I bought AGP graphics card, and a PCI-E one.

[Laddey]

Hello, well recently i bought a PCI-E graphics card, thinking it would fit. It never.

So i thought one step down, AGP might fit. It never, what kind of graphics card will mine be? I have a Gforce MX400 in it at the moment, can't play anything its that crap. Is there a programme i can get to find all this information out, or something?

 

[SkarIronfist]

Look on your motherboard for its name and then go to company website to see what you available to you.

 

[Naffets]

Could be you dont have an AGP board, you might just have regular pci.

 

[Laddey]

I've figured some of it out. Me being a brainbox trying to put it in the wrong slot.

I got it in, trying to install it but no luck. I try putting the blue wire on the new graphics card and the screen wont come on, try changing it and it wont let me (in bios) proper sux

 

[Laddey]

Saying its installed fully, all working etc etc. Just doesn't work. Piss annoying tbh.

 

[noaim]

Did u ever consider taking ur computer to the local dealer and ask em what u need and to sell a card to u, then install it for u?

 

[ford prefect]

Are you sure that the primary vga in bios is set to agp?

 

[Laddey]

Did u ever consider taking ur computer to the local dealer and ask em what u need and to sell a card to u, then install it for u?

No. since i can usually do it myself, i have done the past few years.


It's working now, up and running. Only problem is that it only starts up at the windows loading screen, which means i cant get into bios with this card, to change my graphics memory to play certain games. Proper sux.

 

[SkarIronfist]

Of course you can get into BIOS. Just press the BIOS key as the pc boots up while the video card BIOS is on screen. Then just keep pressing it on and off over the next 3 - 5 seconds..

 

[Ballard]

No. since i can usually do it myself, i have done the past few years.


It's working now, up and running. Only problem is that it only starts up at the windows loading screen, which means i cant get into bios with this card, to change my graphics memory to play certain games. Proper sux.

If you have trouble identifing an AGP or PCI-e slot on your mobo, I would suggest without any offense intended that you step away from the inside of any computer. The incorrectness of the above statement should be blatently obvious to anyone with even a passing knowledge of PC hardware, as should the identification of agp vs pci-e vs pci.

As recommended above you are best off with the store approach.

 

[Gamah]

I have to agree laddy, if you don't even understand what slot is what on the inside of a PC you need a professional.

You will end up costing yourself a lot more money fucking stuff up than if you got it done properly.

 

[Laddey]

Lies, trial and error. We can only learn from our mistakes, my mistake being putting and AGP and a VGA card in together. At the same time.

Anyway, fixed it. Only problem is my graphics card is a 256mb one, why cant i access how much memory to put in, like 8mb 16mb etc etc in the bios?

This must be painful for some readers but thanks for bearing with me

 

[Chronictank]

Lies, trial and error. We can only learn from our mistakes, my mistake being putting and AGP and a VGA card in together. At the same time.

Anyway, fixed it. Only problem is my graphics card is a 256mb one, why cant i access how much memory to put in, like 8mb 16mb etc etc in the bios?

This must be painful for some readers but thanks for bearing with me

Any chance you could give your motherboard make and model?

 

[Szape]

Anyway, fixed it. Only problem is my graphics card is a 256mb one, why cant i access how much memory to put in, like 8mb 16mb etc etc in the bios?

you mean AGP aperture size? you dont need to worry about it.

 

[Laddey]

you mean AGP aperture size? you dont need to worry about it.

Ok, i wont.

I upgraded from a MX400 and my new one wont run some programmes that my old on used to. lol what the fuck?


SiS730 is my Motherboard, laugh i dare you.

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

Lies, trial and error. We can only learn from our mistakes, my mistake being putting and AGP and a VGA card in together. At the same time.

Anyway, fixed it. Only problem is my graphics card is a 256mb one, why cant i access how much memory to put in, like 8mb 16mb etc etc in the bios?

This must be painful for some readers but thanks for bearing with me

erm.... you don't start learning by trial and error... You start learning by reading books and all...

The trial and error approach will be very very very expensive in the computer business...

 

[Laddey]

erm.... you don't start learning by trial and error... You start learning by reading books and all...

The trial and error approach will be very very very expensive in the computer business...

Well i was taking the piss a little when i said that thanks for the heads up anyway

 

[Szape]

I upgraded from a MX400 and my new one wont run some programmes that my old on used to. lol what the fuck?

which programs? and what gfx-card do you have now?

 

[Laddey]

LotR Battle for Middle Earth.

GeForce 6200 256mb

 

[Laddey]

And now DAoC runs, but with graphics bugs making it unplayable.

 

[Basic_X]

SiS730 is my Motherboard, laugh i dare you.

hahahahahahahahha............hahahahahaha











sorry - was just too tempting

 

[Laddey]

hahahahahahahahha............hahahahahaha











sorry - was just too tempting

Your loss if it doesn't work! Remember, your nothing without me.

 

[Gamah]

SiS730 is the northbridge? chip set used on the motherboard not the motherboard model?

Who makes the motherboard and what is the motherboard model, honestly laddy if you lived close to me I would come down and sort this shit out because I feel sorry for you!1

 

[Laddey]

SiS730 is the northbridge? chip set used on the motherboard not the motherboard model?

Who makes the motherboard and what is the motherboard model, honestly laddy if you lived close to me I would come down and sort this shit out because I feel sorry for you!1

Such love Gamah.

I guesse i'm as much use as a chocolate fireguard, i'm gonna' stick my old graphics card back in to play games etc (Basic_X to PL me) and i'll take it to PC World? this weekend and tell them to install it for me.

Thanks all for your help!

 

[Szape]

download everest and check mb manufactorer (it could be sis's reference board with sis730 chipset but very unlikely ). this is a software problem (driver) so it might cost a lot if you take it to pc world.

did you remove your old gfx-drivers when you installed your new gfx-card or did you even install new gfx-drivers at all?

 

[Laddey]

download everest and check mb manufactorer. this is a software problem (driver) so it might cost a lot if you take it to pc world.

did you remove your old gfx-drivers when you installed your new gfx-card or did you even install new gfx-drivers at all?

Do i sound like such an amatuer(sp?) ?

Ofc i did!

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/187/mobovt1.jpg

 

[Szape]

you probably have ECS K7SEM with too old bios; check the version of the mb (its near the keyboard connector or in very small print in the corner of the board nearest PCI connector). that board is so old that it just doesnt' work with newer card (FAQ, dont have time to read it now )

 

[Laddey]

lol well then, thats where i went wrong.
GeForce 32M Creative 3D Blaster CT6940
GeForce 256 32M ASUS V6600
GeForce 256 32M Creative CT6970
GeForce 256 DDR 32M ASUS V6800
GeForce 2 MX 32M ASUS AGP-V7100
GeForce 2 MX 32M WinFast
GeForce 2 GTS 32M WinFast
GeForce 2 GTS DDR 32M ASUS AGP-7700D
GeForce 2 GTS DDR 32M ELSA GLADIAC
GeForce 2 GTS DDR 32M MSI MS-8815
GeForce 2 GTS DDR PRO 64M ELSA GLADIAC
GeForce 2 GTS DDR PRO 64M GIGABYTE GV-GF2010
GeForce 3 DDR

All work with this motherboard, cant i download a driver and update my motherboard to run this graphics card? lol oh no

 

[Szape]

that list hasn't been updated for ages so if your mb is version 7.x it might work. try to put AGP mode to x2 on bios and see if that helps.

 

[Laddey]

that list hasn't been updated for ages so if your mb is version 7.x it might work. try to put AGP mode to x2 on bios and see if that helps.

Can i update my bios? please.


Will it effect anything?