new graphics card

[Guest]

Hello,

I recently purchased a new computer:

Dell Dimension E510
19-inch Flatscreen Monitor
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Dell Dimension DM051
Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
2.99 GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension
Dell Integrated Graphics 2 (?)
Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

The computer is fantastic, however it has a really crappy integrated
graphics card. I tried to install my own Geforce FX 5200 that I salvaged from
my last computer only to discover that there is no AGP slot on this one :[,
only two PCI slots and a PCI x16 slot. So I went out and bought a Geforce FX
5500 PCI card, popped it in, sewed up the tower, plugged the monitor cable
into the new card's VGA connector and fired up the machine.

This is where things fall apart. The computer begins to boot up, of course
the first thing I see in the black screen telling me what kind of card I am
using (the 5500), the Dell logo, etc. and then windows starts to load and the
screen goes completely blank and the monitor sort of turns off, like it can't
get a visual signal. It stays that way until I hit the power button and shut
the computer down.

I tried a few things: plugged the monitor cable into the 5500's other
connector (DVI), same results. I fired up the computer under the intregrated
graphics system and ran an "add new hardware" wizard which noticed the 5500
but decided it was functioning correctly. I put in the CD that came with the
card, which tells me it cannot detect any display adapter and that it cannot
install the drivers for the card because it can't be found.

According to the manual that came with the CD, if the graphics are "onboard"
like with my computer, I have to disable them... somehow, before I can use
the 5500. They don't go into details. I don't know how to do this, but I'm
guessing that might solve the problem.

I'm really hoping that I'm not stuck with the integrated graphics. Can
anyone help, advice, anything?

Thanks,

Damon

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

Hello,

I recently purchased a new computer:

Dell Dimension E510
19-inch Flatscreen Monitor
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Dell Dimension DM051
Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
2.99 GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension
Dell Integrated Graphics 2 (?)
Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

The computer is fantastic, however it has a really crappy integrated
graphics card. I tried to install my own Geforce FX 5200 that I salvaged from
my last computer only to discover that there is no AGP slot on this one :[,
only two PCI slots and a PCI x16 slot. So I went out and bought a Geforce FX
5500 PCI card, popped it in, sewed up the tower, plugged the monitor cable
into the new card's VGA connector and fired up the machine.

This is where things fall apart. The computer begins to boot up, of course
the first thing I see in the black screen telling me what kind of card I am
using (the 5500), the Dell logo, etc. and then windows starts to load and the
screen goes completely blank and the monitor sort of turns off, like it can't
get a visual signal. It stays that way until I hit the power button and shut
the computer down.

I tried a few things: plugged the monitor cable into the 5500's other
connector (DVI), same results. I fired up the computer under the intregrated
graphics system and ran an "add new hardware" wizard which noticed the 5500
but decided it was functioning correctly. I put in the CD that came with the
card, which tells me it cannot detect any display adapter and that it cannot
install the drivers for the card because it can't be found.

According to the manual that came with the CD, if the graphics are "onboard"
like with my computer, I have to disable them... somehow, before I can use
the 5500. They don't go into details. I don't know how to do this, but I'm
guessing that might solve the problem.

I'm really hoping that I'm not stuck with the integrated graphics. Can
anyone help, advice, anything?

Thanks,

Damon

You will, most likely, have to go into the BIOS on your machine and
change the setting that determines which video adapter to use.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

The PCI x16 slot(s) is the newer PCI Express interface. This may be the
default video card interface in the BIOS. You need to access the BIOS and
do:

1) Turn off the integrated video card.

2) Change the default vga slot to PCI.

 

[Guest]

I downloaded the latest Nvidia drivers off of their website and that fixed
the problem, although the display is still acting a little... fruity. Still,
I more or less fixed the problem but I will try your advice if any more
problems come up.

Thanks!

Damon

The PCI x16 slot(s) is the newer PCI Express interface. This may be the
default video card interface in the BIOS. You need to access the BIOS and
do:

1) Turn off the integrated video card.

2) Change the default vga slot to PCI.

Hello,

I recently purchased a new computer:

Dell Dimension E510
19-inch Flatscreen Monitor
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Dell Dimension DM051
Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
2.99 GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension
Dell Integrated Graphics 2 (?)
Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

The computer is fantastic, however it has a really crappy integrated
graphics card. I tried to install my own Geforce FX 5200 that I salvaged
from
my last computer only to discover that there is no AGP slot on this one
:[,
only two PCI slots and a PCI x16 slot. So I went out and bought a Geforce
FX
5500 PCI card, popped it in, sewed up the tower, plugged the monitor cable
into the new card's VGA connector and fired up the machine.

This is where things fall apart. The computer begins to boot up, of course
the first thing I see in the black screen telling me what kind of card I
am
using (the 5500), the Dell logo, etc. and then windows starts to load and
the
screen goes completely blank and the monitor sort of turns off, like it
can't
get a visual signal. It stays that way until I hit the power button and
shut
the computer down.

I tried a few things: plugged the monitor cable into the 5500's other
connector (DVI), same results. I fired up the computer under the
intregrated
graphics system and ran an "add new hardware" wizard which noticed the
5500
but decided it was functioning correctly. I put in the CD that came with
the
card, which tells me it cannot detect any display adapter and that it
cannot
install the drivers for the card because it can't be found.

According to the manual that came with the CD, if the graphics are
"onboard"
like with my computer, I have to disable them... somehow, before I can use
the 5500. They don't go into details. I don't know how to do this, but I'm
guessing that might solve the problem.

I'm really hoping that I'm not stuck with the integrated graphics. Can
anyone help, advice, anything?

Thanks,

Damon

 

[Guest]

Also, I'm a bit of a bargain gamer, so which would you recommend:

A Geforce FX 5500, 128mb DDR, 256-bit core,

or

A Geforce XFX 6600 GT 128mb DDR, 12-bit core? (this one is for the PCI x16
slot)

Would keeping them both installed in the tower improve my computer/graphical
performance a substantial amount? Not sure how this works.

Thanks again.

The PCI x16 slot(s) is the newer PCI Express interface. This may be the
default video card interface in the BIOS. You need to access the BIOS and
do:

1) Turn off the integrated video card.

2) Change the default vga slot to PCI.

Hello,

I recently purchased a new computer:

Dell Dimension E510
19-inch Flatscreen Monitor
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Dell Dimension DM051
Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
2.99 GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension
Dell Integrated Graphics 2 (?)
Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

The computer is fantastic, however it has a really crappy integrated
graphics card. I tried to install my own Geforce FX 5200 that I salvaged
from
my last computer only to discover that there is no AGP slot on this one
:[,
only two PCI slots and a PCI x16 slot. So I went out and bought a Geforce
FX
5500 PCI card, popped it in, sewed up the tower, plugged the monitor cable
into the new card's VGA connector and fired up the machine.

This is where things fall apart. The computer begins to boot up, of course
the first thing I see in the black screen telling me what kind of card I
am
using (the 5500), the Dell logo, etc. and then windows starts to load and
the
screen goes completely blank and the monitor sort of turns off, like it
can't
get a visual signal. It stays that way until I hit the power button and
shut
the computer down.

I tried a few things: plugged the monitor cable into the 5500's other
connector (DVI), same results. I fired up the computer under the
intregrated
graphics system and ran an "add new hardware" wizard which noticed the
5500
but decided it was functioning correctly. I put in the CD that came with
the
card, which tells me it cannot detect any display adapter and that it
cannot
install the drivers for the card because it can't be found.

According to the manual that came with the CD, if the graphics are
"onboard"
like with my computer, I have to disable them... somehow, before I can use
the 5500. They don't go into details. I don't know how to do this, but I'm
guessing that might solve the problem.

I'm really hoping that I'm not stuck with the integrated graphics. Can
anyone help, advice, anything?

Thanks,

Damon

 

[Guest]

and the 5500 is 400 mhz while the 6600 is 500

Also, I'm a bit of a bargain gamer, so which would you recommend:

A Geforce FX 5500, 128mb DDR, 256-bit core,

or

A Geforce XFX 6600 GT 128mb DDR, 12-bit core? (this one is for the PCI x16
slot)

Would keeping them both installed in the tower improve my computer/graphical
performance a substantial amount? Not sure how this works.

Thanks again.

The PCI x16 slot(s) is the newer PCI Express interface. This may be the
default video card interface in the BIOS. You need to access the BIOS and
do:

1) Turn off the integrated video card.

2) Change the default vga slot to PCI.

Hello,

I recently purchased a new computer:

Dell Dimension E510
19-inch Flatscreen Monitor
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Dell Dimension DM051
Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
2.99 GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension
Dell Integrated Graphics 2 (?)
Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

The computer is fantastic, however it has a really crappy integrated
graphics card. I tried to install my own Geforce FX 5200 that I salvaged
from
my last computer only to discover that there is no AGP slot on this one
:[,
only two PCI slots and a PCI x16 slot. So I went out and bought a Geforce
FX
5500 PCI card, popped it in, sewed up the tower, plugged the monitor cable
into the new card's VGA connector and fired up the machine.

This is where things fall apart. The computer begins to boot up, of course
the first thing I see in the black screen telling me what kind of card I
am
using (the 5500), the Dell logo, etc. and then windows starts to load and
the
screen goes completely blank and the monitor sort of turns off, like it
can't
get a visual signal. It stays that way until I hit the power button and
shut
the computer down.

I tried a few things: plugged the monitor cable into the 5500's other
connector (DVI), same results. I fired up the computer under the
intregrated
graphics system and ran an "add new hardware" wizard which noticed the
5500
but decided it was functioning correctly. I put in the CD that came with
the
card, which tells me it cannot detect any display adapter and that it
cannot
install the drivers for the card because it can't be found.

According to the manual that came with the CD, if the graphics are
"onboard"
like with my computer, I have to disable them... somehow, before I can use
the 5500. They don't go into details. I don't know how to do this, but I'm
guessing that might solve the problem.

I'm really hoping that I'm not stuck with the integrated graphics. Can
anyone help, advice, anything?

Thanks,

Damon