Video card not active

[Guest Martin Murray]

I have 2 video cards in my system. One is an AGP card (ATI Radeon

All-In-Wonder 8500) and the other is a PCI card (ATI Radeon 9100). Some

time back I disabled the PCI card somehow, I forget how exactly. It is not

disabled in Device Manager, but the system does not seem to see the card in

the Control Panel Display applet.

 

Now the situation is this: I want to use only the PCI card and not the AGP

card at all. I disabled the AGP card in Device Manager. I changed the BIOS

to startup the PCI card before the AGP card, but the system still does not

really see it. In Device Manager, it is not even showing that I have a

monitor installed. If I try to Add New Hardware, monitors do not appear in

the list.

 

In the Display applet, it looks like it thinks there is only a standard VGA

card available. I am running a CRT on the PCI card now, so it works in that

sense, but none of the software seems to acknowledge it is there.

 

What do I need to do to un-screw my system so it will use the PCI card and

let me access its features, including resolution, acceleration etc.??

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Martin Murray

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Video card not active

 

Hi Martin,

 

Try literally removing the unused card. Also check under Start/Run:

msconfig - boot.ini that VGA isn't selected. Other than that, pick your own

device via Add New Hardware - it will be listed last. Another option would

be to show hidden devices via the Device Manager. In the meantime, remove

all devices via safe mode.

 

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

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"Martin Murray" <email@martinmurray.com> wrote in message

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>I have 2 video cards in my system. One is an AGP card (ATI Radeon

>All-In-Wonder 8500) and the other is a PCI card (ATI Radeon 9100). Some

>time back I disabled the PCI card somehow, I forget how exactly. It is not

>disabled in Device Manager, but the system does not seem to see the card in

>the Control Panel Display applet.

>

> Now the situation is this: I want to use only the PCI card and not the AGP

> card at all. I disabled the AGP card in Device Manager. I changed the

> BIOS to startup the PCI card before the AGP card, but the system still

> does not really see it. In Device Manager, it is not even showing that I

> have a monitor installed. If I try to Add New Hardware, monitors do not

> appear in the list.

>

> In the Display applet, it looks like it thinks there is only a standard

> VGA card available. I am running a CRT on the PCI card now, so it works

> in that sense, but none of the software seems to acknowledge it is there.

>

> What do I need to do to un-screw my system so it will use the PCI card and

> let me access its features, including resolution, acceleration etc.??

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Martin Murray

>