Mike182
Flaming Queer
hey all, i thought i would be clever and install my new graphics card i don't know what possessed me to think i could do it, these things never work for me :thud:
ok, so i unplug my computer, take the case off, and while being very careful not to touch anything important, i insert my graphics card, screw it in, and put the case back on. there was not graphics card already in, so it said on the piece of paper in the box that i just plug it in and leave it alone. sounds easy? yeah, tell me about it...
so i plug my computer back in, i plug my monitor into the same port i had previously because i've not installed the new card yet, turn it on, it loads up, and it gives me a message saying "new hardware found!". good news! i insert the hardware disk and go to install it. the computer keeps restarting half way through installation without any warning. i check the trouble shoot and it advises me that if there was no graphics card already in, the computer has an onboard video, and that needs to be deactivated.
i go into my control panel and i find a program called something graphics center (i can't remember it's exact name). i looked in there and it had no deactivate option, so i for some reason decided it would be a good idea to remove it. so i go to my add/remove programs and i remove it from my PC. my PC restarts and the graphics on it are absolute tosh... my desktop icons are blurry and everything, so i assume that it is now deactivated.
i go to disk and start to install the drivers for the new graphics card, and half way through my computer restarts. i can't install my new graphics card and i have stupidly deleted the control panel for my onboard video.
anyone got any ideas? is it possible to restore that system i removed?
ok, so i unplug my computer, take the case off, and while being very careful not to touch anything important, i insert my graphics card, screw it in, and put the case back on. there was not graphics card already in, so it said on the piece of paper in the box that i just plug it in and leave it alone. sounds easy? yeah, tell me about it...
so i plug my computer back in, i plug my monitor into the same port i had previously because i've not installed the new card yet, turn it on, it loads up, and it gives me a message saying "new hardware found!". good news! i insert the hardware disk and go to install it. the computer keeps restarting half way through installation without any warning. i check the trouble shoot and it advises me that if there was no graphics card already in, the computer has an onboard video, and that needs to be deactivated.
i go into my control panel and i find a program called something graphics center (i can't remember it's exact name). i looked in there and it had no deactivate option, so i for some reason decided it would be a good idea to remove it. so i go to my add/remove programs and i remove it from my PC. my PC restarts and the graphics on it are absolute tosh... my desktop icons are blurry and everything, so i assume that it is now deactivated.
i go to disk and start to install the drivers for the new graphics card, and half way through my computer restarts. i can't install my new graphics card and i have stupidly deleted the control panel for my onboard video.
anyone got any ideas? is it possible to restore that system i removed?