Hi everyone,
having some troubles upgrading my graphics card.
I have a dell inspiron 530s (slimline). PSU is a mere 250w, seems impossible to upgrade. I bought a low-profile GT 440 1gb.
after installing the drivers and restarting, Windows failed. I uninstalled the drivers in safe mode.
the details of the full-sized card stated 300w, so I wrongly assumed the low-profile card would be the same: but this model needs 450w.
Is windows failing to start typical behaviour of the psu being too low to manage the new card?
I realise the obstacles with a dell 250w psu - but there is evidence of cards that need more than 250w being able to run.
some guidance would be greatly appreciated. many thanks.
having some troubles upgrading my graphics card.
I have a dell inspiron 530s (slimline). PSU is a mere 250w, seems impossible to upgrade. I bought a low-profile GT 440 1gb.
after installing the drivers and restarting, Windows failed. I uninstalled the drivers in safe mode.
the details of the full-sized card stated 300w, so I wrongly assumed the low-profile card would be the same: but this model needs 450w.
Is windows failing to start typical behaviour of the psu being too low to manage the new card?
I realise the obstacles with a dell 250w psu - but there is evidence of cards that need more than 250w being able to run.
some guidance would be greatly appreciated. many thanks.
details:
2.20 gigahertz Intel Pentium Dual
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
3062 Megabytes Installed Memory