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AGP video card, need maker name

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by zlitocook

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I have a video card with no clear maker name. It is a working pull from a computer that the person upgraded to a 256 card. I can not ask the person about it for a year or more. She is deployed in Iraq for a while.
The card has all kinds of s/n, p/n ECT; but I get nothing on searches, it maybe a proprietary card, from Dell.
CN-OUC996-69861-59K-0990 S/N 280538002273 P/N 102a6280101 made in china. Other markings rev a01 113-a62801-106, 0529 aspf01, VCI. It has both DVI and regular monitor out, and an s-video out. I can install the card and tell the bios that it has an AGP card but it will not recognize the card.
This is a white box with a Foxcon main board 3.1 GHz processor, 2 gigs of memory, XP, SP2 and all updates, it has an on board video card.

I am adding a little as to why I am doing this. After being in the computer field for awhile I have noticed that there is a big gap between the folks who just have computers and the people who need them. I am fixing older computers and giving them away for free. I give them to people who would never be able to get a computer other any other way. I have software and hardware given to me all the time, most of it is too old to use. But I can use allot of it.

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by mjd420nova

Do you have a machine with and AGP slot? Try inserting it into the unit and boot up. The first screen you see should give you the details you seek.

by zlitocook

I have another computer with that is a little slower that I am setting up for a church.

by zlitocook

I like coming here, the ideas and programs that i did not know about. I will try these and let you know. Thanks

by rob miners

to mention that these progs work independent of the OS. Just put them on a bootable floppy or Cd.

by computercookie

It is one of the best I've seen, and this one's free!! and it is agreat alround tool.

So instead of hoping that your monitor is warm and you will see the AGP card flash download this program, only 2.6MB.

http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

Example of the summary.

Mainboard : Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2
Chipset : Intel i945G/GZ
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2400 MHz
Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 8500 GT
Hard Disk : ST380815AS (80 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c (March 2006)

by oh smeg

Sounds as if you have a Incompatibility between the M'Board Chip Set and the AGP Cards Chip Set.

That is if the system hangs after you have inserted the AGP Card. If it just Boots without any Video then the AGP card isn't compatible with the M'Board.

Col

by jdclyde

Did you check the AGP aperture setting? make sure it is set for 256 to match the card. Had a PC that wouldn't boot with the new card until this was changed.

Did you disable the on-board video? I have seen SOME cards that insist you uninstall all other video drivers, reboot, and then install their driver.

by jdclyde

If you can recall what DELL model it was you pulled this out of, going to the dell site would give you the drivers for that model and your good to go.

by zlitocook

Where do you check the aperture settings? Is this in the BIOS? I would not mess with this for so long but the person I am giving this to is trying to get in to a school for game programming. And this is the best video card I have.

by oh smeg

Have you looked at the M'Board manual to see what it actually supports?

If you have a ridge in the AGP slot toward the back of the case you have a 4 X AGP Slot. If it is at the other end of the AGP Socket you have an 8 X AGP Socket.

Normally the 8 X Sockets work with anything but if it's a 4X you need to carefully chose what Video Card you fit.

As for AGP Aperture Settings this is in BIOS in the size of RAM set aside for Video Rendering.

Col

by jdclyde

I remember reading that the power consumption is different, and you can toast your MB AND video card if you don't match this up.

by zlitocook

This card was from a Dell and made for Dell only. I tried all of the drivers from them but none worked. I put a Gforce 128mb card in it for $28 bucks from Amazon and it now works great. I will save the card for another day.

by thorzstone

3K538 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., 64MB, NV11, TV-OUT
This is Dell's description of the card. It came from a Dell Dimension 4500.
The card is: 64MB GeForce4 MX 420 w/TV Out and it can be used in other systems and the Dell proprietary driver can be downloaded directly from Dell under the drivers for the above named model. I applaud your charitable work!

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