Video issues with old server running Boxee

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I have a old Dell Power Edge 1650 1U rackmount server running Windows XP. Dual 1.3 GHz CPU's and 1 GB of RAM. I would like to run Boxee on it, but the 8MB integrated video card will not support it. The font within Boxee just comes up as blocks of colour.

I have a PCI Radeon R9000 dual out video card. However when I plug it in I can not get video signal on any of the VGA outs. Is it possible to upgrade the video card on this old of a server, or is it possible to make it work with the older integrated video?

Any BIOS option to change the graphics card from 'onboard' to 'auto' or PCI? — , Feb 18 '10 at 00:25
Nope, Video is not mentioned anywhere in the BIOS. BIOS version is A11. — Skaughty, Feb 18 '10 at 01:17
Also, I am willing to change to a Linux operating system if anyone has advice for going down that path. — Skaughty, Feb 18 '10 at 19:40
If the BIOS does not allow you to change the primary video card then you may be SOL. Are you using the newest BIOS? — Juice, Feb 19 '10 at 17:59
I will assume if after the bounty, there is still no answer, what I want to do simply can't be done. — Skaughty, Mar 17 '10 at 21:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '10 at 15:10

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Have you tried using Remote Desktop to access the machine, maybe it will render properly. Could try Logmein.com too, I think it uses its own display driver.

answered Mar 05 '10 at 15:10

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have not, but if The computer is connected directly to the TV, how would this work? – Skaughty Mar 05 '10 at 15:18

Video issues with old server running Boxee

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