Graphics card,, as in that piece of hardware that is responsible for displaying all the stuff that appears on your monitor. Without one, you see nothing. You know, in this day and age, you're supposed to know what kind of computer hardware you have. No one buys anything with their eyes closed either. If DirectDraw and Direct3D acceleration are not available, no wonder every piece of software using 3D graphics fails. Check the Display tab in DxDiag and tell me what you see in addition the Direct3D acceleration etc,. statuses.