PCI Express slot

[*****]

I am planning to upgrade the graphics card on my computer since it only has
onboard graphics installed. I opened up the case to see what slots were
available to me and to my surprise there was only pci. There is no agp slot
on my motherboard but there does apear to be space to have a pci-e slot
installed. What I would like to know is can I just take my pc along to pc
world (which is where I got it) and have them solder in a slot or will I have
to replace my motherboard. I have a picture of the problem that I can post if
that would make things any clearer.

TIA

 

[Jim Macklin]

You need to download a computer inventory program, such the
Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which
will report such details as the make, model and serial
number of the mobo. You can then download the actual mobo
manual.
If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe graphics
card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a PCIe
slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the mobo
details, that would be more useful than a picture, which
probably would not have the detail or resolution to read the
fine print on the mobo.



|I am planning to upgrade the graphics card on my computer
since it only has
| onboard graphics installed. I opened up the case to see
what slots were
| available to me and to my surprise there was only pci.
There is no agp slot
| on my motherboard but there does apear to be space to have
a pci-e slot
| installed. What I would like to know is can I just take my
pc along to pc
| world (which is where I got it) and have them solder in a
slot or will I have
| to replace my motherboard. I have a picture of the problem
that I can post if
| that would make things any clearer.
|
| TIA

 

[*****]

You need to download a computer inventory program, such the
Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which
will report such details as the make, model and serial
number of the mobo. You can then download the actual mobo
manual.
If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe graphics
card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a PCIe
slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the mobo
details, that would be more useful than a picture, which
probably would not have the detail or resolution to read the
fine print on the mobo.



Right my computer is a emachines 5260 and this is what belarc said about

the mobo

Board: Intel Corporation D915GAG AAC87709-302
Serial Number: BQAG50605455
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0707.2005.0110.1034 01/10/2005

Hope this helps.

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Your best and only option to get better graphics is to replace the
motherboard..

--
Mike Hall
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

You need to download a computer inventory program, such the
Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which
will report such details as the make, model and serial
number of the mobo. You can then download the actual mobo
manual.
If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe graphics
card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a PCIe
slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the mobo
details, that would be more useful than a picture, which
probably would not have the detail or resolution to read the
fine print on the mobo.



Right my computer is a emachines 5260 and this is what belarc said about

the mobo

Board: Intel Corporation D915GAG AAC87709-302
Serial Number: BQAG50605455
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0707.2005.0110.1034 01/10/2005

Hope this helps.

 

[*****]

Your best and only option to get better graphics is to replace the
motherboard..

Does this mean that I would also have to replace the cpu & ram?

 

[Jim Macklin]

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in | #IpcjGPzGHA.4972@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:
|
| > You need to download a computer inventory program, such
the
| > Bel Arc Advisor [free download at www.belarc.com ] which
| > will report such details as the make, model and serial
| > number of the mobo. You can then download the actual
mobo
| > manual.
| > If you do have a PCIe slot, you can buy the PCIe
graphics
| > card, I've never heard of after-market soldering in a
PCIe
| > slot. If you posted the model of your computer or the
mobo
| > details, that would be more useful than a picture, which
| > probably would not have the detail or resolution to read
the
| > fine print on the mobo.
| >
| >
| >
| > Right my computer is a emachines 5260 and this is what
belarc said about
| the mobo
|
| Board: Intel Corporation D915GAG AAC87709-302
| Serial Number: BQAG50605455
| Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
| BIOS: Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0707.2005.0110.1034
01/10/2005
|
| Hope this helps.

 

[Jim Macklin]

swap them onto the new mobo.

It does have two PCIe slots... the x16 slot is for graphics
cards.
ftp://download.intel.com/design/motherbd/ag/C6860002.pdf
1.8 PCI Express Connectors

The boards provide the following PCI Express connectors:

.. One PCI Express x16 connector supporting simultaneous
transfer speeds up to 8 GBytes/sec

.. Two PCI Express x1 connectors. The x1 interfaces support
simultaneous transfer speeds up to

500 MBytes/sec

The PCI Express interface supports the PCI Conventional bus
configuration mechanism so that the

underlying PCI Express architecture is compatible with PCI
Conventional compliant operating

systems. Additional features of the PCI Express interface
include the following:

.. Support for the PCI Express enhanced configuration
mechanism

.. Automatic discovery, link training, and initialization

.. Support for Active State Power Management (ASPM)

.. SMBus 2.0 support

.. Wake# signal supporting wake events from ACPI S1, S3, S4,
or S5

.. Software compatible with the PCI Power Management Event
(PME) mechanism defined in the

PCI Power Management Specification Rev. 1.1



1.7.1 Intel 915G Graphics Subsystem

The Intel 915G chipset contains two separate, mutually
exclusive graphics options. Either the

GMA900 graphics controller (contained within the 82915G
GMCH) is used, or a PCI Express x16

add-in card can be used. When a PCI Express x16 add-in card
is installed, the GMA900 graphics

controller is disabled.

1.7.1.1 Intel® GMA900 Graphics Controller

The Intel GMA900 graphics controller features the following:

.. Integrated graphics controller

? 32 bpp (Bits Per Pixel) graphics engine

? 333 MHz core frequency

? 256-bit 2-D engine

? 32-bit 3-D engine

? Motion video acceleration

? Pixel Shader 2.0

? 4-pixel pipes

? DirectX* 9.0 Hardware Acceleration

? Software Vertex Shader

.. Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh

.. With Advanced Digital Display 2 (ADD2) card support flat
panel displays up to 2048 x 1536 at

75 Hz or digital CRTs/HDTV displays at 1920 x 1080 at 85 Hz

.. High performance 3-D setup and render engine

.. High quality/performance texture engine

.. Display

? Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC

? DDC2B compliant interface

| "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User"
| #Q7n$cPzGHA.4576@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:
|
| > Your best and only option to get better graphics is to
replace the
| > motherboard..
| >
|
| Does this mean that I would also have to replace the cpu &
ram?

 

[Taurus]

I am planning to upgrade the graphics card on my computer since it only has
onboard graphics installed. I opened up the case to see what slots were
available to me and to my surprise there was only pci. There is no agp
slot
on my motherboard but there does apear to be space to have a pci-e slot
installed. What I would like to know is can I just take my pc along to pc
world (which is where I got it) and have them solder in a slot or will I
have
to replace my motherboard. I have a picture of the problem that I can post
if
that would make things any clearer.

TIA

Your best bet is to navigate here:
http://s2.invisionfree.com/emachineupgraders/index.php?act=idx
It's a forum devoted to emachine upgrading, you can ask your questions
there. Many knowledgeable emachine owners.