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 Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 2:31 am Post subject: shared memory + a graphics card question |
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hello,
i saw a computer at the store that looked good. but it uses the ATI
Radeon Xpress 1100. i believe this is a shared memory chip design
built onto the motherboard.
if the system has a video chip on the motherboard, can you buy a
graphics card and "override" the standard computer video? basically,
i'd like to have the computer ignore the ATI 1100 circuits it has and
use the aftermarket graphics card instead. |
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ConFUseD
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: shared memory + a graphics card question |
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<genericaudioperson@hotmail.com> wrote in message ...
| Quote: | hello,
i saw a computer at the store that looked good. but it uses the ATI
Radeon Xpress 1100. i believe this is a shared memory chip design
built onto the motherboard.
if the system has a video chip on the motherboard, can you buy a
graphics card and "override" the standard computer video? basically,
i'd like to have the computer ignore the ATI 1100 circuits it has and
use the aftermarket graphics card instead.
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Ofcurse,just plug the card in ,install drivers and enjoy  |
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Bob Knowlden
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: Re: shared memory + a graphics card question |
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Probably.
Check whether it has an available PCI Express X16 slot. That's what you'd
prefer to use to obtain a graphics card with better performance than the
onboard. (Don't get plain old PCI. That's a very different type of card, as
is AGP.)
Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
<genericaudioperson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | hello,
i saw a computer at the store that looked good. but it uses the ATI
Radeon Xpress 1100. i believe this is a shared memory chip design
built onto the motherboard.
if the system has a video chip on the motherboard, can you buy a
graphics card and "override" the standard computer video? basically,
i'd like to have the computer ignore the ATI 1100 circuits it has and
use the aftermarket graphics card instead.
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