I'm switching video cards and im selling the one i have now, since I dont have integrated graphics right now in my computer, im gonna use a very old ATI Rage 3d II PCI card, there's no danger in plugging this into a new motherboard is there? cause..
I rather not have the computer for a week rather than destroying it during a failed bootup or something 0_0!!
Switching video cards, will there be any problems with this:?
Well, depending on your proficiency as computer hardware guy, the risk will vary. If you do everything correctly, there shouldn't be any problems with it. I just recently used a card (also ATI Rage, only that one is AGP) that is about 7 years old into a computer, which is about 3 years old. Works great. Age is not a problem - if the card is fully working, there shouldn't be any issues.
Reply:Be sure you have the video card's drivers before the exchange. You can download the newest drivers from ATI or use the CD that came with the card. During first boot, after install, check your BIOS settings. You may have to tell the BIOS which video source to use. (ex. integrated, agp, pci). Your OS may already have default drivers for the RAGE card, if not you will have 800x600 until you install the drivers.
Reply:Nothing will happen , go ahead and use the pci card
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