Adam's Video Problem (CH split)
Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:36 pm
This Thread is split from Computer Help
How can I change my video card settings to pci without using that start menu list thingy?
How can I change my video card settings to pci without using that start menu list thingy?
Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:44 pm
Adam wrote:How can I change my video card settings to pci without using that start menu list thingy?
Why would you want to do that? If you have a AGP card, why run it in non accelerated PCI mode-thingie?
Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:25 pm
Ibis wrote:Adam wrote:How can I change my video card settings to pci without using that start menu list thingy?
Why would you want to do that? If you have a AGP card, why run it in non accelerated PCI mode-thingie?
I just got a PCI video card, and it is still set on AGP.
Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:39 pm
Soujiro wrote:You need to change the setting in the BIOS when your computer boots up.
It's gonna be hard cause that menu only stays for 1 second.
Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:23 pm
Yes you have to tap and tap the key while the computer is booting, I always have to do that. big problem >.>Adam wrote:Soujiro wrote:You need to change the setting in the BIOS when your computer boots up.
It's gonna be hard cause that menu only stays for 1 second.
Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:27 pm
Tailseh wrote:Yes you have to tap and tap the key while the computer is booting, I always have to do that. big problem >.>Adam wrote:Soujiro wrote:You need to change the setting in the BIOS when your computer boots up.
It's gonna be hard cause that menu only stays for 1 second.
Yeah, start tapping as soon as your computer comes on and you should have no problem getting into it. That's what the HP support hotline told me.
Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:17 pm
Tailseh wrote:Yes you have to tap and tap the key while the computer is booting, I always have to do that. big problem >.>Adam wrote:Soujiro wrote:You need to change the setting in the BIOS when your computer boots up.
It's gonna be hard cause that menu only stays for 1 second.
The option to change it to PCI is only up for a few seconds...
I can get into it fine, it just has the menu up for a few seconds.
Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:41 pm
Tailseh wrote:Yes you have to tap and tap the key while the computer is booting, I always have to do that. big problem >.>Adam wrote:Soujiro wrote:You need to change the setting in the BIOS when your computer boots up.
It's gonna be hard cause that menu only stays for 1 second.
The option to change to pci only shows for a second.
Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:47 pm
DiscordantNote wrote:Did you ever try putting the old card back in, changing the setting, and then putting the new one in?
There was no "old card".
Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:45 am
In order to use a new card, there has to be an older one to replace it. (Unless it's integrated into the motherboard.)
Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:42 am
Soujiro wrote:In order to use a new card, there has to be an older one to replace it. (Unless it's integrated into the motherboard.)
No, there doesn't. If there's no other card in the computer, the system sends the image output to the one that is, doesn't matter if its in PCI or AGP in BIOS. If you got two cards, then it would matter.
If he/her gets any image, then it's fine, if not, then it's something else that's wrong. And no, no performance loss, because the option in BIOS you talk about (Primary VGA BIOS in my BIOS) only controls what card to use when you got more than one.
Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:13 pm
The monitor has to connect to something. That's why I mentioned integrated video. Integrated video is a video adapter that uses shared memory on the motherboard. It is not removable, unless you remove the entire motherboard.
Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:38 pm
Ibis wrote:Soujiro wrote:In order to use a new card, there has to be an older one to replace it. (Unless it's integrated into the motherboard.)
No, there doesn't. If there's no other card in the computer, the system sends the image output to the one that is, doesn't matter if its in PCI or AGP in BIOS. If you got two cards, then it would matter.
If he/her gets any image, then it's fine, if not, then it's something else that's wrong. And no, no performance loss, because the option in BIOS you talk about (Primary VGA BIOS in my BIOS) only controls what card to use when you got more than one.
I get images.
Just not in more colour then 16 colours.
It's like it works but only has 16 colours and no sound.
Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:08 am
That clarifies the problem a lot. I'm guessing you have onboard video and sound. It means they have a driver problem, or something on the motherboard was shorted, causing the video and sound adapter to stop working.
Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:21 am
Soujiro wrote:That clarifies the problem a lot. I'm guessing you have onboard video and sound. It means they have a driver problem, or something on the motherboard was shorted, causing the video and sound adapter to stop working.
Now how do I fix that?