Windows 7 Video Upgrade

[Trafficflow]

Windows 7 is here finally!! I have a RC copy that I would like to put on my Optiplex 280. I ran the test and it says to upgrade the video card. This is the message thats is displayed. DirectX® 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. I goggled that it looks like I can upgrade the graphics with software?? Does that mean I can upgrade the onboard graphics? Or am I misunderstanding it. Thanks

 

[Tmagic650]

You can't upgrade the on-board graphics, but you can install a graphics card. Depending on what your motherboard video sockets are, you can buy a PCI, AGP or PCI video card compatible with Vista or Windows 7, DX 9 or DX10. You have a Dell Optiplex GX280 designed for XP. You may also need to up the system memory to 2GB minimum