I recently built a new pc , and was supplied with a x1550 pcie graphics card.i built the pc in basic form ie no extras added just yet. then when it was up n running i installed my goodies .all went well til i tried to install the graphics card ,its fan runs and it overides the onboard graphics but all i have is a black screen nothing else. iremoved the card and installed the .net software and drivers etc of the supplied disc but still nothing.so i cant use my new pc unless i take the graphics card out of the case which i think you will agree ,sort of defeats the object of having a graphics card in the first place, please help
You must change your adapter to PCI-E in your bios setup BEFORE installing this card. If the bios is set to onboard or PCI, you will get a black screen.
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Most likely. The power supply will fit, but Dell machines tend to be skimpy on the extra connectors as they are custom-built. The Video card is PCIe 3.0 standard. I could not get spcifics on your manboard, but I'm fairly certain that it is not up to the 3.0 level. PCIe is backward compatible, however. Just don't expect 3.0 level performance if you mainboard only supports the 1.1 standard. Basically you are racing the Ferrari in your driveway.
No, When you plug in the Discrete graphics card it causes a bypass of the onboard video chip. The only system that will use the onboard video is the new APU units, and these only give a boost to the graphics card.
The wg43m uses a PCIe graphics card... so theoretically any PCIe card shold work with it... however, if its in its original acer case... you have two problems. First, its a small form factor case, which means you will have to get a low profile card... second, if it is, as I suspect, in a SFF case, it will also have a pretty crappy acer power supply...ie. around 300watt or less, which will limit what cards you can use.
If you just want a working card... most low end PCIe cards in the $50-100 price range should work, so long as they A.. have a low profile bracket, and B, don't consume too much power... ie, usually, if they dont have a dedicated 12 volt power plug and just draw power from the PCIe port, you SHOULD be OK.
If you want a gaming pc however, I don't like your chances in the current case and PSU...
Check your specs for this one on your Card (should be on the box or in your included documentation), but I believe your card is PCIE v2.1. If this is the case, your card won't work. Your mainboard is an older one, and you can tell by the black PCIE slot that it is only PCIE 1.0. NOTE: PCIE v2.0 cards will work with PCI v1.0 as long as they meet power requirements, etc. (yours should be fine) but there are no updates to fix this on your mainboard. Time to dig out your receipt and look over the return policy. Again, a PCI v2.0 should work OK, just not the v2.1 cards. Please take a moment to leave feedback if I helped you out today.
Not all mobo's can do this. The motherboard integrated graphics needs to be by ATI and you need to see if your motherboard supports hybrid crossfire. If the built in graphics is not ATI, they will not work together.
the graphics card in your pc maybe loose. the grapics card is located where you plug your vga/dvi connection in to the back of the tower. If you slide open the town you will see the graphics card in a brown slot beside the white PCI slots. check if it is secure.
Also the vga/dvi cable maybe faulty try a different cable.
If you think the PC boots up but just no screen, check the Graphics settings in BIOS for first/initial diaplay with PCI instead of other Graphics Ports (on board/PCIe/PCI/AGP)? Disable on board display if any.
Hi there. No, 400Watts will not affect your computers performance, it just means that you will be able to add more peripheral devices to your PC, for example, an external or internal hard drive or more USB devices. Make sure you get the power supply from Dell themselves as you will find it difficult to install a standard PSU (power supply unit).
tomcat100,
Your PC has an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 90 Up to 64 MB shared video RAM. In other words it's not removable but built into the board.
Ram that is taken from your system memory. What is real good is that you have, 1 PCI Express x16 Slots (open). Which means you can disable the onboard video & use the PCIE video card. If you feel that the system is running as you mentioned, adding a PCIE woulb be a logical next step. I'll suggest a PCIE listed at the link below.
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