My tower PC has come down with an issue - it has a video card in it which seems to have expired within the warranty period. The card was an AGP configuration. Attempts to contact the manufacturer have so far resulted in no response, thus, I am forced to replace the card...or do without any form of gaming at all over the four day Thanksgiving weekend.
The dilemma: I have available a brand new PCI e video card with the same 512MB capacity. The motherboard has available two PCI slots. Can I remove the old video card, install the new video card (drivers firmware etc) without complication the BIOS or having to reboot everything. Worst still, some of the stuff on the tower has not been backed up yet, so if it goes in, might it require a fresh install.
