- As usual, I went nuts worrying about disabling the motherboard video (in the BIOS) and sticking in a new card--what to do if the screen was black? Without a monitor, how could you get back and reverse the process?Fortunately, my BIOS.... well, Let's talk. You boot the PC, and while the initial screen says "DEL to enter setup" you tap the Delete key patiently.Up comes the BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) from one little chip (the BIOS chip) which is connecting the keyboard to the monitor. There is no DOS. There is no Windows. There is no Java, Unix, or I-phoney. We are programming the BIOS chip. Be not afraid. Be of good cheer.Drill down thru the many options. Don't change anything…
- The fan was squealing on the first card I received. Amazon replaced it and the second card suddenly stopped working completely about 2 weeks later. Amazon took this back as well and is issuing a refund. Based on the number of positive reviews, I assume I was just unlucky but I'm going to try a different brand. Although the failures had nothing to do with Amazon, they have been terrific with handling the problems promptly and courteously. My rating reflects a 1 for the product reliability and a 5 for Amazon's support.
- PCI Express 2.0 Support
- GeForce 9400 GT with 550MHz clock
- 1GB of 128 bit DDR2 memory
- 400 MHz clock with 800 MHz effective memory rate
- Full DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 support
