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1. #How to install graphic card in dell inspiron 530 code
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3. #How to install graphic card in dell inspiron 530 windows

I do have the "System Configuration Utility" screen up and showing after everything comes up properly. My default resolution is 1024x768 at 32bit (highest) I have not changed the "Display" Theme and Appearances back to "Classic". Then after a few seconds (or pending on circumstances) My wallpaper image reverts to normal with the taskbar/icons following almost immediately. At the moment it is default "Stonehenge" so the pillars are outlined against a slightly darker blue sky. My wallpaper image shows but the contrast/colors are way down.although you can tell what it is.

#How to install graphic card in dell inspiron 530 windows

(but lately the wait has been a bit longer than usual) Then I hear the Windows music and wait to see how my desktop image shows up. Dell screen/monitor mode (31/60) settings/Windows XP/ cursor et.c come up normal.Īt Windows "Welcome", however, I wait knowing the long delay maybe from my ZoneAlarm "doing its' thing". At the moment, I am limited to one major replacement/upgrade at a time.īootup starts normally after beep. However ("sigh"), it will be replaced soon enough.

#How to install graphic card in dell inspiron 530 free

It has been very reliable and glitch free all these years. The Monitor is a big, heavy CRT 19" "beast" to move around and I do not have another computer nearby to test it with. Especially in my desert environment here.and there is no way I can keep my office completely clean from dust. I am assuming a card with a fan would be better than a "passive cooling" one for several reasons. So, if the 8300 temperatures seem too warm to you, then it would have to be replaced asap. Lesson learned and "baby" this Dell as much as possible. However, the Pavilion crashed and died a few months later from a motherboard problem unrelated to the card. Then did a thorough cleaning! No more problems with the card after that.

#How to install graphic card in dell inspiron 530 code

Using a friend's computer, I found the Computer Beep Codes online and learned what the code sequence meant. What I did get were a sequence of beeps and recognized them as "computer code". Or when it did, my monitor (same one) showed an error message on a black screen. The Pavilion would not completely bootup. Learned a lesson, years ago, after a card nearly "fried" from too much dust buildup in a previous HP Pavilion I had. The case was cleaned inside a couple of weeks ago and I keep to a fairly regular schedule about this. Re: Video Card Overheating? Dell Inspiron 530

Please help! I can't afford another computer right now. My monitor probably needs eventual replacing too as huge as it is and it does produce considerable heat being a CRT. I do intend replacing the PSU and Card as soon as possible. But I am at my wit's end trying to figure out what is going on. Of course the temperature readings would vary a little as my computer was running at idle while copying down the numbers. No gaming was done.ĬPU VCore Value: 1.15v Min: 1.15v Max: 1.28v All below were copied at computer Idle before going on my normal nightly computer usage. I ran a SIW program at 11pm yesterday (July 22) when I first came online and its' "Sensors" shows several temperature readings. I know to expect higher temperatures "in the case" than outside but how much is too much? Could I have an overheating problem? My only cooling system is evaporative (Swamp Cooler). I only turn it on during the late night when the temperature is in the low to mid 80s F. I live in the American SW desert region and our daytime temps have been awfully hot (113F-115F) lately when my computer stays off. So What is happening? Is my Nvidia GeForce 8300 GS card going out? Is it my 10 year old monitor? My 300w PSU?

I do not know if the "switch" could be a related issue to a Video Card "dying" (overheated card causing CPU problems?) but I had to go into my Nvidia Control Panel to re-adjust my desktop color settings. Then, Yesterday, my computer also decided to switch from "Windows Classic" theme to "WinXP Style" with the "Default Appearances" being slightly darker than what I had before. After a few hours of being online, though, I have noticed the desktop wallpaper colors will grow slightly dark. Then after a few seconds (or longer) it will go normal with all icons appearing. The last few weeks, after bootup, my desktop wallpaper opens dark with no icons at first. Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 ghz WinXP Home SP 2