Graphic Card problems...

I have a g4 sitting around here somewhere. Its an AGP i believe, and My computer is an AGP also. Well, I plug it in and all that jazz, but the colors are totally ****ed!

What the hell is wrong I\'ve looked everywhere for it in the manual and on the internet and ended up giving up, its sitting right here.

I know you guys are computer pro\'s so help me.


RIGHT now I\'m running on an STB Velocity Built in graphic card, It totally sucks. I dont know if that helps or anything.

My computer is pretty dated, about 1999 when we bought it. So it must be "ancient" computer wise...

PM/email me  the problem, or post it here, I\'d like to get back to playing CS.

Thanks,
gimpster14@hotmail.com

spudz, before installing the new gfx card, did u make sure to uninstall the inbuilt gfx card drivers as well as disable it. maybe this could be yer problem.
if not then i would wait for souly (he knows alot about this stuff).
oh and if u ever wanna play cs, i\'d be glad to (if the ping is good all ofcourse)

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Make sure it\'s a AGP card before doing anything here..

Disable the onboard graphics for starters. If the graphics are screwy on the boot screen, then your card could be screwed. Also check to see what your AGP settings are in your bios. If you have no idea, just use load defaults in bios and that should help. Just make sure onboard GFX is not on.

If it\'s just doing it only in windows, uninstall your old gfx drivers, with the onboard card enabled, (without the AGP in) Then reset your computer, disable the onboard card, Install the new one and install UPDATED drivers for the card.
If you have any other AGP cards laying around, (I doubt it) just test that card in the AGP slot to test the mobo, if it does the same thing then you\'re mobo could be screwed. Most common thing that makes graphics screwy while NOT in windows is hardware fails or faults.  Disable anything in bios like “Fast Writes” or “Sideband addressing”.

If you have no idea how to get into bios, or what to alter in bios, remove your bios battery for about 10 minutes without the pc being plugged into the power.  It looks like a flat battery on the motherboard..  It will reset your bios.


Resetting your bios will set defaults, but if you have the agp card in you must disable the onboard graphics.

Also check your Monitor plug pins. They may have been bent.

Umm.. Can I have this in english?

Like a walkthrough type thing?

Where do I find how to un-install it?

Where do I find if im AGP or PCI?

AcK! Lol, I need this graphic card bad...


btw
soully, get on msn sometime, and actually talk

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That\'s is a walkthrough kinda thing.

It\'s as lame terms as i can use.   PCI and AGP are different, when you look at your board the more amount of slots are your PCI, the single slot that is above all the others is your AGP.. That\'s as simple as i can put it.

Thanks. I will try installing it soon.

Lets hope it works,

Thanks again souly