Upgrade the video card

Hello,

I am presuming you have XP on your computer.

According to ATI, this graphics board should work fine in a spare PCI slot.

Install in the top PCI slot as your CMOS detects top to bottom.
XP should detect the ATI board and will ask for drivers.
Install your CD drivers and or software as needed.

If you have VIsta or Windows 7, it does not appear ATI supports them for drivers.

Good Luck
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http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

This sounds like one of those store bought computers - Dell, HP, Asus, Acer, etc - is there a brand and model number available if so - these sites will have all the drivers for the particular model.

If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/michael_e7c2c48c6e65f808

If you installed total 4GB memory, the system will detect less than 4GB of total memory because of address space allocation for other critical functions, such as:

- System BIOS (including motherboard, add-on cards, etc..)
- Motherboards resources
- Memory mapped I/O
- configuration for AGP/PCI-Ex/PCI
- Other memory allocations for PCI devices

Different onboard devices and different add-on cards (devices) will result of different total memory size.
e.g. more PCI cards installed will require more memory resources, resulting of less memory free for other uses.

On a SLI system, since PCI-Ex graphic cards will occupy around 256MB, another 256MB will be occupied after you install a 2nd PCI-Ex graphic card. Hence, 2.75GB memory left only if two SLI cards installed on A8N-SLI Premium while 3.0GB memory left with one graphic card without other add-on devices.

This limitation applies to most chipsets & Microsoft Windows 32-bit version operating systems.

If you install Windows 32-bit version operating system, we recommend that you install less than 3GB of total memory. If more than 3GB memory is required for your system, then below two conditions must be met: 1. The memory controller which supports memory swap functionality is used. Chipsets later than Intel 975X, 955X, Nvidia NF4 SLI Intel Edition, Nvidia NF4 SLI X16, and AMD K8 CPU architecture support memory swap function. 2. Windows 64-bit OS which can address more than 4GB memory. You can check below URLs for reference:
http://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/4GB_Rev1.pdf
hope this helps

No need for extra memory, your onboard video card is truly ancient- replace it with the best PCI-E video card you can buy.
One like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131359

Getting you're system to display 1024 x 768 resolution depends on the graphics card. If you’re using the onboard VGA you will have poor display.
Suggest you use a PCI (White slot) graphics card with its own memory onboard. You will also need to make a bios setting change so the system boots to the PCI card and not the VGA.
Asus no longer provides support for this MB including drivers and bios.
You're board also supports slot A (For AMD), processors.
Only Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium III. Socket 370
see link provided;
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/CUSI-M.html
Max CPU supported (With out over clocking);
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Celeron/Intel-Celeron%201100%20-%20RB80526RY005128%20(BX80526F1100128).html
In order to run this CPU you would need to update the bios to rev 1009. You'll find rev 1009 at the next link; http://www.userdrivers.com/BIOS/Asus-CUSI-M-BIOS-1009-With-LAN/
From what I've read it is possible to Get an AMD slot A CPU into a socket 370 MB. (Don't hold me to this though. This is a first for an old dog.
Any one of these PCI graphics cards should function on you're MB; http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=28&sel=Detail;55_158_2872_2872

Good luck!
Hope you find this helpful
Mike

That depends on
What kind of slots you have.
Many vendors don't sell old products.
Find out what type of slot u have ie (pci) is it white or black?
When you know, that will be key to finding who has your card.
You may want to call a vendor to avoid taking a trip to find they dont carry
the older video card slot types.
If you find one, most old cards have a great price.

Depends, increasing the memory will speeds up the system overall. However, you are using slide shows photos, rendering video which will slow down any system that uses a graphics card with slow memory on it or too little memory. It may be an Asus MB but it was made for Fujitsu. The motherboard does have a PCI-E slot. If you increase you're memory to 2GB and install a fast PCI-E graphics card with 512MGB of DDR3 memory you're system will run much faster.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800_gtx_plus_us.html
The next video card is a bit slower than the one above. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4410186&CatId=1826

Cheers'
Mike

looking at this old motherboard the 2400 is unlikely to work, the motherboard has a cpu fsb support of 133mhz and supports the duron processors.

offhand, 2400 wont work.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4550/techov.htm#1101565
The documantaions say thar you have an APG-port, i cant see any problem why you couldent upgrade it...if u can find a card.

Good luck

Hello Keith,
The present Motherboard in your computer is Asus A8AE-LE. It has a lot of upgradign options.

It will support the Following CPUs.
Up to AMD Athlon64 X2 4800+
Up to AMD Athlon64 4000+
Up to AMD Sempron 3200+

Also, it has the following memory specifiations.
Memory Installed 1 GB (2 x 512)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMMs
Speed supported PC-3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Two

And the PC has a PCI Express x16 slot you can install a high end Video Card along with a power supply upgrade.

So before you go ahead with replacing the motherboard I would recommend you to consider these options as we can cut down the cost to a greater extend and having the same iprovement on performance.

If you wish to upgrade the motherboard you can use any motherboard having ATX form factor [9.6 in X 9.6 in] in the computer. The CPUs should be selected according to the motherboard you have chosen.
Hope this helps
Pat