Author Topic: How to install a graphics card.  (Read 1652 times)

I didn't disable my onboard graphics when I installed a graphics card and I'm fine :o


I didn't disable my onboard graphics when I installed a graphics card and I'm fine :o
how did you install your graphics card?

who is the maker of your old graphics card?

how did you install your graphics card?
Plugged it into a PCI-E x16 slot and then installed the driver

who is the maker of your old graphics card?
Nvidia,but the new one is ATI

go to control panel click add/remove programs then uninstall everything that says Nivida
turn computer off.
Open computer case
take old graphics card out.
Replace with shiny new card.
turn computer on
when computer is finished booting up insert CD that came with the new card
menu pops up
install drivers
when finished reboot computer
right click/properties/change resolution to desired resolution
you have succeeded at winning the mission!

go to control panel click add/remove programs then uninstall everything that says Nivida
turn computer off.
Open computer case
take old graphics card out.
Replace with shiny new card.
turn computer on
when computer is finished booting up insert CD that came with the new card
menu pops up
install drivers
when finished reboot computer
right click/properties/change resolution to desired resolution
you have succeeded at winning the mission!
but what if the card is defective and didn't know that when i unistalled my old graphics card?

but what if the card is defective and didn't know that when i unistalled my old graphics card?
Then you put your old card back in and send the new one back and wait for a replacement.

Yes.

Just jam it in the slot it fits in, but hold onto metal and stand on the computer case cover. Any little bit of static electricity that gets in your computer can fry the whole thing.
Good luck. :D

Then you put your old card back in and send the new one back and wait for a replacement.
the old one is onboard

the old one is onboard
Then you just change which output your monitor is plugged into and you're done.

You don't absolutely NEED to disable the onboard graphics, I think doing so just uses less power and creates less heat. You disable it in your BIOS menu (press DEL in the earlier stages of booting your computer)

go to control panel click add/remove programs then uninstall nVidia Display Drivers
turn computer off.
Open computer case
Since your current card is integrated, theirs nothing you can take out. You'll see a bunch of different slots, just put it in the once that it fits in. If your case doesn't have fancy built in clips, you'll need to put in a screw to hold it in place. Plug in the correct power cables if your card has power connections
Close case

turn computer on
Don't bother with the drivers on the CD, their likely out of date. Go on to the website and download the most recent drivers
install drivers
when finished reboot computer
right click/properties/change resolution to desired resolution
you have succeeded at winning the mission!
Fixed a few things and added more detail on the installation.

but what if the card is defective and didn't know that when i unistalled my old graphics card?
Well first check to make sure you did everything right and you plugged everything in (Actually do this before you even turn the computer on) if it still doesn't work, then take it out and switch back to onboard. If you bought it at a store, just get an exchange. If you bought it online, you'll have to go through the return procedure of the company you bought it from, which means about a week of waiting and usually paying for your end of the shipping. I've bought a lot of things online and never had DoA issues, so you probably don't need to worry about it.


One of the most important factors of installing ANYTHING into your computer is making sure you don't fry it.
Try standing on the computer case door (Whatever you call it, the thing that slides out, exposing your electronics.)
That will ground you out and keep any static electricity from frying your computer. c: