i understand that speed is always backward compatible which means i can use an AGP 8x card but what about the voltage of the AGP 8x cards?
which AGP card use 1.5v? i'm confused, help is appreciated
2006-09-12 19:52:35 · 4 answers · asked by faza 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
s my AGP card 1.5V?
Luckily there is a easy way to distinguish a 1.5V card from a non-1.5V card. The bottom of the connector that goes into the AGP slot is keyed differently. An incompatible card will look like the picture below:
http://www.directron.com/15agpguide.html
Notice that the bottom connector has only one notch. A compatible card will have a connector like the one below:
2006-09-12 19:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by Geo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only accepts and runs video cards at 1.5 volts. Some older ones took higher voltage and it will burn up the motherboard or video card or both.
Some newer ones - 256MB - can run off the 1.5 volts AND connect to the power supply for addition voltage.
2006-09-13 02:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by The::Mega 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means if you put a video card in it with a higher voltage you will burn out your agp slot and possibley the video card
2006-09-13 02:54:38 · answer #3 · answered by matthew w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT MEANS 1.5 VOLTS ONLY
2006-09-13 11:09:29 · answer #4 · answered by wallleye 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋