No Video Driver OOPS

[Oscar Garza]

I was installing an ATI All-In-Wonder card and uninstalled the drivers=20
for the built in video card. The problem now is that I have no video=20
after XP(Home) loads up. It just goes to a blank screen. The ATI card=20
doesn't work, nor does the built in card. Is there anyway to re-install =

the original driver, or bring the computer back to it's settings prior =
to=20
my ignorance. Any help would be great.

[NoNoBadDog!]

Did you disable the onboard Video in BIOS?

Bobby


"Oscar Garza" > wrote in message
...
I was installing an ATI All-In-Wonder card and uninstalled the drivers
for the built in video card. The problem now is that I have no video
after XP(Home) loads up. It just goes to a blank screen. The ATI card
doesn't work, nor does the built in card. Is there anyway to re-install
the original driver, or bring the computer back to it's settings prior to
my ignorance. Any help would be great.

[Oscar Garza]

>-----Original Message-----
>Did you disable the onboard Video in BIOS?
>
>Bobby
>
I did not disable the video in BIOS. Should I do so? I'm not very
proficient in Windows. I just want to be able to access my data
without messing up anything else. Thanks for the reply.

[NoNoBadDog!]

Yes. You cannot have the two active at the same time unless the card you
put in is a PCI card and cand act as a secondary controller. Just disable
onboard video, and you should be okay. You should lose no data.

Bobby

"Oscar Garza" > wrote in message
...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Did you disable the onboard Video in BIOS?
> >
> >Bobby
> >
> I did not disable the video in BIOS. Should I do so? I'm not very
> proficient in Windows. I just want to be able to access my data
> without messing up anything else. Thanks for the reply.

[Oscar Garza]

>-----Original Message-----
>Yes. You cannot have the two active at the same time unless=20
the card you
>put in is a PCI card and cand act as a secondary controller. Just=20
disable
>onboard video, and you should be okay. You should lose no=20
data.
>
>Bobby
>
I see, thank you very much. I'll try it out to see if it works. The =
card=20
is an AGP card if that makes any difference.

Thanks Again

Oscar

[NoNoBadDog!]

One last thought...

A few of the latest generation video cards require a direct connection to
the power supply. If your card is one of these, that connector must be
attached in order for the card to work. Also, your power supply must be
able to handle the demand of the card. What type of card are you
installing, and what is the capacity of your current power suppply?

Bobby

"Oscar Garza" > wrote in message
...
>-----Original Message-----
>Yes. You cannot have the two active at the same time unless
the card you
>put in is a PCI card and cand act as a secondary controller. Just
disable
>onboard video, and you should be okay. You should lose no
data.
>
>Bobby
>
I see, thank you very much. I'll try it out to see if it works. The card
is an AGP card if that makes any difference.

Thanks Again

Oscar

[Oscar Garza]

>-----Original Message-----
>One last thought...
>
>A few of the latest generation video cards require a direct
connection to
>the power supply. If your card is one of these, that connector
must be
>attached in order for the card to work. Also, your power supply
must be
>able to handle the demand of the card. What type of card are
you
>installing, and what is the capacity of your current power
suppply?
>
>Bobby

Well I'm installing an ATI All-In-Wonder 8500 DV. I'm not sure
what the capacity of the power supply is. It didn't say anything in
the instructions about having a connection to the power supply.
The directions were to un-install the current video drivers, put in
the ATI card, power back on, and install the provided drivers from
a disk. But I gather now that I had to disable the on board card
thanks to your help. That would explain why I could not get a
signal to the monitor when the ATI card was in. Once a signal is
going through the ATI card, will I be able to get anything on
screen if no drivers have been loaded?

Thanks for the help so far,
Oscar

[NoNoBadDog!]

Yes, you will get a signal off the card with no drivers. It will only be
vga and 640 by 480, but you will be able to fix that once the drivers are
installed. The 8500 does not require a direct connection to the power
supply.

Bobby

"Oscar Garza" > wrote in message
...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >One last thought...
> >
> >A few of the latest generation video cards require a direct
> connection to
> >the power supply. If your card is one of these, that connector
> must be
> >attached in order for the card to work. Also, your power supply
> must be
> >able to handle the demand of the card. What type of card are
> you
> >installing, and what is the capacity of your current power
> suppply?
> >
> >Bobby
>
> Well I'm installing an ATI All-In-Wonder 8500 DV. I'm not sure
> what the capacity of the power supply is. It didn't say anything in
> the instructions about having a connection to the power supply.
> The directions were to un-install the current video drivers, put in
> the ATI card, power back on, and install the provided drivers from
> a disk. But I gather now that I had to disable the on board card
> thanks to your help. That would explain why I could not get a
> signal to the monitor when the ATI card was in. Once a signal is
> going through the ATI card, will I be able to get anything on
> screen if no drivers have been loaded?
>
> Thanks for the help so far,
> Oscar

[Oscar Garza]

>-----Original Message-----
>Yes, you will get a signal off the card with no drivers. It will only
be
>vga and 640 by 480, but you will be able to fix that once the
drivers are
>installed. The 8500 does not require a direct connection to the
power
>supply.
>
>Bobby
>
Thanks you've been a great help. One more thing, would you be
able to tell me where exactly in the BIOS is the enable/disable
onboard video card. (I don't know too much about Windows but I
can get around for the most part)

Oscar

[NoNoBadDog!]

It will vary greatly depending what BIOS you have. But once you find it,
you'll know. You can poke around in the BIOS, and if you aren't sure of your
cahnges, you can always exit out without saving changes. But your BIOS will
have the option to disable onboard video. Even if you do screw up (not
likely), there are wyas to reset your BIOS without even having to torun on
your computer (by moving a jumper on the motherboard). Don't be afraid to
look in the BIOS...just make sure that you only diable the onboard video and
make no other changes. Once you have your computer up and running, you can
go to the website of the company that made your computer, and do a little
research about the BIOS settings. Once the new ATI video card is up and
running, the only other BIOS setting you may ever need to change is the AGP
Aperature Window. This applies only if you install an AGP card. Chances
are your board is an AGP 4x motherboard. The AIW will support AGP8x, but it
is not necessary for your motherboard to have AGP 8x. The cards will run
fine in a 4x AGP mobo (like mine). Incidentally, no current games require
AGP 8x, and none to my knowledge support it. Just go the the ATI forums
link on the Doom9 web board that I sent you earlier, and you will find a
wealth of useful information, and will also help you with any problems you
may encounter in the future.

Bobby


"Oscar Garza" > wrote in message
...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Yes, you will get a signal off the card with no drivers. It will only
> be
> >vga and 640 by 480, but you will be able to fix that once the
> drivers are
> >installed. The 8500 does not require a direct connection to the
> power
> >supply.
> >
> >Bobby
> >
> Thanks you've been a great help. One more thing, would you be
> able to tell me where exactly in the BIOS is the enable/disable
> onboard video card. (I don't know too much about Windows but I
> can get around for the most part)
>
> Oscar