Im after a new graphics card buy dont know whether i need an AGP or a PCI one.I have a Packard Bell 9750.
Can’t find that model on the Internet. What country did you buy it in?
Anyway, you may be able to tell by getting in to the BIOS and rooting around in the settings and see if there are any labeled AGP.
The other way is to remove the cover to your PC (some people aren’t so comfortable doing this) and look at the motherboard inside. You should see several (2 to 6) white slots, and some may have peripheral cards in them already. These are PCI. Look for another slot (possibly brown or grey or black, but not white) that sits further away from the edge of the motherboard than the PCI slots. If you see one most likely it is the AGP. The next question is what capabilities does this AGP have? 1x, 2x, 4x? That will be much tougher to figure out without a manual. Try the Packard Bell User Forums or you can contact technical support by choosing the appropriate country at www.packardbell.com and clicking Contact Us.
Great tool for identifying your hardware.
The only surefire way is to open the case yourself and check. Integrated videocards are often AGP, which can cause the BIOS or a diagnostic program to falsely report the presence of an AGP slot. AGP slots are normally above the PCI slots, are brown in color, and are smaller.
The only surefire way is to open the case yourself and check. Integrated videocards are often AGP, which can cause the BIOS or a diagnostic program to falsely report the presence of an AGP slot. AGP slots are normally above the PCI slots, are brown in color, and are smaller.
do as the rest say to identify whether your comp supports AGP. opening up the comp’s case and looking for the AGP slot is the surest way of finding out.
if it does have an AGP slot, buy AGP. else, buy PCI.