fitting new graphics card

heres hoping you can help.
this is the specs of my pc
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Packard Bell NEC 00000000000000000000000 P270107101



Processor a Main Circuit Board b
800 megahertz AMD Duron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
64 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: MicroStar Inc. MS-6340 1.0E
Bus Clock: 66 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. V3.1 02/12/01
Drives Memory Modules c,d
19.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
7.83 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

IDE-CD R/RW 8x4x32 [CD-ROM drive]
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-612S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 20 [Hard drive] (20.42 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 352109265789, rev APL.0900, SMART Status: Healthy 224 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot '0' has 256 MB
Slot '1' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 19.03 GB 7.83 GB free




Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller S3 Graphics ProSavage 8A26 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (2x) Bluetooth AV/HS Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
Aztech SoftK56 Data Fax PCI Modem
Bluetooth DUN Modem
Bluetooth Fax Modem
Bluetooth LAP Modem
Bluetooth LAP Modem #2


i need to upgrade my graphics card from 8 meg to 32 meg. i bought a radeon 7000 32 mb, fitted it , it shows in the device manager but when i go to play jedi knight a window opens and says open gl subsystem not open. how do i get the game to play. i also cant update the drivers for the card it wont let me

 

Sorry to take so long to reply, but I can only suggest some "maybe's ".

If not already, update DirectX to version 8.1.

If the new card was installed at the time you posted that information, the system was still running the old graphics "S3 Graphics ProSavage 8A26 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter] ". You may need to disable the old graphics in the BIOS settings so that "everything" will run on the new graphics card.

Do a search of some of the previous posts in this forum regarding graphics drivers. You may need to completely remove the old graphics drivers before the new ones will work.

Matt

 

thanks for the input. took the old drivers off but couldnt find how to disable old graphics card thats on the motherboard. i gave up. any advice on a 32mg graphics card to buy. that will be easy to install and load. got a funny feeling the one my mate gave me is faulty. she stored it in her shed for over a year.(she just told me)

 

You will need to read the manual/user guide for the computer. It will tell you about upgrading the graphics. If there is no BIOS setting for disabling the on-board graphics, there will probably be a jumper on the motherboard to disable it.
Let us know if you need help by finding a manual to download or locating the jumper, etc.

Only possible problem with storing it in the shed is that it may have become wet and corroded, you would probably have noticed. Heat does not effect them, so as long as it was dry it should be fine.

The main problem will be disabling the on-board graphics, which you will have to do with any other card anyway.

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Ah-ha!, something to check. Go to Control Panel -> Display -> Settings (tab), under the main box there will be a drop-down list. Click on the drop-down arrow and see if the 7000 card is listed. See what happens if you highlight it.

If you click the Advanced button and go to the adapter tab and click Change, see if the 7000 card is listed there under it's manufacturer (maybe ATI Radeon).

Anyway, tell us what is listed in the drop-down list.

Matt

 

had it checked out it was faulty. gonna buy a new one. will get back to you if i have probs

 

Thanks for letting us know...pity about the card.

My 7500 64mb (4X AGP) works well. I suggest, if you can, to get a card the same brand as the motherboard manufacturer, less likelyhood of incompatiblities.

Matt