Ok so i got a new video card from my friend and it's not working, the instruction manual tells me that i need to disable my old video card first then put the new one in and turn on the computer and install it. Well i'm kind of worried that if i disable the old card i will not have video. I want to know what i should do. I asked my dad, he's like a computer guy, and he told me not to disable the old video card and just put the new one in and install. I did that but the computer does not start up and the computer is color screwy(lack of better word).
So my question is is it safe to disable the old video card first then install the new one? will i be able to enable it again if i disable it with no problem in case the video card does not work? If you need more details please tell me.|||Yes you can disable your old card . but you should not have to .do this install the new card but leave your old one plugged in and go to the device manager and see if there are any conflicting devices . also in the display mode you can see what color quality is and from there you can choose 1 or 2 1 being the old card and 2 being the new card.most dealers tell you to disable your old card. because most people do not use two at one time.also it will minimize and conflict .|||here is what you should do. Put the old video card back in. Boot the computer. Uninstall the video card driver so the computer is using a standard vga driver. when it says you have to reboot the computer shut the computer off and install the new card and boot the computer. When the computer boots it should detect the new card and ask you to install the drivers for it.|||You need to disable it in the BIOS, you should have no problem reverting back to it if the add on card is still not working after you do that.
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