Parents friend gave them a computer that had a 256 mb video card in it. My parents had no use for this, but i did as i'd just bought a computer that i wanted to use for gaming, and hadn't got a video card myself yet.
I took the card out, but then realised i didn't have one to replace it with that would work properly, so i put the card back in.
BTW, take note that i have taken it out, at this point, and when replaced, all games and stuff still worked, and it was recognizing the card.
A few months later, i got my hands on an old 64mb card from a friend, which i put into my parents computer and everything was fine there. So i put the 256 in my computer, and then i realize i don't have the drivers or anything, because the computer was given to my parents, none of the hardware software came with it and i don't know what model or anything the card is.
When i put the 256 back into my parents computer, it wouldn't recognize the card, and when i tried to start a game or something, i'd get an error. For example, trying to start Dawn of War: Dark Crusade gives me a "failed to initialize video card" error.
I checked DXDIAG and this is what it had to say.
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Device
Manufacturer: n/a
Chip Type: n/a
DAC Type: n/a
Approx. Total Memory: n/a
Current Display Mode: 1024 X 768 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor:
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Drivers
Main Driver: vga.dll
Version: 5.01.2600.0000 (English)
Date: 8/23/2001 22:00:00
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Mini VDD: vga.sys
VDD: n/a
DDI Version: unknown
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with the DirectX Features, it says DirectDraw Acceleration, Direct3D Acceleration and AGP Texture Acceleration aren't available.
In the little white box at the bottom it says it's using a generic video driver and to please install the drivers provided by the hardware manufacturer.
~Seltox
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