New vid card install

getting a new vidoe card today. just one question about the install. my mobo has onb ard video. do i have to disable the onboard video for the video card to work?

 

If Unnaramend422 is refering to AGP Aperture Size "He's Wrong"

Common Options: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256

Quick Review

This BIOS feature does two things. It selects the size of the AGP aperture and it determines the size of the GART (Graphics Address Relocation Table).

The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for use as AGP memory address space while the GART is a translation table that translates AGP memory addresses into actual memory addresses which are often fragmented. The GART allows the graphics card to see the memory region available to it as a contiguous piece of memory range.

Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP bus without need for translation. The aperture size also determines the maximum amount of system memory that can be allocated to the AGP graphics card for texture storage.

Please note that the AGP aperture is merely address space, not actual physical memory in use. Although it is very common to hear people recommending that the AGP aperture size should be half the size of system memory, that is wrong!

The requirement for AGP memory space shrinks as the graphics card's local memory increases in size. This is because the graphics card will have more local memory to dedicate to texture storage. So, if you upgrade to a graphics card with more memory, you shouldn't be "deceived" into thinking that you will need even more AGP memory! On the contrary, a smaller AGP memory space will be required.

It is recommended that you keep the AGP aperture around 64MB to 128MB in size, even if your graphics card has a lot of onboard memory. This allows flexibility in the event that you actually need extra memory for texture storage. It will also keep the GART (Graphics Address Relocation Table) within a reasonable size.

Got this From "The Definitive BIOS Optimazation Guide"
http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=1
You may need some other Bios settings adjusted, refer to the guide for help, or post your questions.

I would disable onboard video.
Some MOBO's, when AGP card is installed Onboard will disable automaticly.
Some if video card is PCI, you may have to disable in the OS.
Sometimes, you disable Onboard in BIOS
If you dont know how post your MOBO Model.

Good Luck!

 

thanks alot guys, its in, its a PCI. no agp slots. i just went into devince manager and disabled the onboard video

 

Yeah, I made the mistake of putting a PCI vid. card without disabling my onboard graphics, and the computer went haywire and wouldn't boot successfully. I took the card out and tried again, but ended up having to re-register my copy of windows and it was pretty simple and quick, but an extra step that could've been avoided. glad everything worked out for ya