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Old 05-02-2004, 02:48 PM   #1
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Boom What can I do with these video cards?

I currently have a Geforce 4 mx440 pci video card installed on my computer but I also have a tnt2 16mb agp card. Can I install them both on my pc? Also, what can I do with them once installed like running dual moniters?

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Old 05-02-2004, 08:06 PM   #2
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Yeah you could run dual monitors with a PCI card.

And, as a rule of thumb, it's ALWAYS preferable to keep a working pci video card laying around. Reasons?

Testing mobos, to see if there are AGP issues with one.

Flashing vid card bios. If an AGP card goes kaput due to bios issues, you'll need a PCI vid card to boot up a machine and flash its bios with.
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Old 05-03-2004, 12:25 PM   #3
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I have to ask a dumb question - does your motherboard have an AGP slot? If so, is it compatible with a 3.3 volt card?

It might be best if you could give us the model of your motherboard.
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I have a M810 series Socket A motherboard and it has an AGP 4x slot. I never heard of a 3.3 volt card.
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Old 05-07-2004, 03:45 AM   #5
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Old AGP 1x and 2x cards are 3.3 volt cards and cannot be used in the newer motherboards.

http://mirror.ati.com/support/faq/agpchart.html

Please note case "B" in the diagrams.
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