On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:39:41 -0500, Lynn Tracy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hey all-
>
>I'm helping a friend get a video card going <I use this term loosely at this point).  The PC is a Compaq 5000us.  As per usual, the woman has no manual & HP is no help, once again.
>
>There is no setting within the limited BIOS to disable the onboard.  I tried uninstalling it, shutting down, installing the new card & rebooting.


Hi,

Regarding the Compaq 5000us, I checked out a couple of forums regarding disabling the onboard video... it appears that it disables itself automatically when a new device is detected.  Theoretically, inserting a pci video card should disable the onboard device.  Obviously you would need to install the drivers for your new card upon booting into windows.  If the system crashes with the new card, perhaps the card is faulty, or perhaps it's conflicting with another device.
I'm not really up on conflicting devices, but you could try taking out all unnecessary pci cards, and just booting with the video card installed, then put the cards back in one by one.  This way you may be able to pinpoint any conflicts as they arise.

Regards

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