04-22-2006, 03:18 PM
Thanks ztirffritz! I'm going to backup the 'important' stuff to a DVD & set the res down to 800X600 before I shutdown to do the card transplant.
Then, IF a fresh install is needed, I've got the goodies on DVD to restore. Supposedly, the nVidia driver will detect the new card on boot & proceed normally (fingers crossed).
I ordered the eVGA GeForce FX5500 AGP 4X/8X 256DDR from newegg, $41AR shipped. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814130197
Novell lists it as Fully compatible, Dell sells it ($100) as an upgrade to the 4550, & several Linux sites give it good reviews. I considered going with an ATI, but read too much bad news about ATI's Linux drivers.
For only $41, no big deal.
Then, IF a fresh install is needed, I've got the goodies on DVD to restore. Supposedly, the nVidia driver will detect the new card on boot & proceed normally (fingers crossed).
I ordered the eVGA GeForce FX5500 AGP 4X/8X 256DDR from newegg, $41AR shipped. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814130197
Novell lists it as Fully compatible, Dell sells it ($100) as an upgrade to the 4550, & several Linux sites give it good reviews. I considered going with an ATI, but read too much bad news about ATI's Linux drivers.
For only $41, no big deal.