Graphics Card

[Adam]

I want to install a new graphics card onto the mother
board of my computer. The Graphics Card is the ATI OEM
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9000 128MB DVI/TV 8X PCI BULK. The Bus
for is is PCI and the ports arePorts:VGA + DVI + S-Video.
I have the Presario 6000 computer. I want to know if i
will be able to put this new card on my computer and if
so how do I remove the old card/add the new card. I
opened the panel and I dont know what is what. I would
appreciate any help at all. Please reply to this post and
my email if you could. Thank you for your help.

 

[RJ]

I want to install a new graphics card onto the mother
board of my computer. The Graphics Card is the ATI OEM
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9000 128MB DVI/TV 8X PCI BULK. The Bus
for is is PCI and the ports arePorts:VGA + DVI + S-Video.
I have the Presario 6000 computer. I want to know if i
will be able to put this new card on my computer and if
so how do I remove the old card/add the new card. I
opened the panel and I dont know what is what. I would
appreciate any help at all. Please reply to this post and
my email if you could. Thank you for your help.

The Compaq Presario 6000 has an AGP graphics card installed as standard (Not
PCI). Most Likely GEForce 2 or 3.
The AGP slot is usually the "highest" slot on the motherboard (look for
Nvidia chips on the card)

As for PCI slots. There should be 3 identical slots on the Motherboard (PCI
slots). If still a standard Presario 6000, one will contain a modem, and the
other two will be empty.

Bottom line is that you could install a PCI card on your system, but AGP is
much better. Alternatively, you could install both and alternate display
drivers (but that's another story!)

Presario Info:
http://ap.compaq.com.sg/products/desktops/home/6000/

Hope that Helps

RJ
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[Jim Macklin]

If you have not purchased the card, or if you can exchange
it, get the same/similar card as AGP, it will give better
performance.

The video card is the one that has the monitor cable
connected. AGP slots have a locking tab to hold the card
tightly in the slot, so besides removing the screw and any
fan power leads, you also have to press the locking tab
over, sort of like a liner-lock pocket knife.


|
| | > I want to install a new graphics card onto the mother
| > board of my computer. The Graphics Card is the ATI OEM
| > SAPPHIRE RADEON 9000 128MB DVI/TV 8X PCI BULK. The Bus
| > for is is PCI and the ports arePorts:VGA + DVI +
S-Video.
| > I have the Presario 6000 computer. I want to know if i
| > will be able to put this new card on my computer and if
| > so how do I remove the old card/add the new card. I
| > opened the panel and I dont know what is what. I would
| > appreciate any help at all. Please reply to this post
and
| > my email if you could. Thank you for your help.
|
|
| The Compaq Presario 6000 has an AGP graphics card
installed as standard (Not
| PCI). Most Likely GEForce 2 or 3.
| The AGP slot is usually the "highest" slot on the
motherboard (look for
| Nvidia chips on the card)
|
| As for PCI slots. There should be 3 identical slots on the
Motherboard (PCI
| slots). If still a standard Presario 6000, one will
contain a modem, and the
| other two will be empty.
|
| Bottom line is that you could install a PCI card on your
system, but AGP is
| much better. Alternatively, you could install both and
alternate display
| drivers (but that's another story!)
|
| Presario Info:
| http://ap.compaq.com.sg/products/desktops/home/6000/
|
| Hope that Helps
|
| RJ
| http://www.stats.rjnc.com - Free Private Web Stats
|
|
|

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

It's easy to find the graphics card, no matter what slot it is installed in.

Hint: The monitor plugs into the card!

 

[Yves Leclerc]

First of all, I do not think it is possible to have an 8X PCI video card.
PCI video card were never rated as ???X but as PCI 1, PCI 2, PCI 2.1 and PCI
2.2. However, now PCI card are rated PCI 5volts or PCI 3.3volts.

Y.

 

[DonderFliegen]

I want to install a new graphics card onto the mother
board of my computer. The Graphics Card is the ATI OEM
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9000 128MB DVI/TV 8X PCI BULK. The Bus
for is is PCI and the ports arePorts:VGA + DVI + S-Video.
I have the Presario 6000 computer. I want to know if i
will be able to put this new card on my computer and if
so how do I remove the old card/add the new card. I
opened the panel and I dont know what is what. I would
appreciate any help at all. Please reply to this post and
my email if you could. Thank you for your help.

Is this the card in question?
http://www.sapphiretech.com/9000/9000-192.HTM

The site only shows AGP cards with a maximum of 4x AGP.

Please let us know which one of the models shown is yours so we can help you
better.
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[NobodyMan]

If you have not purchased the card, or if you can exchange
it, get the same/similar card as AGP, it will give better
performance.

The video card is the one that has the monitor cable
connected. AGP slots have a locking tab to hold the card
tightly in the slot, so besides removing the screw and any
fan power leads, you also have to press the locking tab
over, sort of like a liner-lock pocket knife.

Maybe on your MB. My MB doesn't have a "locking tab" of any sort that
keeps in the card. God, if you need that to hold in the card, you
should seriously consider buying a decent board that will hold the
card in without the tabs.

Now, the heat sink for my CPU does have tabs to hold it onto the CPU,
but that's a different story....../

 

[Jim Macklin]

I did not design the standards for AGP slots, but somebody
did think that a lock on an AGP slot was a good idea. The
AGP card has a notch or foot at the end and the slot has
some type of lock that engages the tab.




| On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 01:26:45 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
|
| >If you have not purchased the card, or if you can
exchange
| >it, get the same/similar card as AGP, it will give better
| >performance.
| >
| >The video card is the one that has the monitor cable
| >connected. AGP slots have a locking tab to hold the card
| >tightly in the slot, so besides removing the screw and
any
| >fan power leads, you also have to press the locking tab
| >over, sort of like a liner-lock pocket knife.
|
| Maybe on your MB. My MB doesn't have a "locking tab" of
any sort that
| keeps in the card. God, if you need that to hold in the
card, you
| should seriously consider buying a decent board that will
hold the
| card in without the tabs.
|
| Now, the heat sink for my CPU does have tabs to hold it
onto the CPU,
| but that's a different story....../
|

 

[NobodyMan]

| On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 01:26:45 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
|
| >If you have not purchased the card, or if you can
exchange
| >it, get the same/similar card as AGP, it will give better
| >performance.
| >
| >The video card is the one that has the monitor cable
| >connected. AGP slots have a locking tab to hold the card
| >tightly in the slot, so besides removing the screw and
any
| >fan power leads, you also have to press the locking tab
| >over, sort of like a liner-lock pocket knife.
|
| Maybe on your MB. My MB doesn't have a "locking tab" of
any sort that
| keeps in the card. God, if you need that to hold in the
card, you
| should seriously consider buying a decent board that will
hold the
| card in without the tabs.
|
| Now, the heat sink for my CPU does have tabs to hold it
onto the CPU,
| but that's a different story....../

I did not design the standards for AGP slots, but somebody
did think that a lock on an AGP slot was a good idea. The
AGP card has a notch or foot at the end and the slot has
some type of lock that engages the tab.

I reiterate - I don't have any "locking tabs" on my mainboard for the
AGP slot/video card. The card fits in there really tight and is
extremely unlikely to fall out unless I do something like drop the
computer out of my 7th story window into the parking lot.