[Wolves] AGP cards

[Tim Humpherson]

But before you attempt to open the case.  Is your Dell 2400 under
warranty?  If not, that's ok!

If it is under warranty, check your manaufacturer's small print, there
may be a clause that allows you to 'upgrade' AGP card with an
equivalent or better if your PC breaks down.

And above all, if you are attempting to slot an AGP card into the
vacant AGP slot, PLEASE PLEASE ensure you have earthed yourself,
simply by touching the metal frame of the PC box (NOT THE POWER
SUPPLY).  This will get rid of the static electricity, and you'll be
safe to slot one in.

Cheers.

Tim.




On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:57:14 +0000, Tim Humpherson
<tim.humpherson at gmail.com> wrote:
> The only way you can find out is that there is another slot on the
> motherboard, what looks like slightly offset from the other PCI slots,
> usually near the middle of the motherboard.  It is sometimes coloured
> brown, some newer ones comes in different colours (different speeds of
> AGP, like x2, x4, x8 also different voltages).
> 
> Anyway, if you see that slot in the middle of the motherboard, chances
> are it is AGP compliant motherboard.  You can slot in pretty much any
> AGP card, but mind you, you need to find out the AGP's speed limit
> (x2, x4, etc) on the motherboard.
> 
> If you don't know the the AGP's speed limit, one look at the name of
> the motherboard and look it up on the website, www.google.com and
> enter "<name of motherboard> specifications".  Hopefully, it will crop
> up something and scroll down the specs and you'll find out the speed
> of this motherboard's AGP (only if there is such a slot!).
> 
> Any problems, let me know.
> Cheers.
> 
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:35:50 +0000, baza <baza at themauvezone.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > Does anyone know if the mainboard in the Dell Dimension 2400 is AGP
> > compatible?
> >
> > Baza
> >
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