Graphics card installation help

[Revmaynard]

I've had this ATI 9250 card for awhile maybe seven months now and I wanted to put it in my desktop but when I install it in the PCI express and boot the computer to install the software it won't install the software onto my harddrive. Do I need to do something with the BIOS? Any help will be appreciated, I'll rep if you would like. :goodjob:

[Crazy Asian]

what the ati graphic a PCI express or just a reg PCI

[Crazy Asian]

cuz if it's a PCI it aint gonna work. The board is gonna reject it since it's not an express I believe.

[noridetoolow]

You can check the BIOS and see what its set for. You will look ...probably in some advanced settings for something like DISPLAY FIRST INIT and you should have options like AGP, PCI, PCIE...something like that. But if the system is seeing the card and you can get into windows....thats probably not it. What kind of graphics card was in the pc previously? You might want to do a full uninstall of the old grafix card software. Maybe even go ahead and download the latest ATI graphics drivers as well.

[noridetoolow]

can you even plug a PCIE card into a PCI slot? I thought they had diff slots, like AGP

[Revmaynard]

I had like a Geforce MX4000 and I was given the ATI and just never installed it. I had no trouble at all putting my Geforce in. I installed it, installed the software, then it wasn't loading using the Geforce, it was using the internal Intel card that came with my computer, so I changed the boot sequence or whatever to get it to boot with the Geforce.

[wantboost]

are you sure it is a pcie card? i did a quick search and only found agp and a pci model.

[wantboost]

if it is a new computer why are you installing an old card?

[Revmaynard]

It's an old computer lol.

It's an '04 Dell that has been maintained/upgraded here and there. I use it for music and stuff mainly, 45gs would fill up my laptop.

[noridetoolow]

I cant see an 04 Dell having a PCIE card slot......not sure that they were even on the market at that time/

[wantboost]

Ok, i can tell you right now there is no pci express slot on your mobo. Put it in a regular pci slot (assuming you have an open one) and install. It is really a plug and play type of deal. let me know if you have any other questions