Run a few games to test it.
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Look for an oblong shaped brick/card with fans on it that has many video ports on it.
You have GeForce 6600, it means that your video card belongs to GeForce 6 family.
A gaming video card generally does not require any additional special software. As long as the gaming video card is bought new and from a reputable store or website, the required software should come with it. However, if you are purchasing the gaming video card from a friend or someone else then it would be important to know how old the gaming video card is so that you will know if you need to update any drivers, or if you might need any special software.
If it does what it is supposed to do, like cool the room when it is warm then it is working properly.
Do your pipes freeze .
ping 127.0.0.1 in command mode, this is know as the loopback address. If the pings are successful then the nic is working properly
It depends on what you are doing and if you have a desktop or a laptop. If you are a gamer, then you will know if you need to upgrade to a better video card to play the game. If not, then you will probably be fine with the integrated one, unless you are running high - end business programs. Oh, and if you have a laptop then you cannot upgrade or change the video card at all. You should know if you need a better one.
if the card goes into the slot completely without being forced, then its in the right slot
If you experiance no hassles turning on your computer and running simple applications, then it is working properly. If your computer tends to act buggy, it might be a good time to get it checked out.
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The bus, for example: PCI-Express (x1, x4, x16) or PCI, or AGP. To imagine this for yourself, it's the slot in your pc, on your motherboard, with that slot, your video card will have to be compatible with. this means, you can't insert a PCI-Express Video Card into an AGP slot. :)