Internal video card & external in the same MB

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Hi
Can I install an external Video Card in a MotherBoard which has an
internal Video Card? If I can would I free the Momory (RAM) which is
suppose to be shared by the internal video card?? would the internal
vc be disabled once I insert the external VC in the AGP or even in
PCI?

I am asking these question with regard any motherboard which has
internal vc but I am studying this motherboard now (ASRock K7VM4)


http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K7VM4.htm?categories=1&model=31

Thanks
 
If you install an AGP card into a system with onboard video, the onboard
will likely be disabled as it is also AGP and you can only have 1 AGP device
active. If you install a PCI graphics card it is likely the onboard would
still work and be useful for a dual monitor setup.
 
esara said:
Hi
Can I install an external Video Card in a MotherBoard which has an
internal Video Card?
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Like BTH said, if it's a PCI vid card, yes, AGP, no.
If I can would I free the Momory (RAM) which is
suppose to be shared by the internal video card??
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Onboard is a better way to refer to it, as all video cards are internal.
Yes, the shared system RAM should be freed (unless there's a small
amount reserved that isn't freed up, anyone know?).
would the internal
vc be disabled once I insert the external VC in the AGP or even in
PCI?
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AGP: maybe. You'll need to consult your motherboard's manual. Sometimes
you have to change a jumper or set it to disabled in the BIOS.

PCI: no, unless you disable it like I described just above. There's also
sometimes a BIOS setting for the first video to boot from, PCI or AGP,
and you may wish to set this appropriately, too.
 
Howdy!

esara said:
Hi
Can I install an external Video Card in a MotherBoard which has an
internal Video Card? If I can would I free the Momory (RAM) which is
suppose to be shared by the internal video card?? would the internal
vc be disabled once I insert the external VC in the AGP or even in
PCI?
Click to expand...

It depends on the motherboard and chipset.
I am asking these question with regard any motherboard which has
internal vc but I am studying this motherboard now (ASRock K7VM4)


http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K7VM4.htm?categories=1&model=31
Click to expand...

Dunno, but my ASROCK 266A lets me run both motherboard AND AGP or
PCI video boards ...

RwP
 
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