i have an asrock motherboard (k8upgrade-vm800/asr) with which i am using the onboard graphics card at present. however, i have just bought a geforce agp8x 256mb graphics card and would like to install it. i have never had experience of doing such things. do i need to go into my bios and disable the onboard graphics before installing? or indeed, is it merely a case of just popping the card in, installing the drivers and away we go? if anyone could guide me through this, i would be most grateful...... laymans terms though please!! thank you
2006-11-30 08:00:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Hi,
First off dont panic, its not as hard as you may sound.
Sounds like your really going to enjoy your new card, so lets get you up and running on it shall we?....
1) Ok first off unplug your computer and lay it on its side somewhere where you can easily move around and see it.
2) On the back you will probably have 2 screws holding on the side of the case, you want to make sure you take the side of the case that is furthest from where you plug in your mouse and keyboard (normally the left as you look at the case from the front)
3) ok now stay calm, have a look inside for the AGP slot, its the brown one normally and check if there is a backing plate on the case in line with the slot, if there is then you need to remove that (normally a little screwdriver will do it or you may just have to undo a screw to remove it)
4) ok now get the graphics card in your hand, and line it up with the slot, push down quite firmly (dont worry you wont break it unless you push stupidly hard) you should feel it almost click into place.
5) fit a screw in the case where the card is seated to hold it (wear the blanking plate came from) and if it needs power to the rear of the card push that into place as well (it will be normally the same as the ones fitted to your dvd drive)
6) ok now breath easy thats the hard bit done, before you fit the side of your case back on plug it all back in
7) now turn it on and make sure you go into the bios (normally F2 i believe on asrock boards) make sure you disable the onboard graphics and just check through the settings that boot from AGP is enabled and not PCI, also if its an option enable agp fast writes. try to make sure that video shaddowiing is off (if its on your bios)
8) ok accept and save the changes and watch when the computer restarts it should say something about Nvidia before showing the normally post screen (the writing when you first turn it on)
9) if everything has gone to plan you should be loading into windows and it no doubt looks terrible as windows is running of default graphics drivers, install your cd that came with the card and wait, it will probably want to restart again (after all it is windows)
10) enjoy many happy hours of game play with your new graphics card, crank up the settings on your favourite game and have fun, you've just installed your card.
Hope that helps
Good Luck
2006-11-30 08:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by D1G1T4L5W1F35_HUSBAND 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't disable the settings for the pc it will mess up everything just pop the card in and install the drivers as you go quite simply if you mess something up in your bios settings you could do more damage than you expect just install the card and drivers the best method of applying a new graphics card...
2006-11-30 08:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, buddy you have to disable the onboard video but you can do it in the device manager after you put the graphic card:
step one: put the graphic card then boot the machine up
step two: right clic my computer, properties, hardware, device manager, there right clic on the display adapter and disable the one onboard reboot the pc.(if you dont disable the one onboard the pc wont use the card)
step three: install the drivers for the new one ok.
good luck have fun...
2006-11-30 08:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by MaxTunk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
recently this is what happened to me, i got a new computer with onboard graphics, then i got a graphics card and poped it in and switched the monitor plugs from the onboard graphics to the card and then i booted my computer up and then when windows was done loading i put in the driver cd that it came with and then i was playing cs:s with no problems
2006-11-30 13:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by kingajs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're extra useful off starting your computing device documentation, finding out what motherboard is on there (excellent kind call and revision) and searching the communicate board that corresponds with the motherboard producer, to placed up in. I did this for my computing device, i became thinking getting between the hot ATI playing cards yet study on ASUS forums that the ATI playing cards do not seem to get alongside with my motherboard.
2016-11-29 23:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be best to uninstall any ATI drivers and software BEFORE you install the nVidia.
As for installing it, yes. It's just a matter of popping it in.
2006-11-30 08:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by The Psycho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋