Le 22.04.2009 11:28, Invisible nous fit lire :
> Tor Olav Kristensen wrote:
>> Invisible wrote:
>>> So this card is neither PCI nor AGP, so... WHAT IS IT?? >_<
>>
>> AGP slots comes in several variants:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AGP_%26_AGP_Pro_Keying.svg
> 
> I'm going to go out on a limb and hypothesize that I have a 3.3V card
> and it won't fit in a 1.5V slot... From these diagrams, that appears to
> be the case. (There's another key not shown, but the board has no
> contacts on it, and the slot appears to be mechanical only.)
> 
> Either way, this doesn't help me... *sigh*

The AGP kind is in the name of your card S3 Trio3D/*2X*, the card as a x2 AGP port.
Nowadays port (well, the latest before PCI-E) was AGP x4/x8
They are not compatible.
AGP x2 use 3.3V signaling. You need a motherboard with AGP x2... very old too.
your card might work with AGPx1 motherboard too.

The otherkey is just the fitting AGP-length connector, not all lines are used by your
card. It also avoid inserting in PCI slot (electrical damage expected).
Later, an additional key was made to lock the card in the slot, but it was not
mandatory
for the first AGP.

Another sad news expect you: the video connector... modern LCD have no more VGA
connector!
(and finding a good CRT is an impossible mission nowaday)

Last note for the card:
It's not even worth the postal stamp

http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/5367905/S3-Trio-3D-2X-4-Mo-AGP-2-x-Carte-graphique.html

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