Video/Sound Card Upgrade Method

[Guest]

I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600 video
cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600 GS
video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the
drivers for the old cards, power down, remove the old cards, install the new
cards, power up and install the new drivers when prompted.

Any warnings I should think about or other best practice suggestions for the
upgrades? Do one at a time?

Thanks
Walt

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Sounds like a good plan to uninstall the drivers and any applications you find
in Control Panel > Programs and Features. Yes, definitely ONE at a time.

Coincidently, I have both the Creative X-Fi and the 7600 GS -- both working
fine. (Well, really both card's drivers are really still in beta, but very
usable with no errors or BSODs.)

 

[Guest]

Great feedback. Thank you!

Sounds like a good plan to uninstall the drivers and any applications you find
in Control Panel > Programs and Features. Yes, definitely ONE at a time.

Coincidently, I have both the Creative X-Fi and the 7600 GS -- both working
fine. (Well, really both card's drivers are really still in beta, but very
usable with no errors or BSODs.)

 

[pnolte]

I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600
video
cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600
GS
video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the
drivers for the old cards, power down, remove the old cards, install the
new
cards, power up and install the new drivers when prompted.

Any warnings I should think about or other best practice suggestions for
the
upgrades? Do one at a time?

Thanks
Walt

I would only do one at a time and not both at the same time. That way if
there is a problem anywhere, you will be able to determine what caused it. I
try not to make more than one change to my system at a time for this reason.

pnolte