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More info?)
Richard Cavell wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I want to know how to add video cards (and therefore increase my screen
> real estate, etc). Is it as simple as plugging them in and installing
> the drivers? Does Windows XP know how to just take care of any
> arbitrary number of cards? Is there an upper limit? If any two video
> cards work on their own, will they work together?
If you don't use more than one monitor there's not a lot of point in
having more than one video card. If you have on board video and would
prefer a better resolution etc then you need to know if you have an
AGP slot free. If so you then need to get an AGP card which suits your
system. They must be inserted correctly into the slot and if there's a
little catch or such on the board to lock it in lace best do that too.
The drivers SHOULD take care of the rest as long as the card is
securely sat in place.
If you don't have an AGP slot free you then need to look around for a
decent PCI video card. You have more PCI slots available (usually) but
I'm not sure how advanced PCI cards are now as AGP is the preferred
one.
If you would like to have your computer linked with your tv you need a
video card which also has a tv out... and you can also buy them with a
built in tv tuner.
It would probably help to know just what sort of system you have and
what you're hoping to gain.
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