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Updated graphic card for XPS 210 required

by WWDug Mar 10, 2011 4:37AM PST

I have XPS210 (DXC061)with a Radeon ATI X1300pro with a 256mb x1300pro secondary card.
Promblem is I have a copy of windows 7 home pro edition to install running XP pro at the moment.

Windows compatibility programme states that I need to upgrade my graphics card because I won't be able to run the areoface screen with my old card.
Anyone know which ATI one I can upgrade with as I run a 32 bit system.

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Looks like a SFF?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 10, 2011 11:12AM PST

Try giving a link to this model's home page. I'm guessing this will need a smaller card.
Bob

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XPS G/card
by WWDug Mar 11, 2011 3:12AM PST

Thanks Bob! that's what I thought as is is a very narrow case as space was a problem at the time of purchase,I can rest my glasses over it and still have space.

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Any link?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 11, 2011 3:31AM PST

To help your discussion along, post a link to the model since there are too many Dell SFF models.
Bob

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Graphic card update XPS 210
by WWDug Mar 15, 2011 11:29AM PDT
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That's one small card.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 15, 2011 11:44AM PDT
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New Card
by WWDug Mar 15, 2011 9:33PM PDT

Thanks Bob I am in the UK, I've read some of the posts on this card on the Amazon site and it seems to need further mods to get it to fit, which is to me too much trouble just to use the aero feature on windows 7 in a couple of years I may buy a new full size desktop PC as I have had this one is almost 5 years.

Thanks for your help.

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update to prevoius post
by WWDug Mar 15, 2011 9:57PM PDT

Cost of card on Amazon.com $34.99 =

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Modifying here
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 16, 2011 2:05AM PDT

Was easy. I bolted on the short bar and clipped off a heatsink "tang."

Sorry about the price thing. At least you know what size you want.
bob

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Thanks again
by WWDug Mar 16, 2011 6:14AM PDT

Thanks again for the explanation. I put a pound sign in front of UK figures but when posted it had disappeared. Happy I may give it a go.

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Bought it
by WWDug Mar 25, 2011 4:05AM PDT

I have found the card you suggested at a resonable price of $50 (

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Sorry.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 26, 2011 5:58AM PDT

English fails us too often.

The heatsinks I see have some hundred tangs. Removing one is no sin. It will cool nicely with 99 out of 100 heatsink tangs.

Bob

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Spelling mistook or ake
by WWDug Mar 26, 2011 6:44AM PDT

Sorry Bob there should have been a (wrong)between the and thing it was late and I was getting tired. Happy))

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New card bought
by WWDug Apr 8, 2011 7:42AM PDT

I bought this card but on my delivery note it states it's a 64 bit I can't find out if they do a 32bit card as it's not listed what bit rate it is.

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4350 OC / 512MB DDR2 / PCI Express 2.0 / Graphics Card

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Sorry.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 8, 2011 7:48AM PDT

But cards can be from 8 to 512 bits wide on the GPU bus. I wonder if you think this has to match the OS?
Bob

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New card reply
by WWDug Apr 8, 2011 10:54PM PDT

Hi Bob,

I am maybe a bit confused on that as I did think it had to match the the OS, if it does not then I can go ahead and fit it.

Thanks for the info

WWD

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