• You must purchase a video card compatible with Quadro NVS 285 to use the system.video card image by TEA from Fotolia.com
  
  The NVIDIA Quadro NVS is a combination software and hardware (graphics boards) platform that allows you to run memory-consuming graphics without crashing your computer. A video card fits into the expansion slot in your computer, and it allows you view the graphics that your system is running. If you have the NVIDIA Quadro NVS system, however, you must have a video card that is compatible with it. If not, your system will not work properly or will not work at all.
  
  

HP

• This graphics card is a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-E) card, which is a high-speed video card. The HP Quadro NVS 285 comes with 128 Megabytes (MB) of memory, and it uses double rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR2 SDRAM) interface memory technology. It transports data at 350 MegaHertz (MHz). It is compatible with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Opteron class processors or later versions, or the Intel Pentium 4/Xeon. It is also compatible with Windows NT 4.0 with the Service Pack 6, 2000 and XP. The manufacturer part number for this card is 430956-001, and it costs $125 as of 2010. This card comes with a one-year warranty.
  
  

IBM

• The IBM NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E card comes with 128 MB of memory, and it has a Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter (RAMDAC) speed of 350 MHz. The RAMDAC holds information like colors, and it also allows your computer to produce analog signals, which allow you to see color on your monitor. This card is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP, and it has a 30-day warranty. It uses the DDR SDRAM interface memory technology. The manufacturer part number for this card is 13M8433, and the card costs $105 as of 2010.
  
  

PNY

• The PNY NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E graphics card transfer data at 64 bits at once (data-width of memory), and it has a memory speed of 350 MHz. It holds up to 128 MB of memory, and it uses DDR (double data rate) memory. This card is compatible with Linux, and Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6, 2000, and XP. It is compatible with AMD Opteron class processors or later versions, or the Intel Pentium 4/Xeon. The PNY NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E graphics card has a graphics resolution between 1920x1200 and 2048x1536, and it uses the PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 host interface. The manufacturer part number is VCQ285NVS-PCIEX1-PB, and it costs between $65 and $180 as of 2010. It comes with a one-year warranty.