Difference between revisions of "Video Card Testing"

Revision as of 12:56, 31 October 2008

Make sure the computer turned off and the switch is set to the mobo your testing with.
Place an AGP video card in the AGP slot, or a PCI video card in the PCI slot (depending on card type).
Attach the monitor cable to the video card and turn the computer on.
Let the program run until it tells you what the card is.
Record what the screen says. It should say something like: (Voodoo Banshee 16 mgs) or (RIVA TNT 16384kb) or (Nvidia gf2 gts nv11 32 meg) or (Radeon 7000 R100 32 meg).
- The software some times lies, double check the list of cards to see if it makes sence.
Turn off the computer and remove the video card. It's better (faster) to turn off the computer with the power supply switch rather than powering down (as in following the instructions onscreen).
there are 4 catigories of cards to save
- MacBuild = non working - ATI Radeon, ATI Rage 128 Pro, Cards With a ADC
- Build = AGP Cards with 64 MB of ram
- Store = Cards with above 64 MB of ram (and not MacBuild ones)
- Recycle = cards that dont work, Cards with less than 64 MB of ram
Start over with new card.

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 # Turn off the computer and remove the video card. It's better (faster) to turn off the computer with the power supply switch rather than powering down (as in following the instructions onscreen).
 # there are 4 catigories of cards to save
-#* MacBuild = ATI Radeon, ATI Rage 128 Pro, Cards With a ADC
+#* MacBuild = non working - ATI Radeon, ATI Rage 128 Pro, Cards With a ADC
-#* Build = Cards with 32 MB of ram
+#* Build = AGP Cards with 64 MB of ram
-#* Store = Cards with above 32 MB of ram (and not MacBuild ones)
+#* Store = Cards with above 64 MB of ram (and not MacBuild ones)
-#* Recycle = cards that dont work, Cards with less than 32 MB of ram
+#* Recycle = cards that dont work, Cards with less than 64 MB of ram
 # Start over with new card.