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Replacement Video Card for ECS K7S5A
As in the title, I need a recommended replacement for this computer.
The old Video Card is an ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP, PN 109-40200-20
Motherboard is ECS K7S5A
If you have a NewEGG link, that would be great.
Thanks,
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Dalton's link gives you the right set of boards to look at ... but there's one other thing to check -- be sure you don't select a card that requires more power than what's available on that system. The higher-end cards that require auxiliary power connections may not work with an older system that has a small power supply.
If you post the power supply specs, we can help you eliminate the boards that may not work with it.
Morning guys - thanks for responding.
PSU is a "Selection", ATX-300, (300 W).
I've tried swapping out a couple of old cards from the spare parts locker, but no joy.
One was an ATI RAGE 128 PRO PN 109-68200-01
One was an nVidia PN 8911-300
The nVidia has an on-board fan that is spinning up, so I'm guessing that power is flowing to the AGP slot - but no signal at the monitor.
I've tried unplugging all devices and just booting from and ERD CD in one optical drive.
Pretty well reached my limited limits on this one, so would appreciate any tips/tricks and feel bad for the family. Dad's laptop HDD crashed with that dreaded clicking/scraping sound - and I can't recover any pictures (including everything from his tour in Iraq), now this (their old backup) computer is giving me fits.
Check in when you can.
Thanks,
Vic
OK - 'Diagnostic' cards for motherboards - right?
I tried playing with a couple of those, but quickly realized that "a man's gotta know his own limitations".
When I get to that point of broken, I usually take the computer down to a local repair shop and let them try to handle it.
I do have a spare PSU and will try plugging that in.
Details after I get back on site.
Thanks.
POST cards echo the port 80H hex codes during bootup and indicate where the boot process failed (or indicate a successful boot). An indispensable tool in my opinion.
One thing that's not usually explained well -- an immediate FF code is a major failure (CPU or mobo) while an FF code after a succession of other codes is a successful boot. Depends on when the FF occurs. I never could get a gal on another forum to understand that her immediate FF code wasn't a successful boot since HER card's manual said it was. Make of card is irrelevant, but her stubbornness wasn't.
The one I have was made by Soyo and inexpensive (about $25,00) -- Soyo TechAid. However, Soyo is now defunct and the usual suspects are out of stock. Also didn't find any on eBay.
I did find:
http://www.directron.com/p
http://www.newegg.com/Prod
Same card and Directron is cheaper.
"... Dad's laptop HDD crashed with that dreaded clicking/scraping sound - and I can't recover any pictures (including everything from his tour in Iraq ..." ==> Vic -- glad all's well. But if your comment implies there are no backups of that laptop, PLEASE educate your dad !!!
Remember Gary's rule ==> Your hard drive is going to fail at midnight. Every night !! So be sure anything that you don't want too lose is backed up :-)
Another FYI: If the old PC had been sitting off for a while -- month or more -- memory contacts could have corroded. It's common here in the South with our humidity. Usually, removing and reseating will do the trick. If not, try cleaning contacts with a pencil eraser. I keep a "Pink Pearl" eraser just for contact cleaning.
Dalton - did indeed did the trick. I dug that old RAM out of the garbage, rubbed an eraser on it, and plugged it in - system read it fine.
Now the customer gets his computer back with double the memory - good trick.
Gary - I transmitted a garbled message. The 'Dad' is the dad of that family - a 30 year old brand new Second Lieutenant (got a direct commission from SFC).
In the process of cleaning up this computer, I found over 3 GB of pictures that they had copied over from the laptop. Not everything back, but a lot more than they ever thought to see.
A good ending - thanks to a coupld of EE superstars.
Vic
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by: willcompPosted on 2009-08-10 at 18:37:28ID: 25065590
According to the motherboard specs, it has an AGP 4X slot. Most AGP 8X video cards will work in an AGP 4X slot. Here are the available options on Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Prod
To be safe, select one that specifies AGP 4X/8X. Otherwise selection should be based on needs and your pocketbook. Any will significantly outperform the ATI Rage card you have.