Graphics card??

[alfredsvideo]

Apologies for the simple question from this newbie, but how do I find out which graphics card I have without opening up the computer?

[Michael]

Are you running Linux? If so, as root run lspci.

[alfredsvideo]

I'm running Windows XP Pro

[falko]

I assume you are trying to figure out what card is installed so you can install a driver?

If not, then right-click on the desktop, go to Properties then the settings tab, and it should say Display: [monitor] on [gfx card].

If that doesn't give you any information, you can still figure it out, but it might be a little more difficult. Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties. Click on the Hardware tab, then Device Manager. This should give a list of what hardware is attached to the machine. Find the entry labeled Display Adapters. Click on the plus sign to expand it. Right click on the display adapter listed, and then click on Properties. Click on the details tab and you should see a nasty looking string like this.

PCI\VEN_15AD&DEV_0405&...

This is a PCI device string that you can look up at http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/iii/. The number after VEN is the vendor, and the number after DEV is the device. The ampersand(&) is used to deliniate entries. So from the above.

Vendor: 15AD (looking up on the webpage, VMware)
Device: 0405 (device name SVGA II)

Which is absolutely correct, since I am running XP Pro inside of a virtual machine

Note: the PCI IDs for NVIDIA(10DE) and ATI(1002)