cutiesoccer40

 

Careful!  A 6200 pci card will not work in the E310 or 3100 series Dell.

 

Good Luck

 

Dale

 

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Cybervee

 

ChrisM may have been incorrect as many of us were.  SpeedStep knew the card wouldn't work and warned many users here, but not many listened.  I include myself in that camp until I researched it.  The only other exception is if the 6200s ChrisM referred to was a "universal" pci card, capable of 3.3volt signalling and 5volt signalling.

 

The 6200s that I've seen available today are 5volt signalling cards only.  The E310 and 3100 pci slots are the pci version 2.3 standard which dropped supprt for all 5volt signalling pci cards (that includes some sound cards, video capture cards, tv-tuner cards, and video cards).

 

As long as the pci card is 3.3v signalling or universal, owners of E310, 3100, & E510 or any of the latest Dells (or any new PC for that matter) will be fine.

 

I think the orginal poster should keep trying to make the x1300 (which is a universal pci card) work as that is probably the best pci card available.  He/she should post the installation steps and maybe someone here can lend a hand.  If the x1300 is doa, send it back and get another one.

 

Dale

 

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I am need of help also. I have a dell 2400 that I purchased a few years ago and i am wanting to upgrade to an X1300 pci vid card. My question is that it states that you need a 3.3v pci. How do I find out if i do have the pci 3.3v? Thanks

biglaw200

 

Unfortunately Dell doesn't list the 2400's pci standard on the spec page.  The good news is you're probably "ok" because Dell is listing the pci standard on newer machines like the E310, E510, Dim 3100 and soforth.

 

Telling the difference between video cards is quite easy.

 

Look at the pci connector on the card itself.

 

If the card has one forward key (notch) its only capable of providing 3.3volt signalling through the pci slot.

 

If the card has two keys, one forward and one rearward, then the card is capable of providing  either 3.3volt signalling or 5volt signalling (whatever your computer's pci slot supports or calls for).  This type of card is referred to as a "universal" pci card.

 

If the card has one rearward key, then the card is only capable of 5volt signalling.  These are typically  your "older" and less expensive cards like the $40.00 Geforce 6200 pci cards that TigerDirect was selling some time ago.

 

PCI version 2.3 dropped support for 5volt signalling.

 

So all E310s, E510s, Dim 3100s and newer Dells will suport any "universal" pci card because the 3.3v signalling key is present on the pci connector.

 

As SpeedStep pointed out some time ago, all pci cards will fit in your computer's pci slots.  If the card's signalling isn't supported by your computer's pci slot, the card just won't light up.  Then members wonder if they're having a power supply problem or computer problem or have a bad card. 

 

The x1300 pci cards I've seen have been universal.

 

**Kind of off topic:  I've never owned a pc (edit: a DeLL) with integrated graphics so I'm not a good source on how to disable the integrated graphics when trying to install a video card.   I've read posts on this forum for the past 5 years, and one thing is clear, there seems to be no definitive or fool-proof instructions on "how to disable the onboard graphics".  I know ChrisM, a Dell mod, posted instructions, but I continually read, "I followed the instructions to a tee and it didn't work"    So either the instructions are incorrect or the end user is not applying them correctly.   It would be nice to see a permanent sticky again addressing this problem.

 

Ok, I'll step off my soapbox now.

 

Good Luck

 

Dale

 

The Fleet
Cool Master Centurion 5-Athlon64 4000+ - 6800gs - 1GB Corsair Ram - 200Gb Maxtor
7200rpm SATA HD - Plextor 708A 8x burner.
Dimension 4550 - P4 2.53GHz cpu - Radeon X800GTO (16 pipes) - 768Mb Crucial Ram
Sound Blaster Live - WD 60Gb 7200 rpm & WD 120Gb 7200 rpm HD
Dimension 4100 - 1.6GHz Tualatin - Radeon 7500 - 256Mb Crucial Ram
Sound Blaster Live Value - Seagate 30Gb HD - Wiin Xp Sp2
Compaq 5080US - Decommissioned.
HP 7130P - Pentium 200 - 1.6Gb HD - Win98 - My dos gaming rig.

 

 

 

 

Dale

 

                   Thank you for the quick reply. I will check on it.

 

**Kind of off topic:  I've never owned a pc with integrated graphics so I'm not a good source on how to disable the integrated graphics when trying to install a video card.   I've read posts on this forum for the past 5 years, and one thing is clear, there seems to be no definitive or fool-proof instructions on "how to disable the onboard graphics".  I know ChrisM, a Dell mod, posted instructions, but I continually read, "I followed the instructions to a tee and it didn't work"    So either the instructions are incorrect or the end user is not applying them correctly.   It would be nice to see a permanent sticky again addressing this problem.

 

As far as this comment I installed and I am running at the present time an ATI 9250 256 PCI card that runs very well. When I installed it I had no problems as far as disableing the onboard graphics. Once I figure out what I did I will forward the information to you for future reference.

 

And again thanks for the quick response and thak you very much. 

 

Jesse