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By michael2125 on Nov 10, 2009

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I need to find a replacement video card for my E-3400 . The cards that are readily available have the long flange for mounting. This one has a mounting flange that is about two inches wide. It also only has the old style monitor plug. Can you tell me a current product that is available, or is there a Gateway card available?

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posted on Nov 10, 2009
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joecoolvette

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The Gateway E-3400 Desktop computer, uses a Low Profile, ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card, according to ATI Support.

It is an AGP 4X graphics adapter card.

(AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port)
Made around June 20, 2000.

This is the E-3400 Mid Tower System Manual,

http://support.gateway.com/s/manuals/servers/eseries/8505957.pdf

,(From Gateway. It's a PDF file), in case you do not have this manual anymore.

I see what you mean about the mount bracket.
REAL SMALL! The video card is a Low Profile card, but the mount bracket is Unusual!

From searching Gateway Support,

1.Looking through their graphics cards,

2.Looking for an ATI Rage 128 AGP 4X graphics card, that is Low Profile, and has the bracket I believe your computer uses,

(Based on the above E-3400 Mid Tower System Manual, and the photos on this website,

http://www.mayoousa.com/osc/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=989

Image 4),

4.I believe this is the graphics card you need from Gateway,

http://support.gateway.com/s/VIDCARD/ATI/6001587/600158703.shtml

The only way to be - Sure, is to physically look at the Product number on the video card you have now.

If this number does not match up, please come back, and state so.
I'll give you the link to the Gateway Support page, with all of the AGP video card product numbers, so you can match up to the correct one.

Availability? I don't know.
You'll have to contact Gateway yourself. They have Select Retailers.

What I do know.

The link above, where I stated I looked at the back of the Gateway E-3400, to see close detail of the VGA connector, and mount bracket of the video card.
(MayooUSA)

They're selling the entire tower unit for $24, and shipping is $20 in the USA.

Not advertising for this website. We don't do that here. I'm just stating what I found.

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You need a 4x AGP video card. That is OEM. 8GB would probably be your best shot. It should handle a 16gb or 32gb without any problems.
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