ailmrnt5 error: questions or answers? post here!
BeosBoxBoy:
More than likely the chipset is over-heating to produce this error. I suggest you replace the fan immediately! -- adding a new video card in this instance will not save a slagged motherboard.
The FX5200 comes in two flavours PCI (works on 100% of 2005 computers) and AGP (works on about 70% of 2005 computers). The FX5200 may actually have been put on a PCI-Epress card, but that is sheer madness since it is a very low-end chipset.
A traditional AGP & PCI arrangement
when Micco and I mention a PCI-Express, this should NOT be confused with PCI or the rare PCI-X; they are similar in name only. Maybe 4% pf 2005 computers shipped with PCI-Express slots, most of them being servers not common desktops.
The PCI-Express systems did not become common until model year 2006 - which, like cars, tends to start a bit earlier than 2006, usually late October. Also, just like cars, they come in a variety of sizes which was not the norm prior to their introduction. ISA, PCI, and AGP were always one size and one size only.
In the above illustration you see a variety of PCI-Express slot sizes compared against a PCI slot.
There are a variety of shaped slots in computers, each having a different name. You will either have to visually inspect the system and recognise them - or consult the user manual and look for a motherboard layout diagram.
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