Vostro 260 issues
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Vostro 260 issues
Hi,
I'm having problems with the display adapter on my Dell Vostro 260 desktop.
It quit doing VGA a couple of months ago -- the display starts out, but when it tries to get into Windows, the monitor says "not supported"
Settings were never changed, and it worked a couple of times after that, Monitor works with a different compute
Now, it's given me a couple of no starts with the HDMI connector. Does go after a couple of reboots, but I fear the worst.
Seems to have integrated graphics.
I want to just add a display adapter and continue, but I'd like some recommendations.
I don't need anything extreme. I read forums, and view a few things like Hulu and YouTube. Not a gamer.
I did check around a bit, and a couple of places mentioned that you had to be careful because the power supply is only 300W.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
hj
I'm having problems with the display adapter on my Dell Vostro 260 desktop.
It quit doing VGA a couple of months ago -- the display starts out, but when it tries to get into Windows, the monitor says "not supported"
Settings were never changed, and it worked a couple of times after that, Monitor works with a different compute
Now, it's given me a couple of no starts with the HDMI connector. Does go after a couple of reboots, but I fear the worst.
Seems to have integrated graphics.
I want to just add a display adapter and continue, but I'd like some recommendations.
I don't need anything extreme. I read forums, and view a few things like Hulu and YouTube. Not a gamer.
I did check around a bit, and a couple of places mentioned that you had to be careful because the power supply is only 300W.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
hj
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These are what Dell suggests getting for that model:
PNY NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1 GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card : Parts & Upgrades | Dell
AMD Radeon HD 6450 1 GB PCI Express Graphic Card : Parts & Upgrades | Dell
They look like they're just basic PCI Express 2.0 x16 video cards - based on that, I did a search on Newegg and came up with a bunch of possibilities.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Video Cards & Video Devices, Desktop Graphics Cards, PCI Express 2.0 x16
Take your pick, they all pretty much do the same thing...
PNY NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1 GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card : Parts & Upgrades | Dell
AMD Radeon HD 6450 1 GB PCI Express Graphic Card : Parts & Upgrades | Dell
They look like they're just basic PCI Express 2.0 x16 video cards - based on that, I did a search on Newegg and came up with a bunch of possibilities.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Video Cards & Video Devices, Desktop Graphics Cards, PCI Express 2.0 x16
Take your pick, they all pretty much do the same thing...
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