A card that fits into the motherboard to provide better graphics than can be delivered by the on-board graphics chip (if indeed there is one).

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nVidia Driver Crash

I was running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Professional and sometime last week I decided to give Windows 8 Release Preview a go, and so I downloaded and installed it with no problems. I did find ...
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Toshiba Satellite L755 - CPU and GPU overheating

I'm at a little bit of a loss and wanted to try asking a question here :) I own a satellite L755, the model which includes Blu ray player,Nvidia 525m,6GB Ram and a few more bells and whistles. ...
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integrated and external graphics card not detected simuntanously

I've got one huge problem. When I plug my external graphics card internal one is not detected, but when I remove it, then it is! Why is it happening? I've got two lspcis: Internal 00:00.0 Host ...
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computer takes hours to shutdown after video card upgrade

My computer had a nVidia GeForce 8500GT based graphics card, the fan on that card stopped working during the weekend (so I couldn't just replace the fan) I pulled an nVidia 9500GT from a less ...
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Laptop issue. How to determine if it's the screen panel, the inverter or the GPU?

The laptop starts with a blue screen that slowly fades to black and then i hear the Windows sound. So how could i determine if its the inverter, the panel or the GPU? So far i tried to connect the ...
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Why is my VisionTek Radeon 4650 card failing?

Recently I bought a graphics card; a VisionTek 4650 PCIe 1GB DDR2. I installed it on a computer with a 360W power supply, which is right around what the card needs. I was assured by Dell's support ...
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How to compare speed of graphics cards in Windows desktop environment?

I use Windows 7 and Intel Core i3 CPU with integrated graphics. My problem is that it eats valuable system RAM for display. I can replace it with an old PCIe Radeon X700, so all system RAM will be ...
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Lag spikes at full CPU usage, lagy mouse, maybe video card

My PC specs: Motherboard Name - Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3 CPU Type - DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E4300, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate OS Kernel Type - 32-bit OS Version - 6.1.7601 I ...
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difficulties with dual monitor setup

So, I have an AMD APU with an integrated Radeon, VGA and HDMI outputs. I'm currently using the HDMI output with a DVI adapter for my main monitor, and I'd like to add a second monitor using VGA. ...
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Screen shows only vertical colored stripes (red, green or blue) on black background

First let me point out that this has never occurred when booting Windows. So I don't think it's damage on the hardware. So, I'm booting my Inspiron 1501 laptop running Debian, and the XDM (X Display ...
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Setup multiple displays with a single video card and HDMI connections

I'm setting up a showroom with 4 displays running 2 different ad campaigns (2 by 2). Some displays will be placed far from the (Windows) machine and I was thinking using HDMI amplified cables up to ...
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PCI Graphics Card prevents post

I bought a Quadro4 400 NVS (4 screen) PCI Graphics card many years ago and still works in every computer i try but not my new one. My new pc is a Intel Atom D525MW with 4GB of ram. As soon as i ...
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Suddenly my PC stops recognizing PCIe video card

My PC specs: Intel Core i5 2400 Intel DH61WW Motherboard 4 GB RAM 500 W Gigabyte PSU XFX GeForce GTS 250 Windows 7 Ultimate Custom make, bought on July 2011 except the graphics card, which I bought ...
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Graphics cards - blue tint flashing in some games?

I have recently come accross a problem (as of yesterday) in my PC where in some games, the screen becomes tinted blue. There are no graphical artifacts being displayed with this. The blue tint I ...
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Radeon HD 4650 fan continuously stopping and starting

I'm back at my family's house for the week for Thanksgiving, and my brother mentioned that there's a problem with their graphics card fan (which he's been solving by blowing an actual fan into the ...
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Radeon X300/X550 card running slower/faster than other box with onboard graphics?

I have two new (compared to my Win95) boxes (OK, they're both over 3 years old but whatever). One runs WinXP SP3 and the other one has WinVista SP2. The XP box has an onboard VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP ...
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Understanding SpeedFan terminology

There has been a lot of people posting problems running Battlefield 3 with an Nvidia card, specficially the GTX 560Ti. Something doesn't sound right - if it really was a driver problem, then I would ...
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ATI driver on my Fedora notebook working, but with weird abstract color bugs

I'm running Fedora 15 64-bit on a HP Pavilion dv7. I've installed this driver (AMD Catalystâ„¢ 11.8 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver), and here's a screenshot of the info window in CCC: My uname: ...
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Use Asus M4A88T-M internal graphics with PCIe-graphics

I have an Asus M4A88T-M Motherboard with an internal ATI HD4250 graphics card. I also have a Nvidia Geforce GFX460 sitting on my PCIe-Port. I want to use 3 Screens and for this, I want to use the ...
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Black horizontal lines across BIOS on first boot

I've recently built a machine with the following components: AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz processor Asus M4A88TD-M EVO motherboard PowerColor HD 6850 1GB graphics card 2 x G-Skill 4GB DDR3 1333MHz ...
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Capture card interference

I get a consistent pattern of interference on Windows 7 64 bit on composite video input on a variety of capture cards, graphics cards and even motherboard combinations. The cards are the Compro ...
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Amilo Pa 2548 graphics chip, code 43

driver of dedicated GPU nVidia GeForce 8400M G, says error code 43. Graphics in Vista vent VGA (4-bit colors, 640x480 resolution). Vista won't allow any change to higer resolution. Already tried ...
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what 3- or 4- monitor, 2560x1600, video card works in seamless mode on virtualbox?

I tried the nVidia nvs450 and it leaves a trail when I move the window. Same with the ATI FirePro V8800. Anyone know of a cards that is guaranteed to work with this set-up? (As in - either you tried ...
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Displaylink USB video adapter not working under Ubuntu 10.10

I just bought this USB graphics adapter and I need to use it on Ubuntu 10.10. I followed this guide, but when I ran $ ./configure && sudo make install && make check nothing ...
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Video card and monitor don't work with each other, fine with other cards/monitors

I'm having some problems with my ASUS Radeon HD 5770 video card and Samsung Syncmaster P2370 monitor: I found if I directly connect my monitor to the DVI port on the card, there is no display. I ...
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Tereo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Code 10 error

not sure I'm in the right place but I'm going to ask and hope for the best. I've got a ~6 month old Asus K60IJ Series notebook running 64-bit Windows 7. Processor - Pentium Dual Core CPU T4400 2.20 ...
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Troubleshooting Graphics Card Crashes - Dell XPS 1640 - ATI Radeon HD 3670 - Win 7 64bit

On a somewhat frequent basis, my Dell XPS 1640's video card (ATI Radeon HD 3670) crashes. The screen will go black for a short while, then my desktop/running programs reappear. When I go into Windows ...
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lenny testing: ugly display

I have upgraded my Debian Lenny install from "stable" to "testing", because I wanted/needed the higher versions of mono and monodevelop to continue work on a project that was initially start under a ...
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Can someone help me figure out why my PC doesn't boot up properly with my ATI 5850 card? (Video link included)

When I turn on my pc (cold start) my video card (Gigabyte ATI 5850) makes some weird fan-noises ... like it doesn't have enough power. So i've just replaced my Antec 450W with an Antec 750W TruePower ...
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Graphic Setup tune-up checklist

I was trying to play the game Warzone 2100 and the games runs fine, with nice speed, but the screen stays with a horizontal lines "flickering"... My PC have a integrated GeForce Go 6100 vga. Ok, not ...
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How to avoid flickers in Windows XP Virtual PC mode in Windows 7

I am using a Virtual PC. Ie, using Windows xp in virtual mode inside Windows 7. The graphics looks good but I am getting a lot of flickers (the Windows XP mode is by itself slow not my Windows 7 ...
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Ubuntu 9.10 freezes when HDMI port is connected

I have a Sony Vaio FW350 with a HDMI output. I'm trying to use it under Ubuntu 9.10 with a LG LCD monitor 21,5'. The laptop has a Intel 4500 video card. I've tried two approaches: Boot the laptop ...
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Is my graphics card broken?

I tried to run my puppy linux, and the loading screens were okay, but the actual desktop was all blurry, and had the wrong colors. Mainly pink and neon green. After a few seconds it restarted. Same ...
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Flickering and 2D graphic errors in DX11 mode in fullscreen on AMD HD 5970

I have recently gotten an AMD Sapphire HD 5970 2GB video card. This seems to consist of two 1GB cards on the same chip (there is a crossfireX option but the card otherwise has only one PCI-E ...
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Nvidia Quadro 600 DVI/DP Splitter

I have an Nvidia Quadro 600 card in my workstation and was curious if there was any way I could use three monitors with the card without using external graphics hardware (Matrox display2go et al.). ...
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Screens go blank and windows move around

I have a 2-monitor Windows7 PC. A few times a day, both screens go black for about a second. When they come back, I frequently find all my windows have been moved onto my primary monitor, maximised ...
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Force Nvidia driver to instal (NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT GPU)

I got my Sony VAIO VGN-AW31ZJ/B with Windows 8 and some old Nvidia drivers. When i go to the download page of Nvidia, it says to me that only the manufacturer can provide me drivers (??!?!?). So I ...
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Nvidia GT 440 exceeds max temperature

I have an NVIDIA Geforce GT 440 installed on my system. A problem suddenly exists a few weeks ago whenever I play games such as C.O.D blackops , A. Creed 3 or even NBA 2k13 suddenly shutsdown my ...
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VMWare Player 9 ,3d hardware acceleration on windows guest and host doesn't work

My Host Machine is a Windows 8 machine, and i have a Windows XP SP2 machine, with 3D Aceleration enabled , VMWare Tools installed, My Host machine has Nvidia Graphics with the lastest graphics all ...
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aticonfig Dual Monitors CentOS 6.4 Radeon 3650

I just loaded centOS on my laptop (Lenovo W500) which has a Radeon HD 3650 graphics card onboard. I cannot get my second monitor to work at all. Upon boot, since my /home directory is encrypted it ...
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IPS237L low quality at Super Saving Energy

I've recently bought an LG IPS237L. It has the option Super Saving Energy. When I turn that option on sometimes after the PC boots the quality of the picture is really low. The colors are wrong and it ...
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How to force ATI 5850 to always use 3D clocks?

My 5850 graphics card is on its way out and the 2nd monitor output flickers when using low clock speeds, I have however noticed that when gaming or doing anything that forces the clock speeds to ramp ...
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Asus GTX650: Underpowered it and it is no longer detected. Driver issues or damaged?

I installed an Asus GTX650 graphics card into a new computer (i3-3220, reasonable decent motherboard that would support it). I failed to take into account for the PSU, which just about matched the ...
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X freezes after typing OFF to vgaswitcheroo

I've go really big problem with vgaswitcheroo and Xorg on my laptop (acer timeline X 5820GT). When I turn off graphic card (by echoing OFF to vgaswitcheroo) everything is fine, but when I change tty ...
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No extended displays in dual monitor configuration

I installed a Geforce fx 5200 PCI card that has dual VGA output on a Windows 7 64 bit system. Both monitors displayed but only as duplicates of the same display. Only one monitor showed up in the ...
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Can the NVidia card on the Dell XPS 17 (L702x) overheat and crash applications?

I have a Dell XPS 17 (L702x). I've noticed repeatedly and constantly that when I run GPU intensive apps, they will crash to the desktop after 30-60 minutes. If the app uses the NVidia GPU, and does ...
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Why do text/info boxes not disappear?

In Windows 7, I'll occasionally get floating text/info boxes that won't disappear from the screen after popping up, even if the program they appeared from is downsized or even closed. Why does this ...
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windows 7 installation … no graphics

I try to install windows 7 from dvd. I formatted my pc during install, aftwerwards during install, pc reboots and gives me a black screen. i reset, go to safemode to remove the graphics driver, but ...
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Windows 7 Sleep issues - GPU dying?

My PC has been having issues coming out of sleep lately. I've searched most related topics around here but couldn't find an answer to completely relate to - although I tried some of the solutions ...
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How to increase display resolution virtually, when controlling PC with low display resolution via TeamViewer

I have a PC with low display resolution (1200x800) and onboard graphic at work. From home I access it via TeamViewer and a 1680x1050 resolution monitor. Work PC windows 8, home PC win 7 I know from ...

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