To your first question - yes.
To the second question, yes there will be two separate cards. The first way to tell which is which might be by the breakout box plugged into the Matrox card. Likewise the video monitor(s) will be plugged into the video card. Look at the back of the computer where the connectors are and notice that the connectors are mounted on separate little metal strips - you probably already know that each strip is part of a card, so you can tell which card is which by the connectors. The second way to tell, if everything has been unplugged from the back of the computer, might be by the type of connectors - unfortunately the manual only has a sketch of the RT.X100 card so I cannot tell from it what type of connectors it has on the back; look at page 21 of the document to see if you can tell - notice from the sketch that the RT.X100 video connector seems to have more than the usual 15 pins (an HD15 video connector is what the video card might have although newer ones use the DVI connector). Check the breakout cable connector; if it has more than 15 pins and it matches the connector on one of the computer back plane connectors, that is your clue which is the Matrox. The third way to tell, if you still can't tell from the outside, would be to look at the cards themselves inside the computer. The Matrox manual is available at here <http://www.matrox.com/video/media/pdf/support/rtx100/downloads/doc/adobe_pr emiere_pro_20/en_RT.X100_Xtreme_Installation_and_User_Guide.pdf> . I don't know what type of video card the computer has. The Matrox RT.X100 is 8.4"x 4.2", which might help, but more than likely you'll have to rely on brand markings on at least one of the cards. Yes, swapping a video card is "easy" but keep in mind that the video card (called a video adapter inside XP) is a "device" and when you plug in a different brand/model video card you must also install with it a software "driver" that is specific to that video card. This software driver will be on a CD that came with the new video card, (some brands/models are also included within Windows XP/Vista). You probably already know that a driver is the interface between the operating system and applications, such as Alienware. I don't know what Alienware is, might that be the name of a video game? Hoping this helps. Lee From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adriane Bahr Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AP] Re: replacement video card lee, very thorough reply-thanks! so from what you say- it may not be the matrox card that died- it could only be the video card- which would be the best possible situation, since we wouldn't have to replace the rtx100, just the separate "video card"? that is good news.so i'll need to look inside & there should be 2 separate "cards", correct? i'm assuming the matrox card will have a logo or some kind of branding to identify it. will they both be connected to the motherboard in the same area? i'm also assuming the alienware does not have on-board video-so swapping a vid card should be real easy. i feel so much better now-as long as i'm understanding you correctly- am i? thanks as usual....Adriane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
