Re: installing new video card

Andrew,

Custom Built machine November 2001...XP Home...CPU...AMD...Athion
"Thunderbird" Socket A - 1.2 GHZ...Motherboard...Asus A7V...PC
133...Graphics card is PCI separate from motherboard...(not integrated with
motherboard ...but separate...so probably not ONBOARD VIDEO).

1. > I did a System Restore to the point just before the guy installed the
Nvida digital drivers and the shutdown, restart, sleep mode and icon issues
still exist...except that the recycle bin icon is back to normal.

My next moves are to:

1. >Uninstall Nvida drivers thru add remove programs
2. >Remove PCI card from system thru device manager
3. >Power down..physically remove old/original PCI card
physically install new AGP card
physically install LG monitor digital
cable/chord from monitor
to AGP card
4. >Power on
5. >Install new AGP digital drivers

MY CONCERNS ARE:
1. >After uninstalling Nvida drivers I will then have a BLACK blank screen
and not able to see to do anything else.
2. >Will I get black blank screen?
3. >If I do how do I go on to to steps 2-5 above?
4. >HOW DO I GET INTO BIOS to make CHANGES or DISABLE ONBOARD Video (if it
does need to be disabled)?

Thank you for your consideration and assistance!!!!!
"Andrew E." <eckrichco@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2A9EF649-68BF-43D4-9E3E-F7F5CE80F81E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Analog as in on board video...Either way,remove new card,start computer,
> in xp,control-panel,system,device mgr,scroll to display adapter,expand
the
> tree,
> R.click on the icon,select,uninstall,dont restart,close out shut down
> computer.
> Install new display card,in xp,reopen device mgr,reuninstall onboard
> card,then
> install software for new,restart computer after.
>
> "Me/PDX" wrote:
>
> > Using XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
> > Active X9
> >
> > 1. When going from an analog video to a digital video card
> > must I FIRST UNINSTALL the old analog drivers and then install the new
> > digital drivers?
> >
> > 2. A friend INSTALLED the video digital drivers of my NEW PCI digital
video
> > card WITHOUT UINSTALLING the old analog APG video drivers.
> > Then he noticed I had purchased the WRONG digital video card (I bought a
PCI
> > when indeed I MUST HAVE AN APG video card).
> >
> > So NOW I have NEW digital video drivers for a digital PCI card and STILL
> > have the OLD ANALOG video card in my machine.
> >
> > Could this be the reason my computer will no longer shut down or
restart?
> > I have to shut it down by turning it off from the surge protector?
> > I have to restart it with the button on the computer.
> >
> > Also, could this be the reason that now 44 of my 63 All Programs Icons
are
> > GENERIC? Recycle Bin is also a generic icon shortcut.
> >
> > Also, the SLEEP MODE button on my Microsoft Internet keyboard will not
send
> > my computer into sleep mode.
> >
> > I have to exchange the new PCI digital video card for a new APG digital
> > video card and install both the card and drivers.
> >
> > Any suggestions on the above items for RESOLUTION and INSTALLATION???
> >
> > I know this has been unsually long.
> >
> > THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION and ASSISTANCE!!!!
> >
> > PS...the new card and drivers I speak of above are a PCI MadDog
Multimedia
> > Predatior MX 4000 Plus with nVIDA G-FORCE MX 4000.
> >
> > I will be exchanging the above PCI...for an APG MadDog Multimedia
Predatior
> > MX 4000 Plus with nVIDA G-FORCE MX 4000
> >
> >
> >


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