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New Graphics Card Won't fit Dell Dimension 2400! Please Advise...

  • 06-10-2004 9:15pm
    #1
    blobert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭


    Hi There,

    I just got a bunch of stuff delivered from JES in Germany (soundcard, ram, graphics card etc.) to beef up my Dell Dimension 2400.

    The Ram and Souncard work fine but I cannot get the Graphics Card to work at all. For a start it wont fit into the PCI slot (it seems like it is upside down or something).

    Here's the soundcard. Unfortunately most the info is in German.

    http://www.jes-computer.de/product_info.php?pID=17577

    I wonder is the fact it's PCI-Express as opposed to standard PCI the problem?

    Or are German PCI slots the other way round?

    Either way I'd appreciate any advice.

    I will probably try to get a refund on the item as it arived in pretty bad condition (static bag ripped, cd badly scratched etc.) It's going to cost a bit to post it back to Germany though :(

    Thanks in advance,
    Robert


Comments

  • #2
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Em your screwed mate. Pci-e or pci-express is a replacement bus for agp. It is not backwards compatable with pci.

    You need to get an agp card if your system has an agp port.


    BloodBath


  • #3
    Boro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Boro


    Bad news for you but you have the PCI-Express version.

    If its any consolation its not a very good graphics card anyway.

    PCI slots are standard all over the world.


  • #4
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,168 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    his system won't even have an AGP slot.

    Another victim of Dell...


  • #5
    Optikus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Optikus


    Lol unlucky mate.. you need a AGP card or a PCI-E featured board. Get on the blower to jes (phone or E-mail) explain the cock up on your behalf and pray that they give you a refund .. i think there is actually a thread here related to jes where a rep from jes posts gewt on his case ASAP.. or alternativly you can sell it to me. :D


  • #6
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    It's probably worse than your card optikus.


    BloodBath


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  • #7
    blobert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭blobert


    Thanks guys,

    I don't have any agp slots so am quite limited in what I can get. Are there any 128mb PCI graphics cards around?

    Anyway I'm going to try for the refund. Can anyone speak German???


  • #8
    Boro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Boro


    I dont think the Dell 2400 has AGP at all. Your best (only) bet is to get something like a radeon 9200 or an older nvidia card (think the ti4200's were available in pci forms)

    here are some links:
    http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=122219&cks=PRL
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/9200_Series.html


  • #9
    Optikus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Optikus


    BloodBath wrote:
    It's probably worse than your card optikus.


    BloodBath

    what card have i got then blooders?


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