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Thread ID: 49218 2004-09-13 03:13:00 Quick Question before installing graphics card Patrick 2003 (277) Press F1
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271816 2004-09-13 03:13:00 hey there, yesterday i brought me a Gecube 9600SE graphics card. at the moment i have intergrated graphics, and yes i do have a spare agp port. i had a little nosy around in the bios and found this INT Display first onboard/agp. does that mean that i just instert the card and all is sweet? Patrick 2003 (277)
271817 2004-09-13 03:56:00 Guess so, must auto detect, have another look just to be sure and don't forget to uninstall your current graphics drivers, revert to windows generic drivers then install the card and its drivers.

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
271818 2004-09-13 04:00:00 > Guess so, must auto detect, have another look just to
> be sure and don't forget to uninstall your current
> graphics drivers, revert to windows generic drivers
> then install the card and its drivers.

i know i need to uninstall old drivers but what are you meaning by revert to windows generic drivers murray?
Patrick 2003 (277)
271819 2004-09-13 04:05:00 > > Guess so, must auto detect, have another look just
> to
> > be sure and don't forget to uninstall your current
> > graphics drivers, revert to windows generic
> drivers
> > then install the card and its drivers.
>
> i know i need to uninstall old drivers but what are
> you meaning by revert to windows generic drivers
> murray?
Once you've uninstalled your current drivers, windows should install the generic video drivers. These are compatiable with all video cards, this will allow you to boot into windows and install the new video cards drivers.
Pete O'Neil (250)
271820 2004-09-13 04:09:00 brilliant, now im just waiting for my card to arrive Patrick 2003 (277)
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