How to Disable Onboard Card

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Hey, I just got a Gerforce3 MX 4000 128 MB DDR TV out card, but my computer already had a 32 MB S3 Savage, how do I disable the onboard? I tried disabling it in the Device Manager, and I unistalled all the components of it, but still didn't work. Then I went to the BIOS setup and the only option I could do was move the sharing from 32MB to 8MB, there was no option where I could jsut disable the whole onboard card... am I doing something wrong

(I have a eMachines T2341, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1.99 GHz, and 120MB (should be 128 once I disable the onboard) of RAM (I'm getting it upgraded to 256 really soon)
 
Have you installed the new card. If it is an AGP card it
should be detected and the on-board video disabled
automatically unless you want two monitors.

You can get AIDA32 (Google will find it for you) and it will
report the actual make and model of your motherboard. You
can then get a mobo manual by download and see the
instructions.



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| Hey, I just got a Gerforce3 MX 4000 128 MB DDR TV out
card, but my computer already had a 32 MB S3 Savage, how do
I disable the onboard? I tried disabling it in the Device
Manager, and I unistalled all the components of it, but
still didn't work. Then I went to the BIOS setup and the
only option I could do was move the sharing from 32MB to
8MB, there was no option where I could jsut disable the
whole onboard card... am I doing something wrong?
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| (I have a eMachines T2341, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1.99 GHz,
and 120MB (should be 128 once I disable the onboard) of RAM
(I'm getting it upgraded to 256 really soon)
 
Well yeah the intructions said I should disable the onboard if I do have one (I do) and then shut the computer down, insert my video card (yes it's AGP) and then go into windows and install the driver from the CD etc. but it didn't work as I told you

Ok I'll try that AIDA32 program, thanks

What's a "mobo manual"

----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

Have you installed the new card. If it is an AGP card i
should be detected and the on-board video disable
automatically unless you want two monitors

You can get AIDA32 (Google will find it for you) and it wil
report the actual make and model of your motherboard. Yo
can then get a mobo manual by download and see th
instructions



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| Hey, I just got a Gerforce3 MX 4000 128 MB DDR TV ou
card, but my computer already had a 32 MB S3 Savage, how d
I disable the onboard? I tried disabling it in the Devic
Manager, and I unistalled all the components of it, bu
still didn't work. Then I went to the BIOS setup and th
only option I could do was move the sharing from 32MB t
8MB, there was no option where I could jsut disable th
whole onboard card... am I doing something wrong


| (I have a eMachines T2341, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1.99 GHz
and 120MB (should be 128 once I disable the onboard) of RA
(I'm getting it upgraded to 256 really soon
 
K, I downloaded this program, and it shows me all this information about my computer, thanks for telling me about this program it tells you tons of info

Anyways, when I went to AGP/PCI Video it doesn't even know that my GeForce4 MX 4000 is there

----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

Have you installed the new card. If it is an AGP card i
should be detected and the on-board video disable
automatically unless you want two monitors

You can get AIDA32 (Google will find it for you) and it wil
report the actual make and model of your motherboard. Yo
can then get a mobo manual by download and see th
instructions



messag
| Hey, I just got a Gerforce3 MX 4000 128 MB DDR TV ou
card, but my computer already had a 32 MB S3 Savage, how d
I disable the onboard? I tried disabling it in the Devic
Manager, and I unistalled all the components of it, bu
still didn't work. Then I went to the BIOS setup and th
only option I could do was move the sharing from 32MB t
8MB, there was no option where I could jsut disable th
whole onboard card... am I doing something wrong


| (I have a eMachines T2341, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1.99 GHz
and 120MB (should be 128 once I disable the onboard) of RA
(I'm getting it upgraded to 256 really soon
 
OK I did was you said Jim, I clicked the link where it said "BIOS download" so I could update the BIOS, right

http://www.ecs.com.tw/download/dw_list.asp?submenu_id=23&function_id=

That's the website, but I don't know where I am suppost to go from there. My motherboard name is L7VMM2 and it's not on the list

----- Anthony wrote: ----

Hey, I just got a Gerforce3 MX 4000 128 MB DDR TV out card, but my computer already had a 32 MB S3 Savage, how do I disable the onboard? I tried disabling it in the Device Manager, and I unistalled all the components of it, but still didn't work. Then I went to the BIOS setup and the only option I could do was move the sharing from 32MB to 8MB, there was no option where I could jsut disable the whole onboard card... am I doing something wrong


(I have a eMachines T2341, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1.99 GHz, and 120MB (should be 128 once I disable the onboard) of RAM (I'm getting it upgraded to 256 really soon)
 
You did remember to plug the monitor into the new card didn't you??
That sounds like the problem.

Anthony said:
OK I did was you said Jim, I clicked the link where it said "BIOS
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download" so I could update the BIOS, right?
http://www.ecs.com.tw/download/dw_list.asp?submenu_id=23&function_id=1

That's the website, but I don't know where I am suppost to go from there.
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My motherboard name is L7VMM2 and it's not on the list.
----- Anthony wrote: -----

Hey, I just got a Gerforce3 MX 4000 128 MB DDR TV out card, but my
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computer already had a 32 MB S3 Savage, how do I disable the onboard? I
tried disabling it in the Device Manager, and I unistalled all the
components of it, but still didn't work. Then I went to the BIOS setup and
the only option I could do was move the sharing from 32MB to 8MB, there was
no option where I could jsut disable the whole onboard card... am I doing
something wrong?
(I have a eMachines T2341, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1.99 GHz, and 120MB
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(should be 128 once I disable the onboard) of RAM (I'm getting it upgraded
to 256 really soon)
 
You mean I have to hook up the cord from my monitor that was in the back of my computer into the slot in the video card?
 
The monitor must be connected to the connector that you
intend to use.


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| You mean I have to hook up the cord from my monitor that
was in the back of my computer into the slot in the video
card?
 
"Anthony" said in
Whoops, that's probably the simpliest thing and I didn't do it,
thanks I'll try that.
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Okay, time for a bit of levity here. Here's a link to some of the calls
made to tech support:

http://users.gurulink.com/drk/humor/worst_tech.html

The one I remember (for real) was when a gal called in to say her
monitor just went blank and she can't get anything to display.
Eventually she was asked to check if the power cord got kicked loose
under her desk. It was too dark for her to see and she couldn't find a
flashlight. When asked if she could turn on more lights, she responded
that there was a power outage and all the lights were out and why it was
too dark to see behind the desk. (And, no, she did not have a UPS.)
 
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