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NeedHelpPlease
November 25th, 2000, 12:31 PM
I just recently bought a Nvidia TNT2 16mb PCI card, and I am going to try to install it into my Texas Motherboard which has an integrated video card (SiS 6326). Can I run both at the same time? If not, how do I disable the integrated video card?? I checked the manual, I couldn't find anything on disabling video card. Please help!!
mrguitar
November 25th, 2000, 03:31 PM
Windows 98 and Microsoft's OS's after it (Me) support dual video cards so theoretically it should work. Though you will probably have to go into the BIOS and change the primary video display from AGP to PCI. tell me how it works.
NeedHelpPlease
November 26th, 2000, 03:28 PM
It works just fine. Thanks for your help mrguitar. For future reference, Windows¢â will support more than 2 video cards, but you cannot use them at the same time, unless you have two moniters, otherwise you can switch between them.
Fistmaster
January 19th, 2001, 07:20 AM
Windows 98 supports at least 4 video cards (I know cos I run 4 in my server) and with 4 monitors you can get that "wrap around" feel http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm1.gif

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DrWitch
January 22nd, 2001, 03:28 PM
Windows 98, 98SE, ME, and Win 2000 all support up to 8 video adapters (and monitors) in one system, at the same time. However, to actually USE more than one video adapter, you need to make sure that ALL video adapters support this feature. Even if Windows allows you to install two or three or whatever many cards, without conflicts, means nothing. It is certainly nice to have two video cards running, but without a monitor for each, you are wasting system resources. If it is possible on your motherboard (or in the BIOS), disable the onboard video adapter... you will usually find a jumper (or set of jumpers) that will do the trick, or there will be a setting in your BIOS that will do it. Disabling the onboard video will free up an IRQ, DMA address, and system memory (onboard video usually shares system memory, disabling it will free up that RAM).

Hope things work out OK...