Solve : Video card compatibility?

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Answer» I got a HP Compaq dx2200 : http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328893-1844701.html I must KNOW if a GeForce FX 5200 video card will work on it. I tried to find some informations over the internet,but since I'm not that good in computers,I got very confused understanding AGP, PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express and all that stuff. I've installed the video card in a slot that says PCIE16X and connected my display, but it STAYS black.Right now I'm using the onboard video card. I've tried a search for hardware changes in Computer Management, but nothing new comes out. If anyone could answer me if it should work or not this video card,thank you.http://www.nvidia.com/attach/56807?type=support&primitive=0 Read the above link as i believe it will answer your question. You will need to have DIRECTX9 on your computer. You will also need to uninstall your other video/graphics card (but don't do that UNTIL you have read the article) and met the required standards of the card for installation. When you did install it did you get a message "new hardware found"?Do you have the software disc for the card? A brief reading of the linked site seems to indicate it will work in your computer.truenorthhttp://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00625223/c00625223.pdf p.14 - Init Display First (VGA Setting) Allows you to select the primary display device: • PCI Slot • OnChipVGA • PCIEx Choose PCIEx. On some computers, if the monitor is connected prior to power-up, it will auto-detect & select the proper one for you.Well, I tried all three options. I've set on each one of them, pluged my display to the video card and restart, but always black screen and the GREEN light blinking. There is no "new hardware found" message either; even so, should I STILL try to install its drivers, and try again setting PCIEx, plug it in and restart? And right now I will try to put it in the PCI slot maybe it will work. If the same thing will happen, then I'll just consider it's broken and doesn't work anymore. Thanks for your replies guys. Quote from: doublin on October 19, 2011, 09:20:38 AM ...And right now I will try to put it in the PCI slot maybe it will work... Nope, it will only fit in 1 type slot, PCI is not PCI-e.doublin, If not already too late STOP. If you try to insert the PCI-E card into a PCI slot the worst case scenario is that you will damage the slot thereby eliminating it future use for anything--also you may damage your card (which may NOT be damaged at this point). These 2 slot types are NOT interchangeable. Is the PCI-E card a new product with all it's software and documentation? Is it still under warranty? truenorthMake it fit. Yea,I took a look inside there and didn't took me too long to see that it will never fit in the PCI slot The card is not new.I had it dumped in a box along other old pc components for a long time.It's just that the video card that I was using now got fried, and I thought I could use this GeForce instead of the onboard video, untill I buy a better one. Seems like it broke after all this time staying in there, scratching with all the other pieces. Thanks to all of you!At least you have a backup video with the onboard. The graphics card fans are the weak link. Nowhere near the quality of a CPU fan. Can't expect much of a $50 card. Not sure if the expensive ones have better fans.One more thing. On this website http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328893-1844701.html if you click Specifications and scroll down to Graphics and Input/Output devices you can see that it says: Graphics cards Integrated ATI graphics processor derived from the Radeon X300 ATI X300 PCIe x16 Graphics Controller ATI Radeon X1300 256 MB DDR PCIe Graphics Controller Does that means I can use only ATI video cards? :/No, you can use any (any brand) PCI-e graphics card. All the models say: Integrated ATI graphics processor derived from the Radeon X300. The GPU's are ATI & nVidia. While those 2 make their own cards, many manufacturers use the GPU's on their own cards. I happen to have EVGA which uses nVidia GPU chips. The main issue is the Power Supply (PSU), it's only rated at 250W, but read the nameplate for the +12VDC, since that's what the graphics card uses. Most graphics cards will state their requirement for the 12V. You're probably looking for a lower end card since that's all your PSU will support. Depends on what you will be using the computer for.Does the card have a 4 pin white female slot on it ? ? Does your PSU have a male 4 pin plug ? ? If the card does have it then it's required for it to run...Never mind,solved the problem.I threw it back in the box and ordered a new one from Ebay. Thanks all of you for your time.

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I got a HP Compaq dx2200 :
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328893-1844701.html

I must KNOW if a GeForce FX 5200 video card will work on it.

I tried to find some informations over the internet,but since I'm not that good in computers,I got very confused understanding AGP, PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express and all that stuff.

I've installed the video card in a slot that says PCIE16X and connected my display, but it STAYS black.Right now I'm using the onboard video card.
I've tried a search for hardware changes in Computer Management, but nothing new comes out.

If anyone could answer me if it should work or not this video card,thank you.http://www.nvidia.com/attach/56807?type=support&primitive=0
Read the above link as i believe it will answer your question. You will need to have DIRECTX9 on your computer. You will also need to uninstall your other video/graphics card (but don't do that UNTIL you have read the article) and met the required standards of the card for installation. When you did install it did you get a message "new hardware found"?Do you have the software disc for the card? A brief reading of the linked site seems to indicate it will work in your computer.truenorthhttp://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00625223/c00625223.pdf
p.14 -

Init Display First (VGA Setting)
Allows you to select the primary display device:
• PCI Slot
• OnChipVGA
• PCIEx

Choose PCIEx. On some computers, if the monitor is connected prior to power-up, it will auto-detect & select the proper one for you.Well, I tried all three options.
I've set on each one of them, pluged my display to the video card and restart, but always black screen and the GREEN light blinking.
There is no "new hardware found" message either; even so, should I STILL try to install its drivers, and try again setting PCIEx, plug it in and restart?
And right now I will try to put it in the PCI slot maybe it will work.
If the same thing will happen, then I'll just consider it's broken and doesn't work anymore.
Thanks for your replies guys.
Quote from: doublin on October 19, 2011, 09:20:38 AM

...And right now I will try to put it in the PCI slot maybe it will work...

Nope, it will only fit in 1 type slot, PCI is not PCI-e.doublin, If not already too late STOP. If you try to insert the PCI-E card into a PCI slot the worst case scenario is that you will damage the slot thereby eliminating it future use for anything--also you may damage your card (which may NOT be damaged at this point). These 2 slot types are NOT interchangeable. Is the PCI-E card a new product with all it's software and documentation? Is it still under warranty? truenorthMake it fit.
Yea,I took a look inside there and didn't took me too long to see that it will never fit in the PCI slot
The card is not new.I had it dumped in a box along other old pc components for a long time.It's just that the video card that I was using now got fried, and I thought I could use this GeForce instead of the onboard video, untill I buy a better one.
Seems like it broke after all this time staying in there, scratching with all the other pieces.
Thanks to all of you!At least you have a backup video with the onboard. The graphics card fans are the weak link. Nowhere near the quality of a CPU fan. Can't expect much of a $50 card. Not sure if the expensive ones have better fans.One more thing.
On this website http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328893-1844701.html if you click Specifications and scroll down to Graphics and Input/Output devices you can see that it says:
Graphics cards
Integrated ATI graphics processor derived from the Radeon X300
ATI X300 PCIe x16 Graphics Controller
ATI Radeon X1300 256 MB DDR PCIe Graphics Controller
Does that means I can use only ATI video cards? :/No, you can use any (any brand) PCI-e graphics card. All the models say: Integrated ATI graphics processor derived from the Radeon X300. The GPU's are ATI & nVidia. While those 2 make their own cards, many manufacturers use the GPU's on their own cards. I happen to have EVGA which uses nVidia GPU chips.

The main issue is the Power Supply (PSU), it's only rated at 250W, but read the nameplate for the +12VDC, since that's what the graphics card uses. Most graphics cards will state their requirement for the 12V. You're probably looking for a lower end card since that's all your PSU will support. Depends on what you will be using the computer for.Does the card have a 4 pin white female slot on it ? ?
Does your PSU have a male 4 pin plug ? ?

If the card does have it then it's required for it to run...Never mind,solved the problem.I threw it back in the box and ordered a new one from Ebay.
Thanks all of you for your time.

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