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More info?)
Thanks, Paul.
I _think_ I've tried this, but will follow these directions to the T,
and see if it works. My problem has been that as soon as I choose the
PCI adapter in the BIOS, when XP boots, it finds a "new" on-board
adapter. When it tries to install the driver for this "new" adaptor,
it freezes and I lose a few files.
grant
nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:
>In article <3tcp01pv7nog2q2o18oblfsloi0q1tir8e@4ax.com>,
>grant@baxterfamily.org wrote:
>
>> nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:
>>
>> >In article <sgdl01t4h6ct1raplo162g4o7h6dpug5gj@4ax.com>,
>> >grant@baxterfamily.org wrote:
>> >
>> >> If anyone could help me get this video card working, I would
>> >> appreciate it.
>> >>
>> >> The A7VC has on-board video. It is going bad. I have purchased a PCI
>> >> video card.
>> >>
>> >> No matter what I try, I can't get the new card to work with the old
>> >> video. I've tried every combination I can think of. Installing in safe
>> >> mode, not in safe mode, disabling the on-board video, not disabling
>> >> it. Nothing works to allow me to use the new card.
>> >>
>> >> What happens is, I can get the new card installed, then reboot. Go in
>> >> to bios. Switch from on-board video to pci video. When XP starts, it
>> >> "finds" the on-board video, and when it tries to install a driver for
>> >> it, XP crashes and takes a few files with it. If XP is running off the
>> >> on-board video, it works fine even though both boards are installed.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas?
>> >>
>> >> TIA,
>> >>
>> >> grant
>> >
>> >If drivers for both devices are installed, could you go into
>> >the Device Manager and disable the AGP based video interface ?
>> >Does that work ?
>>
>> I thought of that, and tried that. Even though the on-board video is
>> disabled in this profile, XP still tries to install it and crashes.
>>
>> > Does it look like the PCI card drivers are
>> >working, because disabling the AGP might not be a good idea
>> >if the PCI side isn't really healthy.
>>
>> Yes, the PCI drivers look to be working to me. I don't know of a
>> definitive way to tell in this situation, but the control panel is
>> installed and works, sort of (I say "sort of' because I have to boot
>> with the on-board video active or I get the crash.)
>>
>> >Does it seem to be
>> >running in dual monitor mode or not ?
>>
>> Yes it is running in dual monitor mode, and I haven't played with this
>> much since I've never worked with this before. It seems to me that
>> this may be the best approach, but I don't understand it well enough.
>> (Such as "Extend desktop to this monitor...")
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> grant
>
>I cannot promise this will help - I ran into this suggestion
>while searching for something else. These are instructions for
>another board, but they may work for you.
>
> "Disabling onboard video
>
> You can disable the 810/810e chipset graphics this way.
> 1)Install your new video card in the PCI slot.
> 2)Boot to the bios
> 3)Set the new card as the primary graphics adapter. (this
> sets the onboard graphics as a secondary adapter for
> multi-monitor support.)
> Now you can disable the onboard graphics in this manner:
> 1) Go to device manager in windows
> 2) Right click the icon for the Intel 810 graphics adapter.
> 3) click properties
> 4)un-check "exists in all hardware profiles"
> 5)Re-boot
> 6)Go back to Device manager and back into properties for
> the 810 display adapter.
> 7) Click the check box for "disabled in this hardware profile"
> I got this info from the Intel site ( no luck looking for
> info at E for me ) and it worked without a hitch. If you do
> not follow up by disabling the adapter ( in device manager ),
> in this manner you get all kinds of conflicts, freezing etc.
> Hope this helps anyone trying to do this.
> LM "
>
>HTH,
> Paul
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