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Alan,
A motherboard with a P3 is definitely in the higher (3.3v) voltage category, and
I doubt that the Radeon 9550 would work in it. Yes, there is actually a third
voltage (0.8v), as graphics chip designer-manufacturers deal with heat by
lowering the voltage at which the chips operate... Ben Myers
On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:14:54 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky"
<a.saklofsky@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>The agp signalling is 1.5 v,0.8 v and the AGP speed of the Radeon 9550 is
>4x, 8x
>
>Does that mean that it is dual voltage or type 2 in your list?
>
>Alan
>"Alan Saklofsky" <a.saklofsky@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
>news:Wo%We.52866$qY1.36167@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> My processor is a pentium 3 866 mhz (sorry I forgot that information)
>>
>> Alan
>> <ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>> news:432c7e0b.1300755@nntp.charter.net...
>>> Alan,
>>>
>>> The most important question to ask is what are the processor and
>>> motherboard
>>> chipset in your specific model of Presario 7000? There are several
>>> models of
>>> 7000.
>>>
>>> As a rule, AGP cards come in three types:
>>> 1. older 3.3v-only with a single notch in the edge connector.
>>> 2. newer 1.5v-only with two notches in the edge connector.
>>> 3. dual voltage with two notches in the edge connector.
>>>
>>> Also, as a rule, any Socket 478 Pentium or Celeron motherboard is
>>> designed for
>>> the low-voltage AGP cards. Check the specs on the ATI card.
>>>
>>> While you're at it, treat yourself to a memory upgrade. Whether you take
>>> the
>>> system to 256MB or 512MB (recommended), you will see an immediate speedup
>>> due to
>>> a reduction of Windows swap file activity. It is almost criminal that
>>> the name
>>> brand companies (HPaq, Dell, Gateway) have sold XP systems without enough
>>> memory
>>> to run respectably... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:29:03 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky"
>>> <a.saklofsky@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>I have a presario 7000 (model number 7EL1kmatct0)
>>>>
>>>>it runs Windows XP service pack 2, has 128 megs of Ram, an 80 gb
>>>>harddrive
>>>>and has a NVidia TNT video card.
>>>>
>>>>I saw a Radeon 9550 (with 256 MB of video RAm) for sale and I was
>>>>wondering
>>>>if it would work in this computer.
>>>>
>>>>Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>>>
>>>>Alan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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