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Non-Profit -> agp/pci (1/17/2005 1:23:25)

I have an old machine (HP 8660c running Win 98SE) and I don't believe it has an AGP slot. I there any kind of adapter for a PCI slot that would enable me to use an AGP card?

I will, in the near future, buy a new machine (or build one!) but I would still like to know if it's possible to adapt PCI slots for AGP cards. I mistakenly bought an AGP card ($80) and if it somehow can work with my current machine, I'd like to do that and then buy a better card for my new machine.

Tony



BobbyDouglas -> RE: agp/pci (1/17/2005 1:30:34)

Tony, I am no hardware expert, but I am pretty sure there is no way for a PCI motherboard to use an AGP card.

Usually you would want something like "pci to agp" but google turned up no results when I searched for that, so I think you are out of luck.

What agp card did you buy? I might be looking for a cheap one <$100 for a new computer.



Giomanach -> RE: agp/pci (1/17/2005 8:06:30)

Tony

Unless you have an AGP slot on the motherboard, then you haven't got a chance of installing it [;)]

AGP - Advanced Graphics Port

I'm currently in the process of building two machines, well, ones already built, I'm using it right now. These two machines or nothing special, but they do whats needed of them.

If you want to upgrade, let me know what kind of parts you're looking for, and I'll dig out the prices [:D][;)]



Non-Profit -> RE: agp/pci (1/17/2005 12:17:57)

Thanks, guys. Posting my question was an act of pure optimism as I thought I was out of luck. Oh well, I'll just return it and get a PCI card.

Mr. Bob: The card is a Diamond Stealth S85, Radeon 9250, 128 MB/Mo DDR.

I got it at www.microcenter.com They have a bricks and mortar store near me so I went there and didn't order online. So I can't speak about their online reliability. Right now (as of yesterday anyway) all their graphics cards were 20% off.

Tony



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