Need some computer hardware help
10-22-2010, 03:15 PM
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I think I figured out what you guys are asking for.
Board: Dell Inc. 0WG855
Serial Number: ..CN7082168E045P.
Bus Clock: 1066 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. 2.4.2 03/30/2007
And its saying that it takes DDR2 memory.
Is that the info I need?
Board: Dell Inc. 0WG855
Serial Number: ..CN7082168E045P.
Bus Clock: 1066 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. 2.4.2 03/30/2007
And its saying that it takes DDR2 memory.
Is that the info I need?
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10-22-2010, 03:22 PM
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If I'm not mistaken by the above info I found, would it be correct to say that this GeForce 9500 GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card that I found on amazon would do the job?
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-01G-P3-N9...pr_product_top
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-01G-P3-N9...pr_product_top
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10-22-2010, 04:04 PM
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Oh, yeah. I totally forgot about the power requirements. Now high-end video cards have separate power connectors on them, as they draw more juice than the slot can provide. There are at least three different standards for that- the ole' 4-pin Molex like 5.25" disk drives use, plus a newer 6 pin and 8 pin standard which requires a special power supply to drive.
Ah, the good ol' days of 30-pin SIMMs and "turbo" buttons 
Ok, progress ain't all bad.
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10-22-2010, 04:25 PM
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Here's the owner's manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...N/YH251A02.pdf
And here's the service manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...M_EN/index.htm
You have one PCIe-x16 slot, which confirms to the 1.1a spec.
Banjo-Kazooie!
Here's the datasheet for that card: http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/01G-P3-N959.pdf
It says, in part "PCI Express® 2.0 / 1.1 Support" and it is clearly a PCIe-x16 card, so it ought to work. It also does not appear to require external power and merely calls for a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply," so no worries there.
And here's the service manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...M_EN/index.htm
You have one PCIe-x16 slot, which confirms to the 1.1a spec.
Here's the datasheet for that card: http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/01G-P3-N959.pdf
It says, in part "PCI Express® 2.0 / 1.1 Support" and it is clearly a PCIe-x16 card, so it ought to work. It also does not appear to require external power and merely calls for a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply," so no worries there.
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10-22-2010, 05:07 PM
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Here's the owner's manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...N/YH251A02.pdf
And here's the service manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...M_EN/index.htm
You have one PCIe-x16 slot, which confirms to the 1.1a spec.
Banjo-Kazooie!
Here's the datasheet for that card: http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/01G-P3-N959.pdf
It says, in part "PCI Express® 2.0 / 1.1 Support" and it is clearly a PCIe-x16 card, so it ought to work. It also does not appear to require external power and merely calls for a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply," so no worries there.
And here's the service manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...M_EN/index.htm
You have one PCIe-x16 slot, which confirms to the 1.1a spec.
Banjo-Kazooie!
Here's the datasheet for that card: http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/01G-P3-N959.pdf
It says, in part "PCI Express® 2.0 / 1.1 Support" and it is clearly a PCIe-x16 card, so it ought to work. It also does not appear to require external power and merely calls for a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply," so no worries there.
I just signed up for Amazon Prime and this will be my first purchase with it.
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10-22-2010, 05:29 PM
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Win! That card supports HD video acceleration (new versions of Adobe Flash, Media Player Classic, etc), gives you what you want, and doesn't draw too much power. Newegg's price is a dollar or two less, but you'd probably get it faster w/ Prime. Let us know if you have any trouble throwing it in, but it should be pretty straightforward. The hardest part is finding the magic case release switch/button on some of those Dell boxes, but it sounds like you've already been inside.
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10-22-2010, 06:21 PM
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Win! That card supports HD video acceleration (new versions of Adobe Flash, Media Player Classic, etc), gives you what you want, and doesn't draw too much power. Newegg's price is a dollar or two less, but you'd probably get it faster w/ Prime. Let us know if you have any trouble throwing it in, but it should be pretty straightforward. The hardest part is finding the magic case release switch/button on some of those Dell boxes, but it sounds like you've already been inside.
I'll update this thread once its here, installed, and let you guys know what I think.
I've been using the 2 monitors for the first time all afternoon working on my listings and it helps A TON! I'm seriously cutting my listing time in half. I'm excited to finally have a halfway decent setup that's eventually going to pay for itself.
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10-22-2010, 07:22 PM
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Something tells me this time around I might have learned my lesson.
This cast (4th cast) comes off Nov 1st when the last 2 pins come out (3rd surgery), then I don't know what the plan is. Still feels broken to me.
This reminds me, I never did post up the most recent xrays on here to show you guys. These are the xrays after the middle finder pin was removed. I still have to get copies of the first ones that had all 3 pins in the fingers. Wolverine hand FTW!! lol
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