Windows XP and Two Graphics Cards?
What should I do to fix this?
Thanks so much!
Answers:
This is the way to disable and enable devices through the device manager, also keep in mind, you will usually have to switch the cable that the monitor uses from the onboard graphics card plug, to the video card graphics plug. So it is a rather big hassle to do this, if you plan on doing this frequently.
Start > Control Panel > System > Click on the Hardware Tab > Click on Device Manager button > Click the + sign next to Display adapters.
You should see 2 devices in there, one is the onboard gfx chip, and the other is the graphics card. Right click on the one you want to disable, and then reboot. If the onboard gfx card is not in that list then you might have uninstalled it when you installed the new gfx card, if so I would recommend searching the web for the drivers for the onboard card.
You cant run two graphic cards without disconnecting it physically.
You need to check the user guide for your pc to see if it supports what you are doing. Some disable the onboard video if you install a graphics card.
You may be able to disable the card in Bios.
If you post the system you have you will get a better answer.
Big Smoke doesn't know what he's talking about. I am currently running two graphics cards at the same time, because I use 4 monitors. You must be talking about using both the onboard graphics card, and a second one that plugs into an AGP/PCI slot. You might be able to switch from the graphics card to the onboard graphics and vise versa, if you go to Display Settings, then properties. In there you can specify which monitor will be the primary one (you should have two listed in there even if you dont use two monitors), and by doing this you should be able to switch the monitor to the other graphics card. This should work, but i've never tested that before. Also, your motherboard might automatically switch to the graphics card and disable the onboard video. Just go in the system bios and enable it, but also make sure the other video card is enabled at the same time. You should, if my idea is correct, use both.
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