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Old 01-05-2006, 02:13 AM
Peter
 
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Default RE: HELP! PCI Express Graphics Card

Hi,

That card should use PCI Express X16, are you sure your mobo has PCI Express
X16 slot?
If yes, try boot into BIOS and disable the on-board display and then enable
the AGP/PCI slots.
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Peter


"solomatrix" wrote:

>
> I am running Windows XP Home Version 5.1 (build
> 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:Service Pack 2) and I have Windows .NET
> 1.1 installed, I think. I installed it but it does not appear in the
> add/remove programs list?
>
> The above runs on a Mesh computer with a 3.4Ghz CPU and 1Gb of DDR
> RAM.
>
> The on board graphics are Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
> Family.
>
> I have just installed a 256MB ATI X600 PCIE Asus/HP OEM Graphics card.
> However, Windows XP will not 'detect' the new hardware and I am unable
> to install the drivers manually. The card is second-hand and has no
> documentation but I have tried to install ATI's Catalyst Driver without
> success because the card is not 'detected'
>
> I have tried to disable the on board graphics in the hope of forcing
> the system to detect the card but it merely detects the on board
> graphics.
>
> Can anyone suggest how I can get Windows XP to 'see' the newly
> installed graphics card? Thanks
>
>
> --
> solomatrix
>

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