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I have a compaq presario 5000 series 5005SR and dont know if i have a graphic card port or not! I have been looking online for the inside layout of my comp but cant find anything to show me where to look for this port and what it looks like. i have 4 slots (1 open now) and one contains a wireless internet connector.... i dont think that is the right slot BUT I DONT KNOW lol. PLEASE N/E HELP WOULD BE GREAT...THx

Try:-

Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Device Manager/Display Adapter/Properties

Alternatively, download "Everest" (it's free) which will tell you just about everything you need to know about your computer.

Regards

Stuart

what are you asking exactly? a graphic card is the same as a video card which every computer has (including yours as you wouldn't have a display on your monitor without it). If you are asking which one you DO have, follow Stuarts directions. If you want to know which clot your motherboard has for a graphic card your PC has ,you'll need to open your case.

sry i dont think i wored my question write. I am looking at getting a GEFORCE 4 video card but have been told that comps like mine may not have a port to tstick the card in if i get it. i am looking inside my comp ....not while it is running >.<....and do not see a place for the new video card to go. hopefully that helps you help me. THX for responding!!!!!!

Not all PC's have graphics cards ,many have intergrated /onboard graphics thats built in to the motherboard ! Usally intergrated graphics are not as good as a add on video/graphics card ! For instance my motherboard came with i810 intergrated graphics with only 4M.B. of Mem .To my disappointment when I wanted to add a graphics card to increase the memorey and performance of my P3 750MHZ ,I found out the M.B. did not have an AGP slot ,however I did have 3 PCI slots, there are both AGP interface and PCI graphic cards .I ended up buying a ATI Radeon 32M.B.SDR Graphics card and even though AGP(accelerated graphics port) is faster the PCI ,it was a great improvement to my ability to play more graphic intense games then the integrated graphics .Now the newer motherboards out have whats called PCI Express which is supposely even faster then the AGP interface. Now all three of my PCI slots are full ,one has a sound card that replaced the AC97 intergrated sound ,another contains a WinModem ,and the thrid one has the ATI Radeon Graphics card . I was a complete novice, yet following the instructions I was able to install these cards myself ,with a little help from online sites like this one !
Good Luck Nick

video card, graphics card, display adapter, all have just become names for the same device for the most part. Integrated cards usually do suck as they are generally intel chipsets and even if you are somewhat lucky and have a geforce chipset sometimes they still share system memory which really sucks!

If you don't have any open slots, you are out of luck. POst the link to your system and someone will go there and verify for sure.

If you are using one of those winmodems, you can free-up a pci slot by getting an external modem. I've picked up several U.S. robotics 56k modems on ebay for under $20. make sure the power adaptor and serial cable are included.

larry