Is my graphics card dead?

[Drift]

I have a compaq presario sr2019uk and it will not connect to the monitor, I have had the monitor working with the ainciant e crappy horrible awful laptop I am using now and it works, the desk top just says no signal, the motherboard looks like an all in one jobby so not sure if a new graphics card can be fitted if indead it is the card.

this is very urgent as this laptop is going to get launched across the room soon.

cheers guys.

[audiman]

if the monitor works with another unit then does sound like the graphics card in the pc

usually they are interchangable but i am not up on that particular model of Compaq

how old is the pc?

regards

Lee

[Drift]

cheers Lee, its about 4 years old running a vista upgrade,been very reliable in the past.

same as this one here
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/prod ... c=en&cc=us

this is the guts of mine.

[Livewire Frontera]

[Drift]

Any particular model number I should look for

[Livewire Frontera]

[Drift]

Cheers bud, one thing though, if I buy on in the morning, how would I load it? as no monitor to see what I am doing, or will it work like plug and play?

[Livewire Frontera]

[Drift]

Thanks Lee, will nip over to pc world in my lunch tomorrow, I know not the cheapest place to buy fom but just had enough of this laptop thing lol
will let you know how it goes

[furball]

Try maplin first, they may well have something cheaper than PCworld, not to mention staff that usually know what they're talking about

[Drift]

Thanks Chris will do as they are over the road too.

[Drift]

would this fit? just so I have an idea

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/sapphire- ... 4-pdt.html

[pot bellied pixie]

same one for 48 quid from here

http://www.computerplus.uk.com/product/ ... HD4650/1GB

[Livewire Frontera]

[huggy]

[Drift]

eeekk another piccy to be sure

[Drift]

Further info, the black slot has in tiny writing below it, had to use a torch to read it, pci x16, so seems I need a pci card ?

[alsavs]

I believe this is a layout of your motherboard but double check first.Three PCIOne and a PCI Express x16 graphics slots.

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[Drift]

wow yes thats it, Im impresed

[Livewire Frontera]

so so sorry ste got my slots mixed up