pci + onboard video

M

Mike T.

How can I use PCI and onboard video in the same time?

I don't believe that's possible. If you have enough PCI slots, you might be
able to run two PCI video cards though. -Dave
 
L

Lasse Jensen

How can I use PCI and onboard video in the same time?

Configure BIOS, OS and insert the PCI card. You might want to give us some
more specific information ;-)
 
W

WooHoo2You

How can I use PCI and onboard video in the same time?

Why? Half the point of a video card is to off-load tasks from the CPU, if
you even could do this it would diminish the reason for even having a add-in
card.
 
R

Rod Speed


Presumably he wants to have two monitors.
Half the point of a video card is to off-load tasks from the CPU,

Its more complicated than that with modern onboard video which
arent very different from many PCI video cards cpu load wise.
if you even could do this it would diminish the reason for even having a add-in card.

Nope, not if you just want to run two monitors with
relatively non demanding apps like Office etc.
 
W

WooHoo2You

Rod Speed said:
Presumably he wants to have two monitors.

With most video cards (modern) that is a quick to fix in the display
settings.
Its more complicated than that with modern onboard video which
arent very different from many PCI video cards cpu load wise.
Nope, not if you just want to run two monitors with
relatively non demanding apps like Office etc.

What I gathered s/he wants is a performance gain.
 
R

Rod Speed

With most video cards (modern) that is a quick to fix in the display settings.

Not true of the onboard video with many, and not true of most PCI video cards either.
What I gathered s/he wants is a performance gain.

It never said that. The top line is ALL it said.
 
W

WooHoo2You

DaveW said:
You CANNOT use PCI and onboard video at the same time.

If he wants to use dual monitors like Rod stated, he can. I have done it
even on a crappy EMachines computer (lets just say I was kinda broke until
I broke out ;) I bought when I had two deadbeat roommates five or so years
ago with a budget ATI card. The mobo's video output worked as the secondary
display without any changes to system settings.
 
X

x5

well i do!

on board video and a voodoo banshe PCI

works great


if u want to try it do this

disable ur on board
install ur pci and boot
install ur driver for ur pci
shut down
enable ur onboard
install the driver for the onbard

check device manager u should have 2 vid
and windows will display 2 monitor in display property
enable the 2ns display and now u can move stuff offscreen
to the ohter monitor
 

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