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The last time I did this for a friend on a Compaq there was a setting in the
BIOS as to how much memory to allocate to the onboard video and a setting in
the BIOS to not use the onboard.Once I took its memory away and turned off
the onboard the PCI video card functioned properly.Just needed to install
the drivers.
In another system it was just a matter of again reducing the onboard video's
memory to 0 and installing a PCI video card.
good luck
peterk
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"Magicky" <Magicky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05607914-C56F-4FBC-898F-F886355DE0A6@microsoft.com...
> In BIOS I changed the setting to "PCI" from "AGP" (even thouh there isn't
> any
> AGP slot on this MOBO, thats what was in BIOS). Then I deleted the listing
> of
> 82845GV (graphics memeory controller hub) in Device Manager. When I
> re-booted
> Windows showed a screen I've never seen B4, the upshot of which was it
> re-installed the graphics controlleer hub back into Device Manager. (sigh)
> seems I'm stuck with the damn thing. Thanks for the help... Magicky
>
> "peterk" wrote:
>
>> So in the BIOS you took all of the memory away from the onboard video and
>> then disabled it???
>> peterk
>>
>> --
>> It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much
>> about
>> the problem
>> "Magicky" <Magicky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A58F6116-BB37-4AF5-820E-548F30676890@microsoft.com...
>> >I did, and it did. Seems I'm stcuk with it. I'd say LOL but that ain't
>> >funni!
>> > Thanks for the help
>> >
>> > "Head Hunter" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Unfortunately, if you delete it in Device Manager, Windows will just
>> >> redetect and reinstall it. Instead of deleting it, try just disabling
>> >> it.
>> >>
>> >> "Magicky" <Magicky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:62B36C7E-AC19-4046-B22E-C0AD9677E79B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Question: I am replacing an onbaord video controller, (Intel
>> >> > 8254GVCH)
>> >> > (which
>> >> > eats shared memeory like candy) with a PCI NVida card on the wifes
>> >> > computer.
>> >> > Don't need any help with the mechanics of this, I've already changed
>> >> > the
>> >> > BIOS
>> >> > settings and installed the card. Works fine, BUT that damn onboard
>> >> > controller
>> >> > still seems to be hogging the RAM, even thogh I've disabled it. What
>> >> > I
>> >> > need
>> >> > to know is; If I delet the Intel graphics contoller through Device
>> >> > manager,
>> >> > is this going to cause any problems with the boot process? Will I
>> >> > have
>> >> > to
>> >> > re-flash the BIOS? Which, BTW, is surface mounted and I suspect very
>> >> > touchy.
>> >> > Any ideas? Thanks for the help..
>> >> > Magicky
>> >>
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