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Graphic Card

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/graphic-card.85457/

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diabolicdude Original post #1
Apr 15, 2008 at 7:54 PM
How can i detect whether i have a graphic card or not?

How can i now my Graphic memory?

Thnks in advance
Pallav AHooja
ajayashish
Apr 15, 2008 at 10:02 PM
If ur monitor is displaying something then u have a Graphic card for sure... how can u see anything without a card... now it might be a an onboard card or a seperate one... you need to open the cabinet and see if there is a seperate peripherial attached to it to give the display or not... Memory size can be seen from Display Properties
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Apr 15, 2008 at 11:16 PM
can't detect whether i have a separate card without opening my cabinet??
ajayashish
Apr 15, 2008 at 11:23 PM
can u tell me what is written in the Display Properties panel...

I mean... take a screen shot and post it and i will try to find it for you...
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Apr 15, 2008 at 11:41 PM
here's the screenshot

*img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=55679990eq0.jpg
ajayashish
Apr 16, 2008 at 12:07 AM
You have an onboard graphic controller with 32 MB shared memory
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Apr 16, 2008 at 7:08 PM
hey,dude how can one know whether one has onboard or separate display card....
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pimpom #8
Apr 17, 2008 at 12:23 PM
I could not get your screenshot to load. Anyway, note where the connector from your monitor fits on to the display output port at the back of your CPU.

If you have onboard graphics, the port will be in the upper half of the CPU, near the other ports like mouse, keyboard, USB, etc. The long side of the connector will be vertical.

If you have a separate graphics card, the port will be in the lower half of the CPU. And the long side of the connector will be horizontal.

There may be a few exceptions to these rules, but they will look like that in the vast majority of computers.
john_the_ultimate
Apr 18, 2008 at 1:14 AM
You have an 810e graphic controller and it's an onboard display adapter.
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Apr 18, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Another way would have been to:
Go to Start-> Run:type "dxdiag" and go to display to find the name.