Installing a Graphics Card - Part 2: Disabling the On-Board Video

Part two of this three part series covers how to disable the on-board video using Windows. If you do not have any on-board video on your computer, then please skip to part three of this series to install the drivers for your ATI graphics card.

Note: If you go onto Part 3 of this series and do not get any video on your monitor, then you may need to also disable the on-board video in what is called the BIOS setup before switching monitors. This will appear before your computer boots into Windows and every computer has different BIOS manufacturers. Please consult either your motherboard documentation, or contact your reseller's technical support line, to see how to disable the on-board video in your BIOS.

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[ego3pmaryca]

when i try to disable onboard gp .. in device menager i dont have my new graphic card.. only onboard card.. what can i do? :S

[dmmadmin2]

@ego3pmaryca I would also check under "Other Devices" in Device Manager, if you have a section labeled this, to see if you have a "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)" or something along those lines listed as this may be the new video card as well without the drivers installed. If it does this list, then you may want to try installing the drivers to see if Windows will automatically disable the on-board video. Otherwise, try installing the video card on another computer.

[Limitless313]

ive followed all steps up this this point but when i go to the device manager, then display adapters it only shows one graphics video ( the onboard one ) but doesnt show the new graphics card option. so i disabled the onboard card and tryed plugging in the monitor to the new graphics slot and i get no picture. PLZZ HELP!!!!

[dmmadmin2]

@Limitless313 I would try the new video card in another slot, or on another computer, to see if you get the same problem. If you still do not get any video from the card, then contact the manufacturer of the video card as there may be an issue with it. If the new video card works in another computer, then I would check your system to make sure it meets the minimum requirements to run the new video card.

[petraheinrichs]

And oh, I forgot to mention that all the drivers were installed from a disc that I have prepared with all the necessary drivers beforehand. I did not connect to the internet until I completed all my driver installations in order to prevent my computer from automatically downloading the inappropriate drivers from Microsoft. After completing all the driver installations, I connected to the internet and continued updating from Windows XP SP2 to SP3. Was this a good or bad approach? Thanks again.

[dmmadmin2]

@petraheinrichs As long as the card is not experiencing any problems running on your computer, then you should be good to go.

[TheFatal1111]

@dmmadmin2 Anyway thnx for help ! :D

[ego3pmaryca]

@dmmadmin2 ty u saved me ♥

[dmmadmin2]

@petraheinrichs Even if the drivers were or were not installed for the on-board, Windows will load generic drivers if there is an issue with the new video card so that you get at least some video image to appear on your monitor. As long as you do not experience any issues with the new video card, then if the new video card is the only device listed under "Display Adapters" within Device Manager, you should be fine.

[dmmadmin2]

@TheFatal1111 Try a custom install of the video card drivers from the disc, or do a manual installation (locating the .INF file) of the video card drivers, so that the sound drivers do not get installed on your computer. Before that, you may want to remove the drivers for the video card, along with the software, first so that you start off with a clean slate. If all else fails, I would try contacting the manufacturer of the video card to see if they can assist you.

[TheFatal1111]

@dmmadmin2 when i go to sound press it ,, it say no audio output is installed ,, but on add or Remove programs is installed `Nvidia HD audio driver`,, so i must Unistall it, and install Sound max From first ???

I have tryed to intall Soundmax without `Unistalled Nvidia hd audio,,,,

and it dosent work couse it say `` the audio files do not support for your computer hardware :S ... but when i unistall the nvidia hd audio driver

it will work ? >.<`` damn .can u help me :( ?

[KingOfAceZ1]

I just added this video to my favorites.

Very helpful tutorial! Thanks!