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SMARTGART™SMARTGART is a suite of testing and diagnostics tools
that perform a variety of bus tests to determine the
optimal settings for your ATI graphics accelerator
installed in your computer.
SMARTGART automatically configures your graphics
device to the optimal settings. SMARTGART does not
actually disable any AGP functionality in your
computer’s hardware. It simply instructs the ATI
CATALYST driver not to use a specific AGP function if
that specific AGP function hasn’t passed the
SMARTGART diagnostics test.
Set AGP Settings
Experienced users can manually change the AGP speed.
You will need to reboot your computer for this change to
take effect.
The possible AGP speed is dependent on the
motherboard chipset and design. Your computer’s
available AGP speeds are shown in the SMARTGART
dialog.
Fast Write
Fast Write allows the CPU to transfer data directly to the
graphics accelerator.
By default, this feature is set to ON providing your
motherboard’s chipset supports Fast Writes.
Changing the AGP settings could result in
system instability.