Integrated to dedicated gpu driver help!

[xdthevoidxd]

I am going to get a dedicated graphics card as an upgrade to my integrated graphics. I am going from the amd radeon hd 7660d graphics integrated into my apu to the radeon r7 250 1gb gddr5. They both use the same driver version (14.4 stable and 14.7 beta). I need steps on how to install this new gpu. I know you're not supposed to uninstall the integrated graphics' drivers, so will the current drivers conflict with the new drivers even if i disable the integrated graphics in the device manager?

 

[NightAntilli]

Probably not. I would personally take the following steps;

1) Turn off your PC if it's not off already, and open it.
2) Install your graphics card
3) Disconnect the display cable from the internal graphics card to the card you just installed
4) Turn the PC on and see if the screen works
5) If the screen works, go into Bios and disable your internal graphics card
6) Boot into windows and the card should automatically install

Try not to go into windows before your internal graphics card is disabled in bios. This, in order to avoid driver conflicts. Chances are small since they're both AMD GPUs, but better safe than sorry.

 

[xdthevoidxd]

Ok, I'll be sure to do that! By disabling the integrated gpu in the bios, do you mean to set it so the dedicated GPU is the the default one? Also, do I uninstall the original drivers after, or do i just leave them? One more question: what if the display doesn't turn on?

 

[NightAntilli]

Yeah, set it to dedicated.

If you want to be safer, you can uninstall the drivers before installing the new card. The thing is, since it's integrated, it'll probably uninstall your chipset drivers at the same time. You can install them afterwards again though, so that's not an issue. It's just some additional work.

I personally would simply try putting the new graphics card in without changing any drivers and let windows do its thing. If you have Windows 7 or Windows 8 it'll probably work fine. You can always uninstall the drivers if things go wrong, which they probably won't.

As for the display not turning on, it would mean checking your cables and if the graphics card is installed correctly. If that doesn't work, chances are you got a faulty graphics card.

 

[xdthevoidxd]

Thanks! Do I download the new drivers and have them ready to install with the new gpu or will new drivers be somehow installed by themselves? I have to be sure of everything!☺

 

[NightAntilli]

Windows will have its own (unoptimized) driver and can even download the good one from windows update. If you wish, you can download a copy from the AMD website and keep a copy on your desktop just in case.

 

[xdthevoidxd]

So, if I were to get the drivers from amd, do i just download+install and it updates?

 

[NightAntilli]

Yep. I have an HD 6850 and I've been upgrading my graphics drivers every time by simply downloading and installing them, without removing the old ones.

 

[xdthevoidxd]

I can now sleep in peace! Thanks for all the support!

 

[NightAntilli]

You're welcome