Re: installing new video card

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I think you may be talking about Integrated graphics. ( a graphic
chip that is built in the motherboard and provides the
graphics for your computer. When you install either a PCI or a AGP card
usually you have to disable the graphic chip in the
Bios.
Go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs and look for your Nvidia
Graphic Driver. If there choose Remove. Then take a look in Device
Manager>Display Adaptor. See if the PCI Graphic Card is there and if there's
a yellow mark next to it.
If yes, the Graphic Card drivers were not installed properly.
For your information, PCI and AGP are system buses. AGP is a
dedicated Graphic Bus and is much faster than PCI which shares it's bus with
other PCI cards. For example, Sound Card, Network Card etc. The Nvidia
Graphic Drivers you
use are the same for both PCI and AGP.
Hopefully you have a Manual which will explain how to get into
the Bios and make changes there. If not post back here and I will try to
help you further.


"Me/PDX" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:KOdLe.503$DV3.48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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