Portable Hard Drive - USB 1.1

Started by DarkStar, Nov 23, 2008, 16:17:45

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vitriol

Whats next?  I remember seeing an empty AGP Graphics card slot on one of you photos. I find that a dedicated card makes windows run much smoother.  Much better than using the integrated graphics chipset.

Go on.......help windows out a little.

Rik

Did anyone count the RAM slots?  >:D
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Sebby


DarkStar

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Apologies for being late replying but my Granddaughter has been over with the children, very hectic, needed time to recover ;D
Now I have got the bit between my teeth, what is involved in installing a graphics card. Is it as simple as the USB card. Do I need a spare place at the rear of the computer to plug anything in or is it all contained within the CPU?
Also, I don't play games etc so what exactly are the benefits of a graphics card? Photo and camera video improvement? Any improvement on You Tube clips. Mind you with Christmas coming up and my son coming over from Dubai for a week or so that would probably have to go on hold for a while.

Quote from: Rik on Nov 26, 2008, 18:01:27
Did anyone count the RAM slots?  >:D

Updated my RAM to 1GB when I had Windows re-installed and have plenty to spare for what I do with the computer. Might double up again at a later date though.

Ian

Edit: Have just Googled graphics cards and now see what they look like. Will have a look in CPU in the morning before I "Fire Up" to see what I can do.
Ian

Steve

Not as simple as the USB card,but possible. You will have to  clear the case slot opposite the AGP slot. Disable the on board graphics in bios and enable the AGP card.Install drivers for the new card.

Then you will be persuaded to buy a new WS monitor with DVI input ;D
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