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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		9. September 2005 @ 16:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, me again, my dad wants to upgrade my little brothers comp to a better video card his computers a Sony Vaio PCV-RX741 i dont think it has an AGP slot and i was wondering if you guys knew any good video cards from newegg within the 90$ below range that would be compatible with my bros comp and still play new games Thanks..
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ddp
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_ 		9. September 2005 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
has no agp, just 3 pci slots
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		9. September 2005 @ 21:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah figures..i was thinking about getting this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145087
is it compatible with my bros computer?
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ddp
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_ 		10. September 2005 @ 07:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
should work with no problem.
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		10. September 2005 @ 09:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok good...then guild wars should work for him pretty good thanks ddp
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ddp
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_ 		10. September 2005 @ 09:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem, teach & learn
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		21. September 2005 @ 15:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah..i got that video card and installed it into my bros computer and hooked the monitor cable to the vid card but the screen just goes black and the monitors power color goes to idle..on the manual it said to put the monitor cable in before installing the software but i cant install waht i cant see..so i tried putting monitor cable back to orginal place n installing the driver..it installs asks me to restart but after the reboot theres no sign of the NVIDIA program..please help ive tried everything..
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ddp
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 07:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
any beeps at all?? try reseating the card as might not be seated all the way in.
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 08:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
YEAH..ive tried reseating the card like twice even tried to put it into a diff slot..it still doesnt work..i dont understand on my computer i just installed software then hardware and it was done..but when i try installing software on my bros comp it doesnt even install completley or somthing..
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ddp
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 08:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
on cards whether video, sound, network & modems unless stated otherwise in the destructions, always install the card 1st before software. let windows find the card & either let it load it's own driver or asks for the driver disk.
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 10:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah..i did that..i let windows detect it installed it..went to device manager to disable the on board graphics enabled the new video card and tried plugging monitor cable into new vid card but still doesnt work..
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ddp
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 11:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check in bios about disabling onboard video.
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 13:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tch..forgot about that...bios is the screen i get to before windows start right?
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 14:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes. You have to get into the BIOS and disable the onboard video card.
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 16:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do i access the BIOS screen its like f10 for f11 or somthing before window loads up right?
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ddp
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_ 		22. September 2005 @ 16:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
right from sony viao support site.
At the SONY screen, press the F2 key.
IMPORTANT: If the SONY screen does not appear, press the F2 key within 7-10 seconds after turning on the computer
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		23. September 2005 @ 16:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok...i dont know what i did but i finally got it to where when i plug the monitor cable into the video card it shows up..but i cant see any of the icons on my desktop or any window i open...i tried switching monitor cable bcak to onboard and switching the resolution to the lowest then switched back to video card and it was the same...i dont know what to do...
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ddp
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_ 		23. September 2005 @ 17:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
see what it does in safe mode. might have to reload windows on top of self or do a repair.
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		24. September 2005 @ 06:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do i do all that? sorry im a noob..
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ddp
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_ 		24. September 2005 @ 07:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Ph0BoLuS
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_ 		24. September 2005 @ 13:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont know what i did but now i can see the desktop icons and windows that i open up just fine...but i cant see the start bar...and whenver i restart the computer i have to switch the monitor cable to onboard video card then back to video card so i can see the login screen...
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