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Upgrading Video Card - Driver Question

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Dim-Ize

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Presently, I have an ATI 9800XT. The replacement X850XT will be arriving next week.

I'm using Cat 5.2's (and also have an ATI T.V. PCI card in - if that matters).

Is it okay to just pull the old card out, put in the new one and reboot? Will XP see it and know what to do? Or, should I uninstall drivers & CP, restart in safe mode, shut down with old card. Then install new one boot up and reinstall drivers?

Plus, I've used Rage3D Tweak for my 9800XT. It has allot of extended registry settings it makes when you choose certain things. I'm worried about any possible conflicts. Or will things be easily identified.

Thanks,
Dim-Ize
 
Is it okay to just pull the old card out, put in the new one and reboot?
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Definitely don't do that. Just because the driver is a unified driver doesn't mean that it installs the same code for all video boards. A 9800 and an X850 are completely different chips. You should always uninstall your old drivers, shut the machine down, install the new board, and then install the new drivers.

Plus, I've used Rage3D Tweak for my 9800XT. It has allot of extended registry settings it makes when you choose certain things. I'm worried about any possible conflicts. Or will things be easily identified.
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The safest thing to do is uninstall everything associated with the old board. I don't use Rage3D tweak myself, but those kinds of programs fiddle with the registry keys and the keys and values can vary from board to board. For safety's sake, you really should get rid of that stuff before inserting your new board. I've seen the results of not fully uninstalling your previous stuff and it ain't pretty sometimes.
 
Thanks, UncleMarco.

I thought it would just be a plug and play kind of thing. But, I'll take your advice. I hope I can get it scrubbed clean so I don't run into any issues prior to install.

Dim-Ize
 
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