Taking out a video card!

well i'm upgrading my video card... and well i suck at hardware so just wondering, is taking out the video card diffacult!? is it just like taking out ram?

it's as easy as ram. :lol:

it's simply unplugging the power wire (same one as a hard drive's power wire) if you have a card that needs one (just the newer ones), then taking out 1 single screw, and pulling teh card out (carefully).

i c.. do all of the cards have power cords thingy? do the Radeon 9800 PRO have one? do u just take it out? o GAWD WHAT IF IT SNAPS WHEN I TAKE IT OUT!!! DEAR GOD!!

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Originally Posted by Monkeee

i c.. do all of the cards have power cords thingy? do the Radeon 9800 PRO have one? do u just take it out? o GAWD WHAT IF IT SNAPS WHEN I TAKE IT OUT!!! DEAR GOD!!

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it won't snap unless you like hammer it or something. :huh:

seriously the only way you could go wrong is by pulling on the fan\heatsink or a capacitor or something.
just pull it on edges where there's no little circuit bits and you'll be fine. :)

you could always ask one of ur 'expert' comp friends to put it in for you or take it out..

why? like they said it would just take 30-60 seconds.... it would be kind of pointless

Well there is that whole exploding GPU problem some cards have, but I'm sure you'll be ok. :P

ya do what the ppl above said, but remember one important thing dude, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE TOUCH THE GOLDEN PART (PINS) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CARD, THE GOLDEN PART THAT GOES INTO THE AGP/PCI SLOT.

u have been warned.

some AGP slots have a little thingy that snaps into the card so it stays in place...so if your pulling and it doesnt come out..you might have that thingy, so youd have to press it in, then the card can come out safely.

as long as the gold part is left untouched, everyone is happy :)

try not to touch anything metal, those caps hold a whole lotta electricity, a friends cousin died doing it once.

Boom!!!

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Originally Posted by colt45joe

some AGP slots have a little thingy that snaps into the card so it stays in place...so if your pulling and it doesnt come out..you might have that thingy, so youd have to press it in, then the card can come out safely.

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That "little thingie" is a retainer clip very much like the ones on your DIMM (RAM) slots.
Some boards (DFI, for instance) use a retainer that springs from the side ( a terrible arrangement, IMO), but they all do the same thing....retain the vid card on the far end of the AGP port.
Pay attention and you'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by cpt_azad

ya do what the ppl above said, but remember one important thing dude, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE TOUCH THE GOLDEN PART (PINS) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CARD, THE GOLDEN PART THAT GOES INTO THE AGP/PCI SLOT.

u have been warned.

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:huh:
static?

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Originally Posted by clocker

That "little thingie" is a retainer clip very much like the ones on your DIMM (RAM) slots.
Some boards (DFI, for instance) use a retainer that springs from the side ( a terrible arrangement, IMO), but they all do the same thing....retain the vid card on the far end of the AGP port.
Pay attention and you'll be fine.

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exactly

well i do have a screwless case so i think i have one of thoes clips....

i think i'm going to die....

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Originally Posted by Duffman3

try not to touch anything metal, those caps hold a whole lotta electricity, a friends cousin died doing it once.

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he had his pants off while touching this metal, didn't he. >:|

lol, no brainy no that's just wrong.


remember, dont touch the gold pins.

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Originally Posted by SciManAl

This isnt nearly as hard as this is sounding,
just be slow with it, if its your first try
just think of a how it goes in and out,
dont apply too much preasure, but thats not too bad a problem,
try to touch it not so much, it makes it dirty

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ummmmm..........:blink:

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Originally Posted by SciManAl

you guys are screaming dont do this dont do that, jeez,
hehe look at you sig fkdup

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hehe, you like that huh? :P
of course its there as a joke, saw some dude post that in another forum
actually, after RMAs on a vid card, RAM, and a floppy....
i use teh anti-static wristband now...
and i actually power off teh PC now too :lol: