Install new graphics card ?
Keep in mind that I am computer illiterate.
I have received the XFX GeoForce 9500 GT graphics card that Dell tells me will be sufficient to run MS Flight Simulator.
I hope to be able to installl this myself but I need some information.
It says that I need to remove any graphics card that I already have installed in my Dell Inspiron 530s PC, slim tower. I do not kjnow whether there is already an installed graphics card or not. What I do see is an Intel Graphics Mediator Accelerator Drive. When I click it shows "monitor" only.
Is that a graphics card that I must remove? If so, how do I do that, physically, or via the PC.
Then, and I am a bit timid about this, how do I install the new card? Will it fit in only one slot? There are several connections on the new card, two female connections, 1 green and one yellow, and a round female one for which the cord is supplied. Do I need other cables?
p.s. the round male cable has 4 pins although the card female recepter has 7 holes. Is this okay or do I need a new round cable with 7 pins?
Is "Integrated Intel Graphics" the card I must remove? It was included with the Dell Inspiron 530s I have.
Whew.
Can you help me? Can I do this?
Thanks.
P.s.s... Is the four pin male connector the right one for a 7 hole female receptor?
What attaches to the green and yellow recepters on the new graphics card.
Also, is a PCI-E and an ATI the same, that is, can I place the new graphics card in either of those slots?
I am really bamboozled with all of this but am hoping I can do it myself to save some bucks.
Graphics card 9500 1g or better for dell inspiron 530s slim tower
Does anyone out there know where I can get or look for a graphics card 9500c 1g or better, 1gig, for a slim Inspiron 530s with Vista. Dell sent me the wrong card and were not able to tell me if there is one to fit that model.