EVGA GeForce 9400 GT 1 GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card 01G-P3-N945-LR
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Manufacturer: EVGAFormat: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: 01G-P3-N945-LR
Product features:
- PCI Express 2.0 Support
- GeForce 9400 GT with 550MHz clock
- 1GB of 128 bit DDR2 memory
- 400 MHz clock with 800 MHz effective memory rate
- Full DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 support
- Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)
- Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 9 (Win/Mac) [OLD VERSION]
- Microsoft Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade [Home Premium to Professional]
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 (Win/Mac) [OLD VERSION]
- Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 (Disc Version)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of EVGA GeForce 9400 GT 1 GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card 01G-P3-N945-LR
Customer Review: Let's talk installation
Summary: 5 Stars
As usual, I went nuts worrying about disabling the motherboard video (in the BIOS) and sticking in a new card--what to do if the screen was black? Without a monitor, how could you get back and reverse the process?
Fortunately, my BIOS.... well, Let's talk. You boot the PC, and while the initial screen says "DEL to enter setup" you tap the Delete key patiently.
Up comes the BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) from one little chip (the BIOS chip) which is connecting the keyboard to the monitor. There is no DOS. There is no Windows. There is no Java, Unix, or I-phoney. We are programming the BIOS chip. Be not afraid. Be of good cheer.
Drill down thru the many options. Don't change anything yet. If you do, remember that you can always hit the ESCape key to "exit without saving? (Y)". Piece of cake.
Fortunately, you probably won't need to change ANYTHING in the BIOS. WOW--CHANGE NOTHING! Why?
Most BIOS programmers want to play it safe. So their DISPLAY option is usually something on the order of: 1)Boot to any video card on the PCI-Express slot(the latest thing); nothing found? 2) Boot to any video card on the PCI slot (an older thing); nothing found? 3) Boot to the video chipset on the motherboard.
So just leave the BIOS options alone.
Shut down, Plug in the video card to the motherboard. M O V E yes M O V E the monitor cable to the new video card, THEN reboot. No problem. Problem? Pull out the new video card, move the cable back to the motherboard, and re-boot. You are back to the original setup. Whew! Why? No PCI-x card, no PCI card, so the BIOS would enable the video on the motherboard; back to the orignal configuration.
The odds are strictly against such problems.
Everything OK? Play around with your single monitor. Browser OK? E-mail OK? Turbo$$$ OK? Spreadsheet OK?. Try EVERYTHING, and get it stable if anything is goofy.
Shut down. Plug in the second monitor. Boot up. [In VISTA].... Go to CONTROL PANEL. Choose PERSONALIZATION. Choose DISPLAY SETTINGS. Click the IDENTIFY MONITORS. Then tweak the settings. It is actually user-friendly.
Re-boot. Re-boot. Re-boot. Try to break it.
Ah yes. Big Dummy here. If you plug one of the CRTs/LCDs into a wall socket, make sure it is not controlled by a wall switch. Or you will be poking about all evening in a wine-induced stupor wondering what is wrong with this new VIDEO CARD! while the Video display has no power.
This was so much more painless than I ever expected it to be. This review is from someone who used to build PCs, boot into DOS, and upgrade to Windoze. When I saw that there were over 100 positive reviews, I bought the product right away.
I apologize for writing yet another review. But I am delighted with this product.
I was not disappointed. By way of disclosure, I am not affilated with any corporation. This recommendation is freely given. An additional idea is that the rebate dropped the cost of this solution to $45. Thank you for listening...
...and please click the HELPFUL button if you are so inclined.
Best of luck to everyone.
P.S. Oct, 2010: Windows Vista, in their monthly release, just informed me that NVIDIA had an updated driver for this card. So I installed it. Whooops, it took me back to 600x800 resolution, switched screens 1 and 2 around, and crammed all my nice orderly desktop icons up into a corner. Took about 15 minutes to get it back to my liking, via the Control Panel/Personalization/Display options. Nothing was harmed, but it was annoying. I doubt I'll bother with any future driver updates, as everything has always been rock solid anyway.
Still very happy.
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Description of EVGA GeForce 9400 GT 1 GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card 01G-P3-N945-LR
The features of the 9400 GT 01G-P3-N945-LR include the GeForce 9400 GT(550MHz clock) chipset, 1GB of 128-bit DDR2 memory with a 400 MHz clock with an effective rate of 800 MHz, 1400MHz Shader Clock, 16 processing cores, PCI Express 2.0 compatibility, Dual DVI-I connectors, 12.8GB per second memory bandwidth, NVIDIA unified architecture, Full Microsoft DirectX 10 support, NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, and OPEN GL 2.1 support. Built for Microsoft Windows Vista. This product comes with a one year warranty with one additional year free with registration. Product must be registered at www.evga.com within 30 days of purchase to get the free second year of warranty.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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