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Video/Sound Card Upgrade Method
I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600 video
cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600 GS video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the drivers for the old cards, power down, remove the old cards, install the new cards, power up and install the new drivers when prompted. Any warnings I should think about or other best practice suggestions for the upgrades? Do one at a time? Thanks Walt |
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Video/Sound Card Upgrade Method
Sounds like a good plan to uninstall the drivers and any applications you find
in Control Panel Programs and Features. Yes, definitely ONE at a time. Coincidently, I have both the Creative X-Fi and the 7600 GS -- both working fine. (Well, really both card's drivers are really still in beta, but very usable with no errors or BSODs.) -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "Walt" wrote in message ... I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600 video cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600 GS video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the drivers for the old cards, power down, remove the old cards, install the new cards, power up and install the new drivers when prompted. Any warnings I should think about or other best practice suggestions for the upgrades? Do one at a time? Thanks Walt |
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Video/Sound Card Upgrade Method
Great feedback. Thank you!
"Cal Bear '66" wrote: Sounds like a good plan to uninstall the drivers and any applications you find in Control Panel Programs and Features. Yes, definitely ONE at a time. Coincidently, I have both the Creative X-Fi and the 7600 GS -- both working fine. (Well, really both card's drivers are really still in beta, but very usable with no errors or BSODs.) -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "Walt" wrote in message ... I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600 video cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600 GS video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the drivers for the old cards, power down, remove the old cards, install the new cards, power up and install the new drivers when prompted. Any warnings I should think about or other best practice suggestions for the upgrades? Do one at a time? Thanks Walt |
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Video/Sound Card Upgrade Method
"Walt" wrote in message ... I'm planning to upgrade my Creative Live sound card and ATI Radeon 9600 video cards with a Creative Soundblaster XF sound card and nVidia GeForce 7600 GS video card. My assumption is that I should uninstall as best I can the drivers for the old cards, power down, remove the old cards, install the new cards, power up and install the new drivers when prompted. Any warnings I should think about or other best practice suggestions for the upgrades? Do one at a time? Thanks Walt I would only do one at a time and not both at the same time. That way if there is a problem anywhere, you will be able to determine what caused it. I try not to make more than one change to my system at a time for this reason. pnolte |