use integrated with a graphic card

[supafil25]

hi i just bought a geforce fx 5500 oc. and i wanted to add a monitor using my integrated graphics port. i tried messing with the settings but found nothing.

help

[njolakoski]

Go To Bios and disable Integrated Graphics.

[lablkilz699]

do u mean have dual monitors off the integrated graphics and the graphics card? i dont think u can do that.....its either one of the other unless you have a graphics card with two DVI connectors like my XFX 6600GT.

[GroundZero3]

could you please explain your question a bit more?

Are you wanting to use the new card instead of the onboard

Are you wanting to do a dual monitor setup.

[supafil25]

no i want to use integrted as a second monitor and my geforce 5500 as my primary. because my 5500 has a vga out and a tv out, no dvi. If it had dvi i would get a converter and use that as my second display.

[njolakoski]

no i want to use integrted as a second monitor and my geforce 5500 as my primary.

Thats not possible, to my knowledge, because you have to disable the integrated video for the card to work..

[supafil25]

damn that sucks. well does any one have a pci graphic card they dont need?

[lablkilz699]

ok....two diff cards.....unless its SLI.....i dont know if u can do it off two diff cards....cuz what happens with you have dual monitors and u go to game....and for drastic example, you have one 6800GT and one gefore 5200....how do these two cards run at the same level of performance???

[njolakoski]

ok....two diff cards.....unless its SLI.....i dont know if u can do it off two diff cards....cuz what happens with you have dual monitors and u go to game....and for drastic example, you have one 6800GT and one gefore 5200....how do these two cards run at the same level of performance???

Actually it is possible, many please did it with there Voodoo Video Cards back when

[Peter M]

Few integrated graphics engines stay enabled when you add an AGP card. As far as I know, only ATI's do - all others automatically disappear. Hence, you need to add a PCI card instead (yes that does work with completely different graphics engines - this isn't SLI, this is independent multihead), or, better yet, put an AGP card in that does have two outputs itself.

[supafil25]

ya thats what ill probably do. get an extra pci card and have duals.
thanx ppl

[sr71000]

it's quite possible to run one pci or agp card and the integrated at the same time ...i've done it! with a geforce fx 5200. I just shut off my integrated card whenever I go to game. it let me have 2 monitors and a tv, or 3 monitors at the same time lol.

[supafil25]

How?

[Peter M]

I'll say it again - add a PCI card and keep the integrated one. Add an AGP card and lose the integrated one. No inbetweens.

If you want dual outputs AND good gaming performance, get a dualhead-capable AGP card.

[supafil25]

i was talkin to this dude. i know i can add a pci card but this way its less money.

it's quite possible to run one pci or agp card and the integrated at the same time ...i've done it! with a geforce fx 5200. I just shut off my integrated card whenever I go to game. it let me have 2 monitors and a tv, or 3 monitors at the same time lol.

[Peter M]

One last time: YOU CAN'T HAVE AN AGP CARD AND THE INTEGRATED ONE AT THE SAME TIME.
The AGP slot needs to be physically empty when the integrated VGA is to be used. Got that?

[supafil25]

i understand but that guy said he did it. Ill probably just get an extra pci card

[Peter M]

Whatever. Get an expensive and slow PCI card, and use it alongside your slow integrated VGA. Any simple dualhead AGP card would be faster, cheaper, and zero-headache in setup.

[encrypt]

i agree.

[supafil25]

omg i have a agp fx 5500 oc, im planning on getting a pci