[dba-Tech] Onboard graphics cards

Jon,
  Don't mess around with Device Manager, you can uninstall the video 
card from within windows to remove the driver (if not the driver goes 
unused). 

   What you WILL want to do is after installing the new video card, 
you'll want to visit the bios and disable the onboard graphics card that 
way.  This will assure you that the card will not be in play or detected 
again by windows.

   Next if you require a new video driver, your system will go into the 
standard vga mode (640x480) simply navigate to your video card 
manufacturer and d/l the appropriate video driver.


Perry Harold wrote On 7/6/2004 12:07 PM:

>In Device Manager you should be able to disable the internal display
>adapter.  Install the new(old) one and it should be detected and a driver
>installed (assuming it's compatible with either) if it's recognized by XP or
>2000 whichever OS you have.  You may need to download a current driver for
>the card.
>
>Perry Harold
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
>Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:56 PM
>To: dba-tech
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Onboard graphics cards
>
>
>Hi all
>
>I took delivery of my new work pc today, a shiny new HP (bah!) with a P4 2.8
>and 512mb RAM. The only problem it has is that it's got an onboard graphics
>card. I happen to have a spare one at home which I can take in and use
>(being the IT department does have some advantages) but I've never done the
>conversion from onboard to outboard graphics - how do I turn the onboard
>card off? I'm aware that it's probably different for different
>manufacturers, but I thought I'd ask, see if anyone had any thoughts...
>
>
>Jon
>  
>


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-Francisco