Re: video card

In news:0FD80BBE-51D4-4375-B0DF-8AF1E2BB1788@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Sunshine <Sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
>
>> Sunshine wrote:
>>
>>> I am removing ATI Rage 128 viideo card and installing G Force MX
>>> 4000 3D fusion. My question is the ATI card is in the AGP conn slot
>>> (brown) The retention mechanism is totally different than the G
>>> Force one.  Can you use an open PCI slot (white) for this?
>>
>>
>>
>> AGP cards have to go into AGP slots and PCI cards have to go into
>> PCI slots.
>>
>> You can't plug your refrigerator into the telephone jack either.. ;-)
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>> No doubt... the slots are in a 99 Gateway and the only difference in
>> the 2 cards and how they fit is the monitor plug. It doesn't fit
>> into the telephone jack either. But, the card (s) fit into either
>> slot and one is marked PCI 1 and the other is marked AGP conn -
>> Thanks for the response though, it is up and running fine since
>> about 4 AM this morning...

If possible, you should return the PC Express video card  for a AGP one. 
Running it in the wrong type slot will likely degerate the performance of 
the card.

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