B (PIPC) PCI to ISA 
    bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0596.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech PCI to ISA bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0597.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech V82C597 CPU to PCI bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0598.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech V82C598 CPU to PCI bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0691.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to PCI bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0686.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech PCI to ISA bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3040.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech 82C586B Power Management 
    Controller" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3050.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech Power Management Controller" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3051.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech Power Management Controller" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3057.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech Power Management controller" 
    PCI\VEN_1107&DEV_0576.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech 82C576 CPU to PCI & PCI to ISA 
    bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8598.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to AGP Controller" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8501.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to AGP Controller" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8601.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to AGP Controller" 
   与前一步骤的方法相似,请把下面的两行原样复制到"VIA_MFG"栏目的列表中:
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0391.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to PCI bridge" 
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_8391.DeviceDesc = "VIA Tech CPU to AGP Controller" 
修改到此结束,别忘了保存machine.inf文件。现在您只需要卸载'PCI standard host CPU bridge' 就一切OK。电脑将从此认识磐英K7主板EP-7KXA的CPU-to-AGP控制器,并且软件也可以使用KX133芯片组的AGP4X性能优势。(Puma 4-21)