MSI G4Ti4200-VTD8X (MS-8894) & SOYO SY-6BB m/b

Hi,
I have a PC with:
SOYO SY-6BB motherboard (Baby AT, i440BX chipset)
AGP slot V1.0 (1x,2x)
PIII 550 Mhz CPU
512mb RAM
SONY SDM-X202 LCD Monitor
Matrox G450 Dual Head video card (32mb)  
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 600 power supply  
OS: Windows XP Pro SP1
Problem:
Purchased an MSI G4Ti4200-VTD8X (MS-8894) video card.
After installing it, the system does not recognize it ("no signal" message appears on monitor and monitor goes into sleep mode).  In addition, a burning smell is emitted from the power supply (??). This happened with the old 250W supply and also with the new Turbo-Cool that replaced it. Both PSUs still work.
The vendor's customer service says the card is a 2x/4x card and is not compatible with my 1x/2x AGP slot.
Questions:
Any thoughts on this?  
Is customer service correct on this?
Can anyone recommend a digital video card that will work with my SOYO SY-6BB motherboard  (the stronger the card the better) ??
Thanks in advance !!
Happy Holidays !!!  

GREAT !!
I also tried an ATI RADEON 8500 128MB, but it wouldn't work either.  It did work on an H/P system I had access to.
This is freaking me out.  I want to keep my present system because I like the full tower style, and it has served me well.....   Tomorrow...  
Thanks, Richard.    

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