WHAT'S WRONG

[Jen Meyer]

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that I've upped to 200gb HD & 512RAM.
However, it has the original ATI Rage 128 16mb video card. I recently
bought a video game (Shrek 2- Team Action) only to have it crash as soon
as I attempted to play it. I then checked the game box to find that it
required a 32mb card.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to screw around with changing the drivers,
I bought an ATI Rage 128 32mb card off eBay. I went to put it in and,
lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. The original 16mb has two slots within
the male printed circuit part of the card that plugs into the mobo, the
replacement 32mb card only has one slot. Why the difference and how do I
know what card to get that will fit?

 

[Servo]

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that I've upped to 200gb HD & 512RAM.
However, it has the original ATI Rage 128 16mb video card. I recently
bought a video game (Shrek 2- Team Action) only to have it crash as soon
as I attempted to play it. I then checked the game box to find that it
required a 32mb card.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to screw around with changing the drivers,
I bought an ATI Rage 128 32mb card off eBay. I went to put it in and,
lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. The original 16mb has two slots within
the male printed circuit part of the card that plugs into the mobo, the
replacement 32mb card only has one slot. Why the difference and how do I
know what card to get that will fit?

The original card is PCI, sounds like the new one is AGP. Two completely
different interfaces. If your motherboard doesn't have an AGP slot you
need to find an older 32m PCI card which could be kinda tough.

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Servo
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Slow, fiery death to all spammers!!!

 

[Derek Baker]

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that I've upped to 200gb HD & 512RAM.
However, it has the original ATI Rage 128 16mb video card. I recently
bought a video game (Shrek 2- Team Action) only to have it crash as soon
as I attempted to play it. I then checked the game box to find that it
required a 32mb card.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to screw around with changing the drivers,
I bought an ATI Rage 128 32mb card off eBay. I went to put it in and,
lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. The original 16mb has two slots within
the male printed circuit part of the card that plugs into the mobo, the
replacement 32mb card only has one slot. Why the difference and how do I
know what card to get that will fit?

What colour was the slot you took the original card out of?

 

[Derek Baker]

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that I've upped to 200gb HD & 512RAM.
However, it has the original ATI Rage 128 16mb video card. I recently
bought a video game (Shrek 2- Team Action) only to have it crash as soon
as I attempted to play it. I then checked the game box to find that it
required a 32mb card.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to screw around with changing the drivers,
I bought an ATI Rage 128 32mb card off eBay. I went to put it in and,
lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. The original 16mb has two slots within
the male printed circuit part of the card that plugs into the mobo, the
replacement 32mb card only has one slot. Why the difference and how do I
know what card to get that will fit?

I see here http://shop.game.net/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=10350&mid=323652 under
Supported Chipsets it lists 'All ATI Radeon chipsets'. The Rage 128 is older
than that, even if it fitted it may be too old.

 

[Bill]

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that I've upped to 200gb HD & 512RAM.
However, it has the original ATI Rage 128 16mb video card. I recently
bought a video game (Shrek 2- Team Action) only to have it crash as soon
as I attempted to play it. I then checked the game box to find that it
required a 32mb card.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to screw around with changing the drivers,
I bought an ATI Rage 128 32mb card off eBay. I went to put it in and,
lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. The original 16mb has two slots within
the male printed circuit part of the card that plugs into the mobo, the
replacement 32mb card only has one slot. Why the difference and how do I
know what card to get that will fit?

Didn't you ask about a graphics card upgrade a while ago and were
told to go with a GeForce PCI FX5200?

Bill

 

[Derek Baker]

Didn't you ask about a graphics card upgrade a while ago and were
told to go with a GeForce PCI FX5200?

Bill

Apparently so: http://tinyurl.com/c7rn3

 

[Ian]

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 that I've upped to 200gb HD & 512RAM.
However, it has the original ATI Rage 128 16mb video card. I recently
bought a video game (Shrek 2- Team Action) only to have it crash as
soon as I attempted to play it. I then checked the game box to find
that it required a 32mb card.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to screw around with changing the
drivers, I bought an ATI Rage 128 32mb card off eBay. I went to put
it in and, lo and behold, it wouldn't fit. The original 16mb has two
slots within the male printed circuit part of the card that plugs
into the mobo, the replacement 32mb card only has one slot. Why the
difference and how do I know what card to get that will fit?

The different slots denote different revisions of AGP. The reason the slots
on motheboards and the cards themselves were changed was to prevent anyone
fitting an older 5v AGP card into a modern 3.3v slot! Your card from Ebay
requires a 3.3v slot, you cannot therefore use it on your board.

 

[Jen Meyer]

Thanks for the replies. It's definitely an AGP slot. I think Ian got
it right, the card's too old.
And Derek, I decided to go on the cheap & got the ATI. So now I have a
$20 paperweight and will pick up a Radeon.

 

[Augustus]

Thanks for the replies. It's definitely an AGP slot. I think Ian got
it right, the card's too old.
And Derek, I decided to go on the cheap & got the ATI. So now I have a
$20 paperweight and will pick up a Radeon.

Do yourself a favor and avoid the 9200SE, 9550SE, 9600SE and X300SE. If you
are looking in the $60 range, just get the straight 9550 128Mb card. Plenty
adequate for what you eant, and not crippled with 64bit memory. Even your
old Rage 128 card had 128bit memory on it.

 

[Derek Baker]

Do yourself a favor and avoid the 9200SE, 9550SE, 9600SE and X300SE. If
you are looking in the $60 range, just get the straight 9550 128Mb card.
Plenty adequate for what you eant, and not crippled with 64bit memory.
Even your old Rage 128 card had 128bit memory on it.

I see on pricewatch they're going for about $55 in the States.