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RC2 Keeps Loading Internal Graphics Drivers
The BIOS doesn't allow both cards to exist for display adaptors. As for the
power of a FX5200, it works great for normal use with Aero on. I have an XBOX360 for my dedicated gaming. "JW" wrote: There is nothing wrong with loading the driver if you are not using it, What problem does it cause if you let it load. I suggest that you try connecting your VGA display to the MOBO connection and just your DVI connection on the 5200 card and then set the 5200 card display as primarly and the MOBO connected display as secondary. Then shutdown and reboot with both displays connected to the 5200. Also I am not sure a 5200 card has the horsepower to drive two displays at 1280x1024. Unless you need to have both displays involved when gaming you might be best off to connect the display you want to use for gaming to the 5200 and the other display to the onboard connection. This will free up horsepower on the the 5200 for gaming since it will only have to drive a single display. "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... 1. eMachines W2646 computer with a Trigem Imperial-GV mobo (intel 82845GV) 2. nVidia FX5200 128 MB PCI (not PCI-x) 3. No add-on TV tuner card. nVidia does have an S-video ouput though (not being used). Tried MS native drivers, currently using nVidia's beta drivers 96.33 for Vista x86 4. Onboard graphics didn't have enough "specs" for any kindof gaming. Wanted a dedicated card for gaming and better performance in Windows. (Yes, PCI isn't a graphics port) 5. Lastest BIOS since 2003. No updates available. 6. Using dual monitors DVI and VGA, both at 1280 x 1024 "JW" wrote: This situation is very strange answers to the following questions may help to solve it. 1. What make/model is the MOBO onboard graphics chip and how much memory does it have? 2. What make/model is the add on graphics card, how much memory and what driver release are you using for it? 3. Do you also have a TV tuner/Video capture card installed? if yes is at the same IRQ as the add on graphics card? What driver release are you using for this card 96.33 or the one that came with RC2? 4. Why did you need to add a separate graphics card? 5. Have you checked to see if you are running the latest BIOS for your MOBO? 6. What interface are you using for your monitor and at what resolution? "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... Not rebooting usually results in conflicts. Sometimes Aero is switched off and the screen goes to Vista Basic (ugghh), other times my screen goes black and I have to use CTRL-ALT-DELETE to go back to the log in screen. Plus, having the repeated drivers coming up is just a pain in the butt! "JW" wrote: So if your monitor is connected to the NVIDIA and your display is working why are you rebooting when it tries to switch to the internal card instead of just ignoring the alert to reboot? "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... It's weird but it works! The internal graphics only shows the Intel BIOS information, but it never shows anything else. However, the nVidia card is the active card. Just as Mike is having, the internal graphics shows up for a brief moment then it disappears. Also, I can easily repeat this process by going to the Hardware Manager and clicking the "search for new hardware" icon. It repeatedly reloads the Intel graphics drivers and requests for a reboot afterward. Even if I move quickly to disable the drivers, the drivers keep coming back! Isn't there some INF file that I can target or some other setting? "JW" wrote: If your monitor is connected to the VGA connector on your NVIDIA card and not to the VGA connector on your MOBO how are you able to able to get it to display? "Mike" wrote in message ... I only have my Nvidia card listed in the device manager. And I have already turned off the on board graphics and I am only supposed to be using the Nvidia card. "Dennis Pack" wrote: Mike: If Vista is installing drivers for the integrated video there should be 2 items under display adaptors, one for the integrated adaptor and one for the add-on video card. "Mike" wrote in message ... See there lies the problem. the drivers do not show up in the device manager. I can not even uninstall the driver because it looks like it is installed but when I try to uninstall it, it will not. Have you got any ideas how to fix this? "Dennis Pack" wrote: Mike: I don't have this problem so I have no way of testing this. After the onboard internal graphics drivers are installed, go into device manager and disable the internal graphics, leaving the dedicated graphics enabled. "Mike" wrote in message ... I am having the same problems. It actually started with RC 1 5600 build. I hope someone has the answer to this issue. "cmcarthy" wrote: Hi all, I seem to be in an endless loop with RC2 and my internal graphics card. Unfortunately, my eMachines doesn't have an true "Disable Internal Graphics" command in the BIOS. I'm currently using a dedicated graphics card for Vista. However, Vista keeps finding the internal graphics and keeps loading the drivers which turn aero off and reverts me to Vista basic (ughh). Rebooting usually resets aero, but Vista quickly finds and loads the Internal Graphics drivers again. Is there a command to stop RC2 from scanning for new hardware? Is there a command to just select rejection of the graphics card? When I go to the Device Manager, the Internal Graphics doesn't even show up so that I can disable it! Please help :'( |
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RC2 Keeps Loading Internal Graphics Drivers
Then I suggest you try and find out if there is an updated BIOS for your
MOBO and/or request support from Gateay. "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... The BIOS doesn't allow both cards to exist for display adaptors. As for the power of a FX5200, it works great for normal use with Aero on. I have an XBOX360 for my dedicated gaming. "JW" wrote: There is nothing wrong with loading the driver if you are not using it, What problem does it cause if you let it load. I suggest that you try connecting your VGA display to the MOBO connection and just your DVI connection on the 5200 card and then set the 5200 card display as primarly and the MOBO connected display as secondary. Then shutdown and reboot with both displays connected to the 5200. Also I am not sure a 5200 card has the horsepower to drive two displays at 1280x1024. Unless you need to have both displays involved when gaming you might be best off to connect the display you want to use for gaming to the 5200 and the other display to the onboard connection. This will free up horsepower on the the 5200 for gaming since it will only have to drive a single display. "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... 1. eMachines W2646 computer with a Trigem Imperial-GV mobo (intel 82845GV) 2. nVidia FX5200 128 MB PCI (not PCI-x) 3. No add-on TV tuner card. nVidia does have an S-video ouput though (not being used). Tried MS native drivers, currently using nVidia's beta drivers 96.33 for Vista x86 4. Onboard graphics didn't have enough "specs" for any kindof gaming. Wanted a dedicated card for gaming and better performance in Windows. (Yes, PCI isn't a graphics port) 5. Lastest BIOS since 2003. No updates available. 6. Using dual monitors DVI and VGA, both at 1280 x 1024 "JW" wrote: This situation is very strange answers to the following questions may help to solve it. 1. What make/model is the MOBO onboard graphics chip and how much memory does it have? 2. What make/model is the add on graphics card, how much memory and what driver release are you using for it? 3. Do you also have a TV tuner/Video capture card installed? if yes is at the same IRQ as the add on graphics card? What driver release are you using for this card 96.33 or the one that came with RC2? 4. Why did you need to add a separate graphics card? 5. Have you checked to see if you are running the latest BIOS for your MOBO? 6. What interface are you using for your monitor and at what resolution? "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... Not rebooting usually results in conflicts. Sometimes Aero is switched off and the screen goes to Vista Basic (ugghh), other times my screen goes black and I have to use CTRL-ALT-DELETE to go back to the log in screen. Plus, having the repeated drivers coming up is just a pain in the butt! "JW" wrote: So if your monitor is connected to the NVIDIA and your display is working why are you rebooting when it tries to switch to the internal card instead of just ignoring the alert to reboot? "cmcarthy" wrote in message ... It's weird but it works! The internal graphics only shows the Intel BIOS information, but it never shows anything else. However, the nVidia card is the active card. Just as Mike is having, the internal graphics shows up for a brief moment then it disappears. Also, I can easily repeat this process by going to the Hardware Manager and clicking the "search for new hardware" icon. It repeatedly reloads the Intel graphics drivers and requests for a reboot afterward. Even if I move quickly to disable the drivers, the drivers keep coming back! Isn't there some INF file that I can target or some other setting? "JW" wrote: If your monitor is connected to the VGA connector on your NVIDIA card and not to the VGA connector on your MOBO how are you able to able to get it to display? "Mike" wrote in message ... I only have my Nvidia card listed in the device manager. And I have already turned off the on board graphics and I am only supposed to be using the Nvidia card. "Dennis Pack" wrote: Mike: If Vista is installing drivers for the integrated video there should be 2 items under display adaptors, one for the integrated adaptor and one for the add-on video card. "Mike" wrote in message ... See there lies the problem. the drivers do not show up in the device manager. I can not even uninstall the driver because it looks like it is installed but when I try to uninstall it, it will not. Have you got any ideas how to fix this? "Dennis Pack" wrote: Mike: I don't have this problem so I have no way of testing this. After the onboard internal graphics drivers are installed, go into device manager and disable the internal graphics, leaving the dedicated graphics enabled. "Mike" wrote in message ... I am having the same problems. It actually started with RC 1 5600 build. I hope someone has the answer to this issue. "cmcarthy" wrote: Hi all, I seem to be in an endless loop with RC2 and my internal graphics card. Unfortunately, my eMachines doesn't have an true "Disable Internal Graphics" command in the BIOS. I'm currently using a dedicated graphics card for Vista. However, Vista keeps finding the internal graphics and keeps loading the drivers which turn aero off and reverts me to Vista basic (ughh). Rebooting usually resets aero, but Vista quickly finds and loads the Internal Graphics drivers again. Is there a command to stop RC2 from scanning for new hardware? Is there a command to just select rejection of the graphics card? When I go to the Device Manager, the Internal Graphics doesn't even show up so that I can disable it! Please help :'( |