AGP...PCI...PCI-Express?

[lwotton]

Well I don't know...

I'm so confused...So very confused...

Ok. I bought a new computer, fresh from Dell..Its the Dell 5100.

3.00Ghz and 512MB RAM

Nice system, apart form the graphics. I have a graphics card in my old computer, 128MB but not in my new one. So I looked and see a graphics slot...I have 2 PCI slots, one with a sound card in and another with my modem in...Then above that is a large black slot. Its longer than the PCI and has a blue clip at the end of it......I dont know wether its AGP or PCI?!!

Although, this Thursday we get broadband so a slot will be open...A PCI slot, so I could buy a nice 256 card then and stick it in there.

But the mystery is...

What is this black slot with a blue clip at the end of it?!

Thankyou for any comments!

 

[mokaboy]

sounds like a AGP slot to me.

If it looks simular to this then it is...

 

[lwotton]

Well not really....Its longer than the PCI slot.....ill get my camera and take a ncie pic and post it....56k could take a while to put it on, ah well......here we go

 

[lwotton]

My thing wont work, only 100KB, my pic is 456kb...ah well....its not like that, its longer....but atleast that means I know I aint got a AGP slot..

Any other ideas what it could be?

 

[lwotton]

I seem to have found my problem....I think it is a PCI-Express card slot...Anyone any pictures of a PCI-Express?!

 

[mokaboy]

I just did a search on google and im sure its a pci express slot

 

[lwotton]

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. That means I can buy a new PCI express graphics card...Nice! thankyou Mokaboy

 

[mokaboy]

no problem

 

[Didou]

It had better not be an ISA slot.