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Old January 7th, 2009, 08:59 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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2nd video card

I have a Compaq Presario SR1320nx that I haven't used in a while.

I want to know the cheapest and most efficient way to have dual monitors.

Right now I had an additional graphics that was taken from the AGP slot on another computer. I have an available AGP slot on my Compaq. When I put it into the Compaq, the computer LED lights would come on, but it would not boot up. Could this be a power issue?

The PSU is 250 watts, which is relatively low.

Any suggestions of the cheapest way to do this, it's not going to be used for any gaming except possibly internet poker which has very minimal requirements.

Is there a cheap video card that would hook up to a PCI slot or a dual head graphics card that I could plug into my AGP or PCI slot without having to also get a new PSU.

Any suggestions on the most cost efficient and quickest way to do this?

Thanks.

-Paul
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Old January 7th, 2009, 09:12 PM     #2 (permalink)
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I've also know some motherboards will automatically disable the onboard video if there is one in the AGP slot. Will this become an issue?
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