Will I then be able to use two monitors or will the installation of the new video card disable the on-board video? I can't find an answer to this on the Intel site.|||Hi, I have an emachine and in my case I too had integrated graphics. Here is what I did.
In this order! Important to do it like this.
Have your video card ready to install before doing this..
Then, when you have it..go to Control panel in windows and find your integrated graphics in there, when you do right click on it and choose DISABLE there is no need to uninstall it ever as you may use the integrated later on but on to next step..
Step 2. Then install the video card as suggested. Before you do keep in mind that pci-e and pci is not the same. Make sure your card takes pci-e. If it does follow the instructs that come with the box and the vid card.
Snap in the card and reboot.
Step 3. When you reboot it should look all ugly, the screen that is, but in your video card instructions (your new pci-e you are putting in) it will say what to do next. Sometimes they say to put in the cd that came with the vid card. That installs the drivers etc..
Now..once you do that it will reboot and your good to go!
If you mess up or the card is not compatible never fear, go back into control panel and REENABLE your onboard video.
DO not uninstall your onboard video just disable it and then install the video card.
Also you will notice right now on the back of your computer there is a place to connect your monitor. When you get your new vid card installed don't plug your monitor into the same slot rather look on the back of the video card and plug the monitor into that one instead so it can feed off the video card.
The key to your success here is 1 thing. If you know the answer to these 2 things you'll be ok.
1. Does your computer have a pci or pci-e slot? You have to get the card that matches the slot you can't put pci-e in pci slot or vice versa|||Your B.I.O.S. will allow only 1 graphics processor to work. if you install a good PCI-E card nvidia 7600 or above or ATI x1300 or above you can run 2 screens from the card. you can switch from the PCI-E card to the onboard graphics by selecting Primary grapics in the B.I.O.S. I recomend leaving it on the PCI-E graphics because the G.P.U. (Graphics Processing Unit) on the card takes the graphics load off the Processor(C.P.U.)|||The new video card should automatically disable the onboard video but once in a great while you may need to go into the BIOS at computer start up by hitting F1, Delete, or possibly even F11 and disable it maually. I have not seen any newer motherboards need to have this done though. Depending on the PCI-e video card you get you can use 2 monitors at once. Look at a site that sells the video card you are interested in and then read up on it as well, they usually have .pdf manuals to download and read on installation and other features of the card. Make sure it will be able to handle the application(s) or games you are wanting to run. Most games come with recommendation list of video chipsets to play the game.
Personal reccomendation, stay away from ATI cards, drivers for they are not the greatest. Get a Nvidia card, less headaches and they also work with a more wide variety of games with out problems. Most game designers usually use Nvida as the test card in their systems. Nvidia 8800 are pretty much top of the line ATM. With the Ultras being the best but why pay an extra $100 for a factory overclocked card you can do for free and easy at home by buying the GTX version?|||You can't use both built-in and external ones at the same time. You have disable the built-in and install PCI-E card.
follow the links to download product manual.
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