How do I disable an internal video card?

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65mustang393

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I recently purchased an AGP FX5200 video card for my Presario SR1150NX. I installed the card and it seems to be working fine, but I remember hearing that the intergrated card had to be turned off.

Is this correct and if so, how do I turn the intergrated card off?

Also, I didn't load the CD that came with the card. Is this necessary?

Thanks for your help,
Gerald.
 
If you have an AGP card, the onboard video should automatically disable when it detects another card. You can't run two AGP cards at once.
 
The integrated video is also known as the onboard video which is disabled in the system bios. You enter that by pressing the assigned key when first turning on the system usually the "del" key on most systems. You have to look for the default video setting there usually pci/agp and make sure that is set to agp. The manual for the system will show where the settings are and how to initially enter the bios setup. You can also refer to the bios instructions seen at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...c=us&dlc=en&product=426016&rule=39721&lang=en

Once you have the bios setting correct you can then install the drivers and any included software for the card.
 
You don't need to disable it. It will be auto-disabled. However, you can't run 2 cards unless you are running SLi (NVIDIA) or CrossFire (ATi) mode :D .
 
you can't run 2 cards unless you are running SLi (NVIDIA) or CrossFire (ATi) mode :D
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Just wanted to comment on this, There has "always" been the ability to run 2 video cards in one system. How do you think people ran duel displays before duel head video cards? They put two video cards in their computer is how. You could always run with 2 PCI cards or one AGP and one PCI card configurations. I'm not sure how this works out with onboard graphics. I'd imaging some would let you run it with a video card installed.

These cards did run independently of one an another yes. I know this is not what you meant (you where talking SLI/Crossfire) ;) but... You used the word "can't" So I thought I'd mention that you "can".
 
If the video card on a system was sufficient you could run two monitors with a Y adapter.
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This method would be no good for the average user, It would not allow for seperate display... errrr, in other words it would be a clone of your desktop. There is little use in most cases for such a setup.

But the usual proceedure is to run two AGP, PCI, or PCI-E type cards.
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This "was" the proffered method yes but you could not run 2 AGP cards. I don't think there ever was a board with 2 agp slots. Perhaps the very first SLI by Voodoo used special boards with 2 agp slots? other then that they'd be very rare. Also I know that Voodoo was putting on duel gpu's on a single card... Perhaps that is how they used SLI? I'm just not sure.

As for the proffered method now... Well just about all video cards have duel outputs to LCD and or Analog monitors. The technique of multiple cards is still useful if you want to add a 3rd or 4th screen.
 
Blue said:
This method would be no good for the average user, It would not allow for seperate display... errrr, in other words it would be a clone of your desktop. There is little use in most cases for such a setup.
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Do you want something on a projection screen while having a small lcd in the back of a room somewhere? That's where a Y adapter even works on laptops for basic displays only. People still use cloned desktops while racing games and others would most likely see an extended for the dual screen effect.

Blue said:
This "was" the proffered method yes but you could not run 2 AGP cards. I don't think there ever was a board with 2 agp slots. Perhaps the very first SLI by Voodoo used special boards with 2 agp slots? other then that they'd be very rare. Also I know that Voodoo was putting on duel gpu's on a single card... Perhaps that is how they used SLI? I'm just not sure.
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You wouldn't be running two AGP cards but an AGP with a PCI or PCI-E with another or a PCI type. I haven't seen any dual AGP boards either. It's been one of those "typo" days if you get the drift there. :P

Blue said:
As for the proffered method now... Well just about all video cards have duel outputs to LCD and or Analog monitors. The technique of multiple cards is still useful if you want to add a 3rd or 4th screen.
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Most cards now simply have the S-Video along with the standard vga out. The higher end models will see the dual vga outputs. Just imagine extending the desktop with two of those installed.
 
Do you want something on a projection screen while having a small lcd in the back of a room somewhere? That's where a Y adapter even works on laptops for basic displays only.
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Yes but like I said, no good for the "average" user :P.

Most cards now simply have the S-Video along with the standard vga out.
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Not true, "most" cards (lower end) come with 1 DVI and 1 VGA out and S-Video. This goes for many cheap PCI cards as well. The higher end does have 2 DVI outs in most cases yes, I agree on that one point. I have just searched to make sure that point was correct. I feel that supplying photos should be unnecessary though. I'm sure it you search for yourself, you'll see that I'm correct.

Anyway I think this topic as gone way off topic. Only reason I continued with this discussion is because I felt the original question has been answered. But lets not condone it... If you want to reply perhaps a PM would be more appropriate.
 
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