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| Thread ID: 78596 | 2007-04-21 13:56:00 | Graphics card advice please ... | minster (9180) | Press F1 |
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| 543036 | 2007-04-21 13:56:00 | Hi! My pc has a 8S661FXMP-RZ motherboard with SiS 661FX chipset and also has a Excalibur Radeon 9250 graphics card that has been installed since I bought this pc 18 months ago. CPU is Pentium (R)4 3.00GHz I found a short while ago that if I plug the cable that comes from the monitor, into the blue connection on the 9250, that I only get an error message on screen when pc is turned on. If this same cable is plugged in to the similar blue connection coming out of the motherboard/onboard sis661fx then pc goes normally. Does this mean that the 9250 card that I have is not working/installed properly which is what I believe to be the case? When I originally bought this pc, it was advertised as having the 9250 card which it has but surely the manufacturer wouldn't physically install it and not finish the set up correctly ... would they? I have the driver cd and manual for the 9250 card and am interested in getting it working as it has dual monitor capabilities which the onboard has not. Device manager does not show the Radeon 9259 at all, only the SiS661FX under Display adapters. If I was to run the 9250 driver cd, would this get the radeon card working? Did a google on this earlier and there was mention of disabling the onboard first, can anyone here give me some informed advise on this please? Also, is the 9250 any better (apart from dual monitors) than the onboard graphics as far as performance goes? I would appreciate any help you can give as I am lost on the subject of computer techie subjects. Thanks in advance:) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 543037 | 2007-04-21 14:36:00 | Sorry I can't help other than to confirm the onboard should be deactivated first as you have read. Also the 9250, while it is an aging card, will be better than the SiS onboard graphics. However it wont keep up with todays games. Sounds strange that the card was installed and not set up properly. What is the error mesage that you get? |
Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
| 543038 | 2007-04-21 15:44:00 | Did the AGP graphic card ever work or is this the first time you have tried to use it? Many motherboard BIOSs will automatically disable the onboard graphics when a card is installed into the AGP slot, but yours may not be one of them. To go into the BIOS, when the computer first starts up look for a brief message about hitting a key to enter SETUP. This key is often the DEL key. Use the arrow keys to navigate around the BIOS. If you have your motherboard manual it should have instructions on where to find the option to disable onboard graphics, otherwise you are just going to need to look around the menus. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 543039 | 2007-04-21 19:46:00 | Look for a private message. I am not far from you I think. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 543040 | 2007-04-21 22:23:00 | Does this mean that the 9250 card that I have is not working/installed properly which is what I believe to be the case? Device manager does not show the Radeon 9259 at all, only the SiS661FX under Display adapters. First you'd need to change the BIOS setting to use the graphics card slot rather than the onboard graphics. Then, if it is working you'd get a picture - at least you'd see the BIOS and son on. Once it then loads to WIndows, you would need to istall the driver from ATI. Oh, and what manufacturer? Manufacturers make parts, not PCs. The shop or whoever you bought it from would have been responsible for stting it up correctly and testing it, which they obviously didn't. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 543041 | 2007-04-22 02:25:00 | Thank's for the replys guys! Sweep has already called in and has determined that the 9250 agp card is faulty. A very helpful man ... Thanks Sweep:) Looks like I may need to investigate new agp cards that will be dual monitor capable and also be an improvement on my onboard card without breaking the bank ... Any suggestions? PC Tech, I bought this pc new through TradeMe from a distributer who actually ordered in the goods after he had received the purchasers money, so no idea on my part as to who actually assembled the machine. |
minster (9180) | ||
| 543042 | 2007-04-22 03:19:00 | PC Tech, I bought this pc new through TradeMe from a distributer who actually ordered in the goods after he had received the purchasers money, so no idea on my part as to who actually assembled the machine. He did. Cowboy tech. And seeing the age of the card, probably weren't even new parts. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 543043 | 2007-04-22 03:49:00 | Looks like I may need to investigate new agp cards that will be dual monitor capable and also be an improvement on my onboard card without breaking the bank ... Any suggestions? Do you have any intention to do any gaming? All the entry level AGP cards offer very similar performance and features. If you are looking for a gaming card then AGP is a dead technology and a new PC is the better option, otherwise the Geforce 6200 is the cheapest option at $71 on PriceSpy and should offer solid 2D performance. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 543044 | 2007-04-22 05:09:00 | No, I have not any serious intention to get into the gaming world but in saying that, who knows what the future may hold? 4½ years ago I didn't know what a computer was and now I spend 15-18 hours per day creating graphics/animations using xara xtreme and other software (as a hobby!) Whilst I'm not trying to go over the top with an older computer, it would be nice to maximise what graphical options my machine has. Thanks for your advise :) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 543045 | 2007-04-22 06:21:00 | Did the AGP graphic card ever work or is this the first time you have tried to use it? Many motherboard BIOSs will automatically disable the onboard graphics when a card is installed into the AGP slot, but yours may not be one of them. To go into the BIOS, when the computer first starts up look for a brief message about hitting a key to enter SETUP. This key is often the DEL key. Use the arrow keys to navigate around the BIOS. If you have your motherboard manual it should have instructions on where to find the option to disable onboard graphics, otherwise you are just going to need to look around the menus. You were on the right track Jen. BIOS was set to AGP first. I took another system unit there without onboard and replaced my system units AGP with Minsters' 9250. Would not boot with Minsters card. Same slot. |
Sweep (90) | ||
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