Motherboard and AGP compatability

Hello,
I just bought a new Neo2 865PE motherboard, which I would like to install into
my new computer, but I need to figure out one thing :
In the box of the board I found a yellow note which states :
"Both Intel 845 & Intel 850 chipsets supports the latest graphics devices
through the 1.5V AGP 4X interface for enhanced 3D visualization. No 3.3V
AGP 2X interface is supported. In this case, please by all means make sure
that your VGA card is compatible with 1.5V AGP 4X interface before every
installation. Installing any 3.3V AGP 2X cards on Intel 845 or Intel 850 based
mainboards will damage the mainboards and cause malfunction.
Most VGA cards nowdays are designed with AGP 2X/4X-compatible
golden fingers. Some of them, however, either are compatible with both
AGP 2X/4X interfaces (2X/4X modes configurable through jumper seting)
or support only 3.3V AGP 2X interface. Under this circumstance, a discreet
check-up of your VGA card specification would be essential to avoid
damaging Intel 845/850 based mainboard through installation of improper
VGA cards."
I haw a Radeon 7000 based VGA card, which I don't know if it is AGP 2X/4X 1.5V
or AGP 2X 3.3V - how can I check this (is there any utility that I can run which can
tell me this information) ?
Also, the note continues to say that if the card is AGP 2X/4X-compatible golden fingers or the card is AGP 2X/4X modes configurable through jumper settings,
I should swith it to 1.5V AGP 4X mode through jumper settings.
The problem is that I didn't get a manual with the card (I think it was OEM), so
is there any way to figure out this as well ?
Thank you for your help :-)
Itay

I looked through ATIs website and couldn't find any reference to a jumper setting to set 2x or 4x. You should be fine. Look for your manual--it should tell you if you need to change a jumper, but I don't believe your card uses one.

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Since Sony is such a giant corporation, hasn't there been any solution they can offer since most users of Z3C are experiencing the same issue? Instead of raging my disappointments through internet which could spread false information and negatively affect the reputation, I hope this is the best way to solve my problems and let everyone knows.
I'm sorry if the post is too long but this is the best way to express my feeling. If anyone has similar experience or knows the email, please let me know and any help provided will be much appreciated.
I bought this phone in the end of last September and this is speaking from a proud loyal user of Sony products and I have owned wide range of products like Bravia television, home theater system, and Playstations, they have been a great pleasure to me. Before the release of Z3 Compact, I was desperately looking for a small sized phone with capability of good performance until I saw the advertising of Z3 Compact, so I had finally found a phone that best suited my every needs. I'd been enjoying every single feature of the phone but it was only 2 months since I bought it then the phone died suddenly when I woke up the next morning and I had an important meeting that day. Due to the problem of course I could not make it in the end. I had done everything I could but the phone could not be turned on at all, so there was entirely no way for me to back up everything before I sent it to repair. I could say it was very unfortunate for me because I have many friends who are still using high-end Xperia phones like Z2 and they are still running fine even until this day. Finally I got a call few weeks ago so I thought I could finally get it after such a long wait. Instead I was told that it was the mainboard issue so a new one got replaced, but when they tried to set up the phone they noticed the screen was broken, so they had to deliver it again to the headquarter of repair centre in Kuala Lumpur. I have been waiting for nearly two months. Most importantly is that I have to study overseas next month so what should I do if the same problem happens again? Therefore I asked for a replacement and they said they would try for it and wait for approval from their manager but chances are very low. For quite sometime I have been looking for the email of customer support but so far I could only manage to get the contact number, seriously Sony? Maybe it was my mistake but I just couldn't find the email contact except for regions like US and Europe since those regions are far more popular compared to where I am, a country that probably no one has ever heard of-Malaysia. I know it's no luck to seek for support from Sony Malaysia, so I was actually trying to look for international office for Asia region, but so far I could only find Australia and Hong Kong, therefore I gave it a try but it appeared to be an error link that led to nowhere. Since I couldn't find the email at all I was given no choice but to call the customer support. I was really frustrated and unsatisfied with the solution they offered during the first call, saying that if the phone breaks again I can only bring it back from overseas to the repair centre in my home country just to get it fixed whenever I have the chance to go back. I just want to say It had been a joy and wonderful experience to use the phone so there were actually a lot of important information and memorable things kept in the phone which I would die for, I even tried to request that would it be possible to have the damaged motherboard back or could they at least try to restore the datas back to the phone. Although I know I can't do anything with it but who knows maybe someday there is someone expert enough in IT can lend me a hand in such case. I know it's their policy to not return the damaged parts to customers but it's only my very little request even if they can't get me a replacement. Since Sony is such a giant corporation, hasn't there been any solution they can offer since most users of Z3C are experiencing the same issue? Instead of raging my disappointments through internet which could spread false information and negatively affect the reputation, I hope this is the best way to solve my problems and let everyone knows. I'm sorry if the post is too long but this is the best way to express my feeling. If anyone has similar experience or knows the email, please let me know and any help provided will be much appreciated.

Sorry to hear that, but this forum is for us, users, and what you need is someone from Xperia Care to find your motherboard and send it back, I don't think it'll be possible to retrieve any data from a broken motherboard.
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