it is a compac presario dekstop and is nearly 5 years old
2007-05-25 06:25:48 · 9 answers · asked by apurva 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
the newer computers used the brown agp slot.
If it does not ( and some newer budget computers) do not have the brown agp slots.
You use a "PCI" video card that fit into the white pci slots generally.
If your computer is really old then you may have only the black ISA larger slots but in all likelihood you can use the pci cards.
The bigger capacity one are harder to come by and expensive
You should be able to find older 4 amd 8 mb pci video cards that are almost thrown away.
If you can find a 16 or even a 32 good but the bigger ones are rarer and hard to come by and at least double the price of a agp card.
standard names are ati and s3 at that time
It is not so much the ram on the card ( which is window dressing ) it is more the chipset on the card
A video card can really boost an older computer;'s performance as so much of windows is graphics.
Also if you are offloading the graphics and ram of the onboard video to the card.
You may have to point to the video card in the bootup bios as it may be assingned to the onboard video now.
It is a matter of playing around.
At the worst if you cause trouble is to reset back to factory defaults.
Be concerned if you have a really. really old monitor and you put in a much more powerfull video card - you may do in your old monitor ( has to be really old)
- also you may want to update your direct x version at oldversion.com
Most likely you need a PCI ( Not the newest and newer PCI Express Video Card). format
2007-05-25 06:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to make sure the type of the video card is the right specification for the motherboard. i attempted searching up the specifications of the video card, notwithstanding this is in yet another language so i'm no longer particular. If the motherboard is PCI-E (%exhibit) then the video card needs to be PCI-E besides. once you install the video card, did you make sure it become each and each of ways in? often times you elect to provide it a company push, yet no longer some thing too confusing. this is demanding to inform from the photo, yet does the video card have a slot on the accurate of it that calls for a ability plug? you would elect to get an air can to blow onto the video card and onto the motherboard in basic terms in case airborne dirt and dust is meddling. make sure you aren't to any extent further attempting to position in the cardboard till the computer is totally grew to grow to be off and the flexibility cable is unplugged, and don't be on carpet at the same time as doing this, verify that you do positioned newspaper less than your ft. If none of that permits, the video card will be undesirable, notwithstanding this is demanding to assist a lot more advantageous with out being there. desire a number of this allows.
2016-11-27 02:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by bennison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably doesn't have a PCIe slot, but I'd think it would have one AGP slot. The AGP slot is usually brown and is the first slot next to the processor. All the rest, most likley white and are PCI slots. The black ones, if any, would be ISA slots. If you have that one brown slot, you should be able to get an AGP video card for it.
Without knowing the model number of the PC, it's hard to tell if it has an AGP slot or not.
2007-05-25 06:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by waltzme2heaven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install a pci video card instead of an agp card. Prolly doesn't have an agp slot and hopefully has a free pci slot.
If you are planning on doing any type of gaming, graphics or video, may be time to just buy a new computer.
2007-05-25 06:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by gil.baca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then you have 2 options:
1. Upgrade the motherboard on your PC so it can take your new card
2. Return that card and get one that has an interface that can fit in your PC
Your PC more than likely has an AGP slot, so I am assuming that you bought a PCI-Express card. Return it and get a card with an AGP interface. If you bought an AGP card and it won't fit, then you will need to get a card with a PCI interface (not PCI-e though)
2007-05-25 06:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by hllywood72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time for a new (or at least newer) computer.
Old PCI cards won't help your performance much, you might want to find a used system that's only 2-3 years old for a bargain price- at least that system can be upgraded more easily.
2007-05-25 06:34:31 · answer #6 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not have the correct slot, you can not install the card. Sorry!
2007-05-25 06:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try to build a slot for it yourself and integrate it onto the motherboard
2007-05-25 06:57:23 · answer #8 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might wanna try getting a new comp....
2007-05-25 06:34:20 · answer #9 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋