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PCI Express slot
I am planning to upgrade the graphics card on my computer since it only has
onboard graphics installed. I opened up the case to see what slots were available to me and to my surprise there was only pci. There is no agp slot on my motherboard but there does apear to be space to have a pci-e slot installed. What I would like to know is can I just take my pc along to pc world (which is where I got it) and have them solder in a slot or will I have to replace my motherboard. I have a picture of the problem that I can post if that would make things any clearer. TIA |
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You need to download a computer inventory program, such the
Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which will report such details as the make, model and serial number of the mobo. You can then download the actual mobo manual. If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe graphics card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a PCIe slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the mobo details, that would be more useful than a picture, which probably would not have the detail or resolution to read the fine print on the mobo. "*****" wrote in message ... |I am planning to upgrade the graphics card on my computer since it only has | onboard graphics installed. I opened up the case to see what slots were | available to me and to my surprise there was only pci. There is no agp slot | on my motherboard but there does apear to be space to have a pci-e slot | installed. What I would like to know is can I just take my pc along to pc | world (which is where I got it) and have them solder in a slot or will I have | to replace my motherboard. I have a picture of the problem that I can post if | that would make things any clearer. | | TIA |
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"Jim Macklin" wrote in news:
: You need to download a computer inventory program, such the Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which will report such details as the make, model and serial number of the mobo. You can then download the actual mobo manual. If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe graphics card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a PCIe slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the mobo details, that would be more useful than a picture, which probably would not have the detail or resolution to read the fine print on the mobo. Right my computer is a emachines 5260 and this is what belarc said about the mobo Board: Intel Corporation D915GAG AAC87709-302 Serial Number: BQAG50605455 Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0707.2005.0110.1034 01/10/2005 Hope this helps. |
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Your best and only option to get better graphics is to replace the
motherboard.. -- Mike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "*****" wrote in message . uk... "Jim Macklin" wrote in news: : You need to download a computer inventory program, such the Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which will report such details as the make, model and serial number of the mobo. You can then download the actual mobo manual. If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe graphics card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a PCIe slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the mobo details, that would be more useful than a picture, which probably would not have the detail or resolution to read the fine print on the mobo. Right my computer is a emachines 5260 and this is what belarc said about the mobo Board: Intel Corporation D915GAG AAC87709-302 Serial Number: BQAG50605455 Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0707.2005.0110.1034 01/10/2005 Hope this helps. |
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"Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote in news:
: Your best and only option to get better graphics is to replace the motherboard.. Does this mean that I would also have to replace the cpu & ram? |
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swap them onto the new mobo.
It does have two PCIe slots... the x16 slot is for graphics cards. ftp://download.intel.com/design/moth...g/C6860002.pdf 1.8 PCI Express Connectors The boards provide the following PCI Express connectors: .. One PCI Express x16 connector supporting simultaneous transfer speeds up to 8 GBytes/sec .. Two PCI Express x1 connectors. The x1 interfaces support simultaneous transfer speeds up to 500 MBytes/sec The PCI Express interface supports the PCI Conventional bus configuration mechanism so that the underlying PCI Express architecture is compatible with PCI Conventional compliant operating systems. Additional features of the PCI Express interface include the following: .. Support for the PCI Express enhanced configuration mechanism .. Automatic discovery, link training, and initialization .. Support for Active State Power Management (ASPM) .. SMBus 2.0 support .. Wake# signal supporting wake events from ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 .. Software compatible with the PCI Power Management Event (PME) mechanism defined in the PCI Power Management Specification Rev. 1.1 1.7.1 Intel 915G Graphics Subsystem The Intel 915G chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics options. Either the GMA900 graphics controller (contained within the 82915G GMCH) is used, or a PCI Express x16 add-in card can be used. When a PCI Express x16 add-in card is installed, the GMA900 graphics controller is disabled. 1.7.1.1 Intel® GMA900 Graphics Controller The Intel GMA900 graphics controller features the following: .. Integrated graphics controller ? 32 bpp (Bits Per Pixel) graphics engine ? 333 MHz core frequency ? 256-bit 2-D engine ? 32-bit 3-D engine ? Motion video acceleration ? Pixel Shader 2.0 ? 4-pixel pipes ? DirectX* 9.0 Hardware Acceleration ? Software Vertex Shader .. Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh .. With Advanced Digital Display 2 (ADD2) card support flat panel displays up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz or digital CRTs/HDTV displays at 1920 x 1080 at 85 Hz .. High performance 3-D setup and render engine .. High quality/performance texture engine .. Display ? Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC ? DDC2B compliant interface "*****" wrote in message ... | "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote in news: | : | | Your best and only option to get better graphics is to replace the | motherboard.. | | | Does this mean that I would also have to replace the cpu & ram? |
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"*****" wrote in message
... I am planning to upgrade the graphics card on my computer since it only has onboard graphics installed. I opened up the case to see what slots were available to me and to my surprise there was only pci. There is no agp slot on my motherboard but there does apear to be space to have a pci-e slot installed. What I would like to know is can I just take my pc along to pc world (which is where I got it) and have them solder in a slot or will I have to replace my motherboard. I have a picture of the problem that I can post if that would make things any clearer. TIA Your best bet is to navigate he http://s2.invisionfree.com/emachineu...ex.php?act=idx It's a forum devoted to emachine upgrading, you can ask your questions there. Many knowledgeable emachine owners. |
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