Intel D945GCZ, PCI-E video card

it is covered in the manual
I will now read to you.
or look in side for 10 seconds. PCI or PCi-e or mixed.
XP relic PC 32bit
2006.
rumor shows no express slots.
google finds not one example , review or spec, nor does make show specs there.
obscure to the extreme this junk brands
no manuals found.
only forums super old , .
Intel Celeron D 340

Intel 865GV
has on board VGA.
and PCI only slots, no express.
some versions have AGP video card slot the 865 supports.
this mobo is junk
nobody uses these.

it many be very close this the blue card from Intel or same

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/boardsandkits/desktop-boards/865/D865GVHZ/D865GVHZ_TechProdSpec.pdf

using wrong vga port are you?
if vga card use that
if no vga card use vga mobo only

that's easy, but you never said what "some programs" are
(infinite possibles and high end games worse)
or CAD/CAM or other 3D engineering and rendering progs.?
or top flight, Video Editing? omg.
but if you open said PC and see that mother board
you will see slots, the largest slot is the one
called PCI-e (express)
this PC came with ONBOARD

• integrated
• Graphics Processor Intel Extreme Graphics shared video memory (UMA)
  

the PC is a very old and low performance model.
this old PC has no express slots.
most cards sold now do not use PCI now, only PCI-E
express x16
your computer so old , it does not have AGP slot.
so is a relic.
but there are a few remaining companies that still make them.
even used PCI only VGA cards are hard to find, '
those slots are very slow as is all things there.
and will not ever run fast like a modern MOBO would do !
here is one, but I cant promise your unstated Prog will like it.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACUE5MM1048


No AGP , NO PCI-Express slots at all. just old PCI (x 3)
It runs 32 times slower that slot than any modern PC (express)
do not expect something this old to run modern bloated apps well.
it wont. nor will it ever.

Your MoBo has (1) of each PCI Express x1 & and PCI Express x16 slots, and (2) standard PCI slots. There are NO AGP bus slots on this board. You'd want to use buy a PCI Express x16 video card instead of a PCI video card due to the better performance offered by the PCI Express cards.

The full details of your motherboard are below:


Product Description The Intel Desktop Board D946GZIS delivers an integrated graphics solution in the Essential Series by combining exceptional value with quality and reliability and supports Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Pentium D, Intel Pentium 4, and Intel Celeron D processors with 1066/800/533 MHz system bus in the LGA775 package. This board features a PCI Express x16 connector, integrated 10/100 LAN, dual-channel DDR2 memory, Intel High Definition Audio (Intel HD Audio) and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.
Processor Model: D946GZIS Chipset Type: Intel 946GZ Express Processor Socket: LGA775 Socket Installed Qty (Max Supported): 0 ( 1 ) BIOS Type: Intel Storage Controler: ATA-100
Memory RAM Installed ( Max ): 0 MB / 4 GB (max) Supported RAM Speed: PC2-4300, PC2-5300 RAM Features: Unbuffered, dual channel memory architecture
Audio Audio Output: Sound card Sound Output Mode: 5.1 channel surround Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio
Expansion / Connectivity Expansion Slot(s): 1 PCI Express x1, 1 PCI Express x16, 1 processor - LGA775 Socket, 2 PCI, 2 memory ( 1.8 V ) - DIMM 240-pin Interfaces: 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x audio - line-in - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x storage - floppy interface - 34 pin IDC, 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)

Your Dell 3000 SKU 0R8060 motherboard currently uses an "Integrated" Intel Extreme Graphics 2 video card. You can install and use any PCI graphics card listed at the link provided below;
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=28&sel=Detail;55_158_2872_2872
Check warranties when choosing. The more memory the better. You'll also need to enter your bios/cmos and make a change so your MB boots to the PCI port and not the integrated Intel.

I hope you find this helpful!
Mike

Both solutions are wrong. The Dell Inspiron 9400/1705 is a laptop. If you buy a Nvidia GeForce Go 7800 for this laptop, you need to buy a Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705 motherboard for a discrete video card. The integrated video is a Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The integrated video has the video chipset on the motherboard and the discrete video (GeForce Go 7800) has the video chipset on the video card.

as been have ssen in picture and specs of your mainboard you have a integratd vga vard and a agp slot. so solution may be this
with old integrated vga open bios program go to disply and choose pci input first. this enable you to boot from pci slot with a new vga save setting switch of computer put on new pci vga and try.
if no option to activate pci init first , sorry you can not boot any vga from pci , but only from agp slot.

It looks like the graphic card is broken on the MB (as far as I can say there is integrated VGA card) or even whole mobo is useless. To test it you need to get some external video card - ISA or PCI based on the specs of this mobo. Connect monitor to external card and see what's there. If it looks pretty much the same way then you can throw away your mobo.

Hi rovin,
So you bought an XFX GeForce 256MB video card. You're board has 1 free AGP 8x video slot & 3 PCI (White opened slots).
You mention there is not slot for the new card. (What type of video card did you buy)? PCI-E, AGP or PCI?
The only slot you're board does not have is a PCI-Express.
Look in you're manual on page 1-7 for the location of the AGP video card slot.
If you bought the wrong card, exchange it for an AGP 8x or PCI.
The ASUS P5PE-VM uses a integrated Intel® 865G chipset with integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 Technology, which uses you're system memory to function.
If you need a manual you can download it from Asus. Click on the link to open to the P5PE-VM download site.
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?modelname=P5PE-VM&SLanguage=en-us

I hope you find this helpful.

Mike

What you can do here is remove the Battery on your mobo. This will reset the CMOS and then you should be able to access your CMOS as usual. :)