The g force fx 5200 PCI might work if it fits in a regular PCI slot, but since there are only 3 PCI slots in the 8400, using one of them for a video card would leave only 2 for other PCI cards. Gary mailto:w4wkz@xxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sun Sparkle" <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 4:55 PM Subject: Re: New computer with video card inconpatibility > ok have her try the following video card it should not matter if it is one > kind of card or not > g force fx 5200 p c i > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@xxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: New computer with video card inconpatibility > > > > Sunshine, > > > > The Dell Dimension 8400 has a PCI Express x16 video slot, and the 2 video > > cards listed for this slot are the ATI Radeon x800 XT and the ATI Radeon > > x300 SE. I don't know which of these cards the original poster has in his > > 8400, but apparently JFW doesn't like the driver since he couldn't get the > > video intercept to install. > > > > Gary > > mailto:w4wkz@xxxxxxxx > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sunshine" <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:23 PM > > Subject: Re: New computer with video card inconpatibility > > > > > > > are you talking about a agp slot? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@xxxxxxxx> > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:40 PM > > > Subject: Re: New computer with video card inconpatibility > > > > > > > > > > Chip, > > > > > > > > I wrote to Chris Hofstader at FS about John's video problem. He said > he > > > > would forward my inquiry on to their testing department to see if they > > had > > > > evaluated this video card. The Dell 8400 uses a new type of video > slot, > > > and > > > > I suspect the ATI 128mb radeon x300 has a new non-standard video > driver > > > to > > > > go along with it. > > > > > > > > Gary > > > > mailto:w4wkz@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:09 PM > > > > Subject: RE: New computer with video card inconpatibility > > > > > > > > > > > > > And there are just as many of us who have had no problem with ATI > > cards > > > > > (I have one in my work pc and my home pc); it's more complex than > > simply > > > > > naming a particular manufacturer was "not working". > > > > > > > > > > What I'd really like to see is someone like the original poster, > ship > > > > > their non-functional pc to FS for analysis. A little more accurate > > info > > > > > from FS on this subject would be very helpful. > > > > > > > > > > Chip > > > > > > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > > > > > > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Capelle > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:56 AM > > > > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Subject: Re: New computer with video card inconpatibility > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > I've had nothing but problems with ATIs line of video cards. =20 > > > > > > I would recommend nvidia chipset based cards. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > > > > > From: "John or Anne" <jmelson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:37 AM > > > > > > Subject: New computer with video card inconpatibility > > > > > >=20 > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > >I have a new Dell dimension 8400 desktop. It seems like the=20 > > > > > > video card does=20 > > > > > > >not like JAWS. The Video card is an ATI 128mb radeon x300=20 > > > > > > series. Can=20 > > > > > > >anyone help me out with ideas to solve this problem? 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