I just got a new graphics card for my birthday, but I can't install it because my computer's card is embedded. It's an Intel Extreme Graphics Card, Version T2862. Does anyone know how to remove it? Thanks! P.S. My motherboard is PCI and the Intel website didn't say anything on removing it, just on how to update it. (I know you can remove it. You need to flip some switches on the card or something, I just don't know which ones I have to do)
2006-10-12 12:58:49 · 7 answers · asked by sims_are_cool 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
You just need to disable it in the BIOS, removing it would be very difficult.
2006-10-12 13:39:05 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The graphics chipset is integrated into the system board so you can't acutally 'remove' it.
In most cases, when you install an additional video card and load the drivers it should work fine.
If it doesn't you can take the following steps to disable the onboard video.
1) Shut down your computer
2) Restart your computer and enter the BIOS setup. Depending on the manufacuter, the key to get into the BIOS will be different. The most common are F1, F2, F10, DEL.
3) Once in the BIOS, you will need to locate a menu option of Integrated Devices or something similar.
4) Locate the menu option for Display, Video, or something similar.
5) Change the menu option to Disabled.
6) Save the changes and exit.
2006-10-12 14:47:01 · answer #2 · answered by buddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not remove it because it's embedded, and it's part of your motherboard. But, you can go to BIOS and enable, or disable it. When it's disabled in BIOS, your system will not see it at all, and this is like act of removing your graphic card. This is not recommended, since your system will not be able to display anything if your secondary graphic card fails. In this case you must use another Graphic adapter to be able to see the display, and then you can go to the BIOS and enable your embedded VGA.
Look in your BIOS, to see if it let you to select a primarily and secondary VGA. If it does, then set the embedded one to secondary and the other to primarily. In this case it will never out pot to your embedded VGA , unless the second one fails.
2006-10-12 13:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by TX-Man88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Windows, if you have a second monitor, you can use both. Right click on the desktop with both monitors hooked up, choose "properties", then "Settings", and it should show two displays (! and 2) in the display box. You can choose which Windows uses as your primary display, whether the desktop should extend to both displays, etc. Truly, you can't "remove" an embedded graphics controller from your motherboard, but you CAN use your new one as the primary display.
2006-10-13 08:20:05 · answer #4 · answered by dogpoop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bios method works but I think this method is a little more user friendly.
1st install the drivers for your new card (load the cd and go through the clicking ok process) 2nd right click on your "my computer icon" go to "manage" double click "device manager" click the plus sign next to "display adapter" you'll see your intel graphics listed, right click on that and choose uninstall. 3rd, Turn your computer off and install the new card. Hook your monitor up to the new card. Power your computer up and you should be good to go. You might have to go through a couple of prompted step from your new graphics card manufactor.
2006-10-12 16:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by DC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Device Manager (control panel, system, hardware, device manager, video adapters, click on graphics listed under, drivers) and then switch it from enabled to disabled.
2006-10-12 18:16:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is embedded then you can't remove it. just add the new one to an open slot and use it instead.
2006-10-12 13:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by sdh0407 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋