AGP/PCI ????

[Bulba]

Admittidly yes I am an idiot, one who has recently obtained a Voodoo 3 AGP, and dosn't know if he has a PCI/AGP slot. Are there any basic ways of telling what I have.
I currently have an Intel 810 chipset if that helps.

[blito]

err read the manual that came with your pc/motherboard
or take the thing apart and see if a motherbaord connector matches the voodoo connector- easy - dont h ave a clue what it should look like tho :D

[werewolf_bite]

the agp slot will be brown and the pci slots white if i remember correctly.

if your machine has an agp slot it will be above 3-5 other slots of a similar size, and slightly offset compared to them.

i would think it very likely you have an agp slot as they have been pretty standard for the past 2 years at least.

[Boycee]

not if u have onboard video though :)

[EARTHWALKER]

The AGP slot is approx 2.5 inches long, brown and set back from the pci ones (white)

The intel 810 usually is PCI but I believe they do do an AGP one which isn't much help at all :laugh:

[Fragchild]

All intel 810 based boards do not have an AGP slot they have an onboard graphics chip(which is crap) you will have to get a new mobo if you intend to use your new graphics card I'am afraid.
:(

[Bulba]

Ok thanx peep's. It's a pci slot , so I've changed the voodoo for a riva tnt. But now the monitor simply flashes "no signal" or turns to powers saving off mode, I can't even access windows with the new card. Oh and it dosn't help if I disable the onboard chipset
Oh and im still an idiot

[hurricane hicken]

Have a look im the bios to see if there's an option for something like 'init agp/pci video first', probably under a heading of advanced features, and make sure it's on PCI. This tells the bios to look for a PCI video card, instead of that on board piece of crap. BTW , did you buy this at Dixons/PCwomble/Currys?

[Bulba]

Dixons, the same place I bought this hunk of :angry: PC

[hurricane hicken]

I was asking about the pc really. God, they sell some tripe there.