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Z Man - 28 Oct 2006 04:26 GMT

My Hewlett Packard m1090n (3.6GHz, upgraded to 3GB ram) has a defective
Radeon x600 video card. Since I have to replace the card anyhow, I would
like to utilize this opportunity to upgrade to a higher end video card. I
should probably stick with the same brand. So, what would be a suitable ATI
card? It should be PCI Express, and the computer has a 300w power supply. I
could replace the power supply, but would prefer to avoid doing so. Lastly,
I don't have an empty slot below the video card, unless I move the soundcard
to a different slot. I run mostly business apps, do a lot of email and web
surfing, and do some video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

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Kent_Diego - 28 Oct 2006 04:48 GMT

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> .... has a defective Radeon x600 video card.

RMA the card to ATI to get a new card. ATI tries to ship back new card
within a week.

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Clas Mehus - 28 Oct 2006 12:04 GMT

>RMA the card to ATI to get a new card. ATI tries to ship back new card
>within a week.

This isn't a card bought throug ATI, but was a part of the HP-system.
If it is a warrentyissue, HP is the one that should be contacted.
Could also be that it's out of warrenty, as HP standard warrenty in
most areas is 1 year (can be extended for extra cost I guess).

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Clas Mehus - 28 Oct 2006 12:05 GMT

>My Hewlett Packard m1090n (3.6GHz, upgraded to 3GB ram) has a defective
>Radeon x600 video card. Since I have to replace the card anyhow, I would
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>surfing, and do some video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro. Any suggestions
>would be appreciated.

I guess a Radeon X1300-based board will suite you needs.

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Frodo - 28 Oct 2006 16:45 GMT

ATI X1600.

> My Hewlett Packard m1090n (3.6GHz, upgraded to 3GB ram) has a defective
> Radeon x600 video card. Since I have to replace the card anyhow, I would
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> email and web surfing, and do some video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Z Man - 28 Oct 2006 19:35 GMT

> ATI X1600.

That's a good thought, I think I'll give it a try. Specs for this card say a
300w power supply is adequate, which is nice since I won't have to change
the ps. One question, if you or any else knows...it includes a "7 pin
S-Video to HDTV (YPbPr) cable". However, even if it will fit, how can the
resulting signal be HDTV? S-Video is a much lower lever signal compared to
hidef, so it doesn't make sense.

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First of One - 28 Oct 2006 20:09 GMT

Because that's technically not an S-video connector, which normally has only
4 pins.

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> One question, if you or any else knows...it includes a "7 pin S-Video to
> HDTV (YPbPr) cable". However, even if it will fit, how can the resulting
> signal be HDTV? S-Video is a much lower lever signal compared to hidef, so
> it doesn't make sense.

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