Integrated Graphics Question

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 1, 2014

So I have a computer with integrated graphics and recently the video port has stopped working. I was wondering if I plug in a gpu, and plug in the monitor through that, will it fix the problem. Additionally, will plugging in a gpu take the place of the integrated graphics? The integrated graphics I have is a Radeon 9100 and it cannot keep up with anything I want to do. Also, the only slot I have is a PCI 5 volt. If you know any video cards that would work with this that'd be amazing. Thanks!

ramalpan · Jan 1, 2014

It should work. If you plug in a gpu the display should be routed through the gpu automatically. What do intend to do with the computer?

swifty_morgan · Jan 1, 2014

this an agp slot motherboard? what motherboard do you have...... or was this a pre-built system and if so by whom??? can you give us specs on the hardware in it?

swifty_morgan · Jan 1, 2014

also, did you try a different cable or different monitor or have you tried reinstalling the drivers???

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 1, 2014

ramalpan :

I want to be able to surf the web basically so nothing too intense. But there's something faulty with the integrated graphics so I can't do that anymore. Thanks for the quick reply!

swifty_morgan · Jan 1, 2014

mmmmmmmmmmmm................... so any information so you don't buy the wrong card?

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 1, 2014

swifty_morgan :

It's definitely not the monitor. I've connected a couple other computers just to be sure and they all display perfectly through the monitor. The reason I'm pretty certain it's the graphics is that for a while before it finally crapped out, the screen would sometimes randomly lose signal to the computer at which point I checked all connections and tried restarting the computer. Sometimes the restart worked other times the signal to the screen would not come back for a couple days. In response to your agp question, no it does not have an agp slot but only a pci 5volt. Thanks for the swift reply!

swifty_morgan · Jan 1, 2014

so thst's a pci not a pci-e??

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 1, 2014

swifty_morgan :

From the research I've done, yes. To clarify, it's pci not pci-e

Rexon Light · Jan 1, 2014

Do you have a pci-e slot?

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 1, 2014

Rexon Light :

Nope. At least not an open one unfortunately. I'm pretty certain I don't have one at all though.

aldan · Jan 1, 2014

ThatOneGuyXD :

you should either have an agp slot or a pcie slot. one or the other. what motherboard do you have?

swifty_morgan · Jan 1, 2014

aldan :

already asked that question......... pulling information is like pulling hens teeth.

aldan · Jan 1, 2014

national secret?lol

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 2, 2014

aldan :

I have neither. Sorry I'm not forthcoming with abundant information. This is an old computer and I'm not sure what motherboard I have. I do know however that there is neither an agp nor a pcie slot. Like I've said before, there is only a pci 5volt slot which was previously occupied by a dialup card thingy.

aldan · Jan 2, 2014

this thing must be ancient. i always thought agp and pcie were the only kinds of non integrated video cards. well,i was wrong. there are also pci expressx1,and pci slots. it sounds like you have a pci slot which is the slowest of the lot.so there were cards made for it but as to finding one these days who knows. here is a link that explains this in simple terms.
http://www.playtool.com/pages/vidslots/slots.html

ThatOneGuyXD · Jan 2, 2014

aldan :

It is indeed. Cerca 10 years old. Thanks for the link!

aldan · Jan 2, 2014

no problem.i learned something today.lol.

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