So, guys, here's my problem: I have an old Dell Dimension 4550 computer with a very old video/graphics card. (32MB ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL)
I just received a new one a bought,: 256MB nVidia GeForce FX5500.
For what I understood when I did the research, my computer has a 4X AGP port for this card. (Just one)
So, once I connect the new card I get NO signal from my monitor but my computer boots (I can hear it).
I've been reading a lot in this and other forums and I'm not sure about the solution.
It looks like I need to have 2 video cards installed at the same time in order to install the drivers for the new one (so my computer can deal with it) and then disable the old one but I can't do that because the 2 cards I have use the same AGP port and there's only one in my motherboard.
Any ideas? Am I correct?
Thanks in advance!
I just received a new one a bought,: 256MB nVidia GeForce FX5500.
For what I understood when I did the research, my computer has a 4X AGP port for this card. (Just one)
So, once I connect the new card I get NO signal from my monitor but my computer boots (I can hear it).
I've been reading a lot in this and other forums and I'm not sure about the solution.
It looks like I need to have 2 video cards installed at the same time in order to install the drivers for the new one (so my computer can deal with it) and then disable the old one but I can't do that because the 2 cards I have use the same AGP port and there's only one in my motherboard.
Any ideas? Am I correct?
Thanks in advance!