Installing an Nvidia GE Force 5200 in a K7SEM motherboard

Hello

My son gave me a Nvidia GE force 5200 video card to install in my other
son's K7SEM motherboard. Based on the AMI BIOS I believe it is a
version 3.0 C K7SEM. I have heard that installing the wrong version of
an AGP video card into a motherboard can damage the video card or thge
motherboard. I believe this motherboard supports AGP 2. I believe the
video card supports AGP 4/8.

Does anybody have any experience in installing this card into a K7SEM?

Also the Bios gives a person a choice to select either PCI or onboard
AGP. Assuming I install it correctly how do I disable the onboard
video adapter.

Thanks

Scott

If it's a v3, it has 4x AGP, but you may have to swap from 2x to 4x in the
BIOS.

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Product...uID=26&LanID=9

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> Hello
>
> My son gave me a Nvidia GE force 5200 video card to install in my other
> son's K7SEM motherboard. Based on the AMI BIOS I believe it is a
> version 3.0 C K7SEM. I have heard that installing the wrong version of
> an AGP video card into a motherboard can damage the video card or thge
> motherboard. I believe this motherboard supports AGP 2. I believe the
> video card supports AGP 4/8.
>
> Does anybody have any experience in installing this card into a K7SEM?
>
> Also the Bios gives a person a choice to select either PCI or onboard
> AGP. Assuming I install it correctly how do I disable the onboard
> video adapter.
>
> Thanks
>
> Scott
>

All K7sem's support AGP 4x. So your card should work. Probably should
make sure hte mothrboard's bios is updated to the latest though. not sure
how old 3.0c is.


wrote:
: Hello

: My son gave me a Nvidia GE force 5200 video card to install in my other
: son's K7SEM motherboard. Based on the AMI BIOS I believe it is a
: version 3.0 C K7SEM. I have heard that installing the wrong version of
: an AGP video card into a motherboard can damage the video card or thge
: motherboard. I believe this motherboard supports AGP 2. I believe the
: video card supports AGP 4/8.

: Does anybody have any experience in installing this card into a K7SEM?

: Also the Bios gives a person a choice to select either PCI or onboard
: AGP. Assuming I install it correctly how do I disable the onboard
: video adapter.

: Thanks

: Scott