disabling onboard video card

[Phonedog911]

i just bought a new geforce fx 5600 agp gfx card and i am trying to install it on a pcchips m925 motherboard. this motherboard already has an onboard gfx card, but it sucks. i need to disable it and get my geforce installed. anybody know how to do it? i've tried the manufacuter website... www.pcchips.com it hasnt been much help

i also found this on google:
gfx installation message board thingy
that cant be good

can anybody give me some help about how to go about disabling an onboard video card?

edit:
i've been poking around that site and i've managed to figure out that my motherboard is probably the m925 v5.0 (based on the pics and comparing the specs). i couldnt find the manual for that particular board, but i have one for a board that is very similar, im reading it now.
here is the manual nothing much there...

[nihil]

You may find a setting in the BIOS that lets you swap between PCI and AGP......you might have to change this setting to delete the onboard video.

Otherwise I guess that you need a new MoBo I am assuming that you have checked for any othe options in BIOS?

Cheers

[Phonedog911]

theres an option to switch between pci and agp, but nothing happens when i do it... i set it on agp, put the gfx card in and it starts up with the screen turning funny colors

[nihil]

Try leaving it on PCI. Switch off, install card, attach screen to the GeForce and boot up...............Windows might well detect a "new device"...............it will kick off in 16 colour 640 x 480.

Then install the drivers for the new device and switch the settings in the BIOS if you have to.

I have a couple of old boxes with integrated cards where it just uses the device I plug the screen into.

Another thought, I device manager, try switching off the onboard video "in this profile"

Sorry, I am afraid that you are probably going to have to "experiment" a bit.

Cheers

[Phonedog911]

well, i guess it is possible for me to use a different gfx card at least. experimentation is always fun tho

[nihil]

Hi Phone,

I just remembered that I have a box with a PCChips MoBo..........not sure which one, but I will dig it out tomorrow and have a look. It is a PII/450..........not sure if it has onboard video though.

I will get back to you on it

Cheers

What OS are you running?

[Phonedog911]

thnx nihil. it seems that it does work, but when we start up with the new gfx card, its just a bunch of lines and/or dots... could this be some kind of incompatibility with the monitor?

[nihil]

Hi Phone,

I would look at your BIOS, screen drivers and videocard drivers (yes even though it is a new card!).

Try setting the video to something like 640x480 and 256 colours (using the on board card) then try an install of the new card.

I wonder if the MoBo actually supports that high level card? have you checked that with the videocard supplier's site?

I don't think that it is the monitor.................it should come up with a basic visible cofiguration using generic drivers.

Can you try another monitor?

Cheers

[Phonedog911]

well, according to the box and the system profiler im using, my comp meets the minimum requirements. you know whats wierd tho, it was brand new, says it requires a cd or dvd drive, and yet it came with now cds with drivers, game demos, etc. on them. but thats not important now. i have a newer monitor that im gonna try it out on tonight. until then ill try out what you said.

[nihil]

wierd tho, it was brand new, says it requires a cd or dvd drive, and yet it came with now cds with drivers, game demos, etc. on them. but thats not important now.

OOPS!...................that's the problem.....................I have not bought a videocard in the last three years that did NOT have an installation CD and at least some demo software.

I think that you have been sold one that has been returned, and accidentally got back into stock?

It is probably damaged, which would explain the symptoms.

I suggest you take/send it back.

You also should have a booklet or at least a contents slip that will tell you what SHOULD be there

Return it, and give them a hard time. ["lawyers, consumer protection association, computer press"..............should be able to screw some decent "compensation" out of them for that]



Cheers