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Need advice on a graphics card upgrade.
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LadyLynn
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28. December 2009 @ 03:20 |
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I have an Hp pavilion a1253w, AMD 64 Athlon with a an ATI Raedon Xpress 200. Yes I know this computer is ancient, but it is useable. I want to play Sims 3, my ram, and processor speed are fine. Graphics are not supported. I need to upgrade cheaply. Any ideas?
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28. December 2009 @ 17:16 |
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LadyLynn
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28. December 2009 @ 20:26 |
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Thank You, I think I figured it out. Thanks again., If I need any more help I will let you know.
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LadyLynn
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29. December 2009 @ 21:24 |
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ok problem not solved. My mother gave me a graphics card, I don't know what it is, it came out of her Dell. It plugs in to my slot, but because my graphics are integrated?? it creates a conflict. I have been in bios but there is no turn off feature, for onboard graphics. I am really at a loss here. I have no idea what to do.
Any ideas????
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29. December 2009 @ 21:29 |
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Does the new graphics card not work when it is plugged into your computer. You dont always have to disable the on board graphics, sometimes it just switches automatically.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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ddp
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29. December 2009 @ 21:40 |
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LadyLynn
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30. December 2009 @ 00:53 |
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no the Dell G-Card did not work. It would shut down my ATI Graphics, leaving me with none at all. It plugs into the PCIE, I have switched Bios to PCIE, but my monitor will not come on at that point. Ok, so basically what you are telling me is that I need to clear the Bios, by turning off the computer, unplugging, and "Jumping" I see how its done, just don't understand lingo. Then turning computer back on with G-card installed, entering Bios directly and switching to the PCIE, and this will disable the integrated graphics and allow the new graphics to take affect? Thank you so much for your time, I really appreciate it.
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30. December 2009 @ 02:04 |
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You could try resetting the bios but I am not sure that it would work. It is worth a try though. Are you sure that the dell graphics card is functional? Does it work in any other computers?
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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LadyLynn
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30. December 2009 @ 12:12 |
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well clearing the Bios didn't work. I don't know. It should switch automatically, but it doesn't. The card was working in the other computer, so its a good card. Maybe its too big for my processor? Thank You for all your help. I Love this website.
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30. December 2009 @ 12:58 |
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If that didn't work then I am not sure what to do? Maybe there is a bios option that you looked over?
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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ddp
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30. December 2009 @ 22:12 |
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using onboard video, go into the bios & change video from onboard to pcie. shutdown the computer, install the dell card, connect the monitor cable to dell card & repower up the computer.
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LadyLynn
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31. December 2009 @ 04:56 |
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I had all that figured out. I finally found out the type of card it is. It is an ATI Raedon X1300 Pro 256 mb, which needed an installation disk. I was able to download the ATI Catalyst for it, and voila, I now have great graphics. I was under the assumption that G-Cards were plug and play, guess not. Thank You guys for putting up with this newbies lack of knowledge. You guys are great. Happy New Year.
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ddp
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31. December 2009 @ 22:51 |
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no problem, happy new year.
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