Mainboard AV45GT2, AV45GT2R

After installing the driver for ATI series AGP 4x VGA card on AV45GT2/GT2R mainboard, why do I get a blank screen? Then no matter what I do, system powers up but still blank screen.

Please follow the following steps to avoid the problems :

• 1. Disable AGP 4x mode or change to 2x mode in Bios
• 2. Install O.S.
• 3. Install VIA 4-in-1 drivers (4.29V or later)
• 4. Install ATI VGA driver
• 5. Enter to O.S.
• 6. Restart the system and go back to Bios Setup to enable AGP 4x mode.

Adhesive thermal silicone gel such as Shin-Etsu Silicone will set after about 6 hours and form a strong bond between the heatsink and CPU die or other applied surfaces (eg. memory module, chipsets). This type of adhesive thermal compound is strongly not recommended to use on P4 Socket 423/478 CPU die. Since fan heatsink will stick strongly to the P4 CPU die and due to P4 Socket 423/478 ZIF socket structural design, upon removal of the heatsink will force P4 CPU to break apart from the ZIF socket thus damaging both pins on P4 CPU and ZIF socket. Please use non-adhesive thermal compound for P4 CPU only to avoid any damage done to the ZIF socket and P4 CPU.

Before installing Windows 2000/XP, please extract the High Point IDE RAID driver from our download page to an empty floppy disk. Follow the following procedure to install RAID driver during the initial OS install setup :

• 1. Boot up with Win2000/XP CD
• 2. The message " Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." will appear at the bottom of the initial OS 
  setup screen. Press <F6> to install RAID driver.
• 3. When the "Windows 2000/XP Setup" window is generated, press "S" to specify an Additional Devices.
• 4. Press "O" to select "Other" and press the <Enter> key.
• 5. Insert the Windows 2000/XP RAID driver floppy disk in drive A: and press <Enter> key.
• 6. Follow the setup menu.
• 7. If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time.
• 8. Once all RAID/SCSI devices are specified and respective driver installed continue with Win2000/XP installation.

Yes, please download and update bios, ftp://ftp.shuttle.com/BIOS/av45/v2.x/av45la2a.zip, for Linux environment only. 
Please install latest version of http://www.highpoint-tech.com/372drivers_down.htm  as well.

Links concerning this chapter:

• Short tabulated overview
• Socket 478 Mainboards with VIA-chipset
• Distinguishing Marks of the Versions
• High resolution images Socket-478-mainboards ATX form factor