Help please

I recently purchased a new graphics card..my computer currently has onboard graphics. i need to know what I need to do to install the card. It cant be as simple as the insturctions say.
thank you!

 

You may need to access the BIOS and disable onboard video. What make and model computer is it? Do you a manual for the motherboard?

What do the instructions say?

 

didnt feel like writing it all out, read this lol: http://peripherals.about.com/od/videographicscards/ht/installvideocar.htm

you dont need a wrist-strap, just ground yourself before u dive into your PC's insides

if u have any questions i'll answer them though (hooray for laziness!)

 

Well, the reference you cited is good for cases where an older video card is being replaced with a newer one, but it does not explain what to do when making the transition from onboard video to an add-on card. See How to Disable Onboard/Integrated Video On Your Computer

 

when ive done it, the BIOS automatically disabled the onboard but i guess it doesnt hurt to check it manually as well

 

It depends on the motherboard. With some, onboard video is automatically disabled when an add-on video card is installed. With others, disabling onboard video in the BIOS is necessary.

 

Its a dell diminsion 2350.. and I have no idea what kind of motherboard it has, nor do I have the manual...but I do no it has an onboard right now.

the instructions that came with the new card make it seem like all i have to do is take out the old card and put the new one in.. but I dont think that that will work for an onboard.
Thanks for all your help!

 

srmjdm, I provided a link for info on disabling onboard video. Have you not read it? Perhaps you should visit http://www.dellcommunity.com/, since you have a Dell. I'm sure someone there can advise you on disabling onboard video for your specific model.

 

ok.. so I disabled the onboard graphics.. changed the bios from onboard to auto (the only other choice I had) and i uninstalled the onboard driver, Installed the new video card, installed the drivers, updated teh drivers, seems to be working fine.

EXCEPt for every time I restart the computer.. the system finds new hardware.. the onboard graphics chip.. how can I make it quit seeing this??

Thanks for all the help

 

right click my computer, properties, hardware (tab), device manager, display adapters, right click the onboard gfx (should be intel sumthing or other) then Disable. only do this if there are 2 things there! onboard and your new card

what card did u get, if u dont mind my asking?

 

i did disable it and there were 2 showing.. that one and my new one.
but everytime I turn my computer on it finds new hardware and wants to update it. It being the onboard graphics. is there somewhere else I need to remove it from?

I put in a nvidia geforce4 mx 4000, i didnt want to spend too much money on it.. and I didnt want to invest in a new power supply.

 

I'm a bit skeptical that you made right change in the BIOS. Did you visit the Dell forum I mentioned in my previous post?

I see your video card is a PCI card: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim2350/specs.htm#1101572 . Your computer does not have an AGP slot, right?

 

I did visit the dell community you linked in your previous post,

no my computer does not have a agp slot.. only the 3 pci slots.