Installing a Video Card

[Crowski]

Have tried without sucess to upgrade a Pentium 2 400 mhz computer for a friend by installing a new video card in it the old one had a small cable attached from the card to what appears to be a sound card on the cable it says at one end Graphics and the other end Dvd The new card i was told i could use was a Geo Force 2 Agp 4x 2x 64 mb But in the instructions it say i may have to disable the integrated graphics controller ? The new card had no place to attach this cable like the old card. Any Help would be Greatly appreciated Thanks

[Alaron]

Sounds like the computer had a primary video card with a cable to connect it to a DVD decoder card. In the old days, video cards were not powerful enough to play DVDs alone. Now, we do not need these cards, hence no connector.

Since the old video card was a card and not built into the motherboard (Integrated Graphics Controller), you don't need to worry about disabling that.

In Windows, go into your Device Manager (Right click on My Computer and select Device Manager). Click on your "Display Adapter" and click remove.

Now, take the old cards out, and pop in the new one. When you turn the system back on, use the disk that came with the Geforce to install the new drivers. Follow the directions in the manual.

Before you know it, you'll have a new video card ready to roll. :)