I would say the slot is long and pink, so apparently the manufacturer changed the color for fun. The computer is about from 2003 so I wouldn't say ISA and my BIOS settings were on PCI before I changed them to AGP so I would guess it is a PCI (never went in the BIOS settings before I installed Ubuntu about 2 months ago). I also went to check in the BIOS and the settings of the nvidia card last night but didn't see anything that would help. Maybe it is there but I don't see it, so I will try again tonight or tomorrow morning. As from the Matrox Parphelia driver I'm missing something and don't understand. Yet I I saw the option of the Nvidia 6800 GT with dual output maybe interesting for later. I also have a stupid question from what I read you usually don't like ATI and prefer Nvidia because of the driver problems if I understood and I saw some reference for ATI card, why? Isn't it easier to use Nvidia and don't they have equivalent product? Thank you Megan <div>On 10/5/07, Liam Proven <<a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 05/10/2007, Ashley Benton <<a href="mailto:meggalen@gmail.com">meggalen@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > I'm sorry if I didn't specify that I had an integrated graphic card but I > didn't know it before somebody asked me. Yes I know I'm messing up with > things I don't understand but at least now I understand a lot better. It's a learning experience for us all! > And for the question PCI or AGP I don't know. I went in the Bios and changed > from PCI to AGP/onboard. The screen is still working so I really don't > know, and don't know where to look. /General/ rule of thumb concerning the actual slot connectors on the motherboard: slot is long & black: ISA, also known as AT-bus slot is long & white: PCI slot is long & brown: AGP slot is short (2cm or so), on the end & brown: audio-modem riser. Ignore these. slot is blue: PCI Express (PCIe) multilane slot for a graphics card slot is very short (2cm or so) and black or white, and interspersed with longer slots: PCI Express single-lane slot. Nothing much uses these yet but they're gradually catching on. These are only generalisations. Some manufacturers chance the colours, just to screw with people's heads. Combinations: You might find: - ISA + PCI - ISA + PCI + AGP - PCI + AGP - PCI + PCIe - PCIe alone. You will rarely see PCI-only. ISA-only disappeared 15yr ago. PCIe + PCI + AGP is very rare and the chipset will be a compromised one that performs like a dog, so it's best avoided. -- Liam Proven • Profile: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven">http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven </a> Email: <a href="mailto:lproven@cix.co.uk">lproven@cix.co.uk</a> • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: <a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a> Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat: <a href="mailto:liamproven@aol.com">liamproven@aol.com</a> • MSN/Messenger: <a href="mailto:lproven@hotmail.com">lproven@hotmail.com</a> Yahoo: <a href="mailto:liamproven@yahoo.co.uk">liamproven@yahoo.co.uk </a> • Skype: liamproven • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>