Will a PCI-express graphics card work in a normal PCI slot? If not, how do you add one?
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PCI-express is a type of slot.  You either have one on your motherboard or you don't.  If you have a new motherboard you almost certainly do have one.\n\nTypically, the first slot on a motherboard is specifically for the graphics card and is either an AGP or a PCI-express.  The rest of the slots are normal PCI slots.  Although you can put a PCI graphics card in one of these (not a PCI - express but a normal PCI) the performance won't be nearly as good.\n\nThe easiest way to find out which slot you have is to open up the manual that came with your Dell and flip to the back.  In the specifications section it will specifically mention either an AGP or a PCI - express slot.  If you have an AGP (which older motherboards tend to), then return the graphics card where you got it and get the same one for AGP.
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If you go to Circuit City or CompUSA or some equivalent, you can buy a two or four port USB card to insert in a PCI slot, if you have a slot available. \n\nJust ask the salesperson for advice on whether the one you are looking at will work in your PC, and what their returns policy is if it will not fit or fails to work.\n\nThey will usually need to know what version of Windows you are using, and what type of card (PCI or IDE) that you need for the PC. \n\nIf you have a camera phone, you can open up the cover of your PC, take a snapshot of the card slots, then just show it to them and see what they think.
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majibejito is right.  integrated graphics cannot be upgraded, they can be replaced.  Installing a graphics card is pretty easy and depending upon what you buy relatively cheap.  To do so you will need to determine what type of slot you have available (pci,agp,pci-e).  Check the computer mfr's website or the documentation that came with you computer.  Best type is pci-e then agp then pci.  Once you know what type of card you looking for you can purchase a card at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City etc...  I personally prefer NewEgg.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=48\n\nThis will give you an idea of what you are doing:\nhttp://www.mysuperpc.com/build/pc_install_video_card.shtml\nnot all video cards require extra power connections like the link shows.  Check the computer mfr's website for specific directions.  In most instances doing this will void the warranty for the computer so keep this in mind if it is relatively new.\n\nHope this helps.
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the BEST is 2 PCI express 16 cards but your motherboard needs to support. new models come out every day so it changes ATI & nvidia are the 2 leaders
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this may be a silly question, but the msi cards are pci-e and not AGP? there should be a small row of pins on the top of the card. I believe you will need to be able to  attach the sli bridge to get the 6600's to work in sli mode
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While the laptop has a PCI express interface, it does *not* have a PCI express card slot -- the interface is on the motherboard directly between the graphics chip and the bus, there is no slot.  It follows the electrical and data rate specs of PCI Express, but not the desktop-PC *form factor* for the PCI Express card slot.\nSo, basically, you can't put a new graphics card in the laptop.  It's soldered on the motherboard.  No replacement is possible without buying a whole new motherboard.\nSorry.
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first, plug the on board video card back in to get to your control panel. \nsecond go to your control panel, click on system, then click on device manager. find your graphics card, and first check to see if the drivers for your new card are properly installed. if they are, find your onboard driver, probably located above the new one and click properties and disable that card, and enable the new card, restart your computer. That should work. \nthird, if your driver was not installed, install it, disable your old graphics card, enable your new card, shutdown. should be good to go from there.\nfourth, if that doesnt work maybe the card is not supported by your computer's mobo or processor. not sure what to do from there. gl
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go to device manager and check on which port your display adapter is located. but as your  PCIE card i think will be on pcie slot
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sounds like the correct drivers aren't loaded. go to www.driverguide.com, join em it's free. they'll have the driver presuming you kn ow what sort of card you had put in.
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is your card a intergrated one,and if it isnt check to see if it is seated correctly as i had this error once because i had,nt inserted it properlly\n        go into bios and check the agp&#92;pci setting,it should be st to agp...not pci\n        also try downloading another catylyst driver ,try going to http://www.download.com/Display-Video/3150-2108_4-0.html?tag=dir for the appropriate driver and then burn it to disk,and install it from disk,not file\n        good luck
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Nope.  This is like putting a square peg in a round hole. \n\nLook for a PCI video card.\n\nIf you get a new motherboard that has a AGP slot, make sure that you know what you are looking at.   The old AGP boards and old AGP slots are different than the new 4X and 8X AGP slots.   Again, it's like Apples and Oranges.
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here is the correct process for installing a new graphics card when you have an on-board graphics card\n1) Uninstall the current driver \n2)Install the software for the new graphics card\n3)Shut down computer\n4) Install hardware of new card\n5) start computer\n\nFist:Go to display in control Panel and select the graphics card which you want to use, It should be under setting where both the hardware's will be listed in display\nIf this does not work\n6) Go to control panel and select install new hardware\n7) Manually install the new driver by selecting have disk option
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check here... http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic23655.html\n\nYou should be very careful not to burn your card out.  COuld be a very costly experiment if you're not careful and know what you're oding.
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Don't know what card you're getting, but you need to download current drivers for it. plug it in. press delete to enter cmos and disable onboard graphics and point to agp.\nwhen you boot up install the new drivers.\nJob done and best of luck
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for AGP and pci-express slots (2 versions): Ati x1600 pro goes slightly over the $100, but is a significant boost from the $100 x1300 pro.\n\nfor pci-express slots: nvidia 7600gs
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normally they would come pre-installed on the actual card. but windows (if this is what you use) does have a vast driver package already bundled. right click on my computer and select hardware tab you should find what you need to get you started.. :)
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first you have to determine what type of video card slot the motherboard has and make sure you buy the right video card for it... in othere words if your motherboard has an (agp) slot get a bfg 6200 agp card... or if its a newer motherboard itll have a faster video card slot called a (pci express) then if thats the case get a bfg 6200 pci express card....    I have a BFG 6200 oc agp and it works very well\n\n\nHope this helps