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October 25th, 2015 15:00
Running simple games on Optiplex 745
My "out of the box" 745 (refurbished) now has windows dual boot xp_sp3 and 7 installed. When I try to run "Hoyle Card Games 2009" (in xp), I get the message "this game was unable to find a display with proper requirements". I "assume" that means I need a different video output? Has anyone else here encountered and solved this problem? The 745 is a "just for fun" machine, and I'm learning a lot. Comments Please. ............. rr :emotion-43:
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speedstep
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October 26th, 2015 07:00
The intel Graphics on a 745 are not sufficent to run most games and with the USFF model there is no fix for this.
For the other models an Asus EAH6450 would work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P97dAn45BCE
Asus Silent HD6450.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121439
rr440
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October 26th, 2015 12:00
Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned my machine is the SFF. I'll follow up. The power supply is rated at 275W max. To avoid overload, is there a simple way I can determine how much power is currently being used? I tried looking thru XP "computer management" menus but had no success.
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speedstep
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October 27th, 2015 07:00
The ASUS EAH6450 works fine in SFF.
ASUS EAH6450 Silent/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
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