graphics card advise

[monica]

what is the prodedure for installing a graphics card please,i do not
have the driverdisc.do i have to disable my existing adapter first?
regards

 

[DL]

Before installing any new hardware, you need to locate the drivers, from the
manufacturers site, first.
If you have an onboard graphics chip it may be disabled by default when you
install a graphics card, but there again you may have to specifically
disable it. It depends on the motherboard

 

[sgopus]

Generall it's remove the drivers for the old one, You won't be able to remove
the VGA drivers, they are the default and system won't allow it.
shut down the pc, remove the old card, install the new one, ensuring proper
power plugs are plugged in, as some new cards require seperate power.
upon boot, and logging into windows the detected hardware wizard will pop up
and ask for the drivers disk, Don't use it, cancel the wizard and insert the
video drivers cd use it's install software to install the new drivers.

if you have to download from the makers website, get the new drivers
downloaded and saved first, before removing the old ones and old card.

Upon boot, things will look different, lower resolution and less colors,
(with the new card) with the new card installed, run the install for the
software afterwards reset your resolution and colors, you may need a reboot,
and Voila DONE!

 

[monica]

Generall it's remove the drivers for the old one, You won't be able to remove
the VGA drivers, they are the default and system won't allow it.
shut down the pc, remove the old card, install the new one, ensuring proper
power plugs are plugged in, as some new cards require seperate power.
upon boot, and logging into windows the detected hardware wizard will pop up
and ask for the drivers disk, Don't use it, cancel the wizard and insert the
video drivers cd use it's install software to install the new drivers.

if you have to download from the makers website, get the new drivers
downloaded and saved first, before removing the old ones and old card.

Upon boot, things will look different, lower resolution and less colors,
(with the new card) with the new card installed, run the install for the
software afterwards reset your resolution and colors, you may need a reboot,
and Voila DONE!






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my old graphics is onboard,regards

 

[DL]

that doesnt answer the question as to whether its disabled automatically
when you install a card or whether you have to explicitly disable it. Nor do
you say that you have sourced the drivers

 

[Patrick Keenan]

my old graphics is onboard,regards

You still need to have the drivers for it. If it's onboard, identify the
motherboard model and seach for drivers with that information.

No, you do not have to disable your other adapter first. You may need to
go into the BIOS to enable the onboard adapter. You should be able to have
both adapters running, with monitors connected to both.

HTH
-pk

 

[sgopus]

I would think you would need to disable the onboard video before you could add
a video card, to do this you would need to go into the Bios and disabe the
onboard video.

I would imagine the process would be like this.

shut down power off and disconnect from the wall, install your new video
card, no drivers, power up, do not allow it to boot to windows, but enter the
bios and disable the onboard video card, then reboot and log on to windows,
do not use the add hardware wizard, but use your software cd or downloaded
video card drivers.

This is if you wanted to add a seperate video card, not using the onboard
video.
Be sure and get those drivers for the new card first, before you disable the
onboard video.

 

[Plato]

what is the prodedure for installing a graphics card please,i do not
have the driverdisc.do i have to disable my existing adapter first?

It depends. Many newer model PCs just use the newest card by default.