Vid card installation

[jeeper07]

is there any tutorial on vid card installations? i just got my new one in and wanted to try it out. If any one can helpe me via aim let me know. Thanks.

 

[Martyr]

uh it isnt too much. you ever popped the cover on a computer before?

 

[jeeper07]

yea i installed a couple things... just never done a vid card

 

[Rufus P Tumbeltin IV]

You just stick it in the slot and screw it down. Attach a power cable if required, hook up your monitor and your done. Turn it on and install the drivers.

 

[Martyr]

well first download a copy of the drivers from ati or nvidia, just to save ya time later. then unistall your old card in windows, turn off the comp, pull out the old card and drop the new one in. start up your comp, it will probably run in some low resolution until you install the new drivers.

you can use more advanced programs such as driver cleaner to make sure the old card is completely unistalled, but generally you wont have problems.

 

[jeeper07]

well first download a copy of the drivers from ati or nvidia, just to save ya time later. then unistall your old card in windows, turn off the comp, pull out the old card and drop the new one in. start up your comp, it will probably run in some low resolution until you install the new drivers.

you can use more advanced programs such as driver cleaner to make sure the old card is completely unistalled, but generally you wont have problems.

how do i go about unistalling the current one

 

[Rufus P Tumbeltin IV]

Start, control panel, system, hardware tab, device manager, display adaptors, right click on your old card and click uninstall.

 

[chinesepiratefood]

there is usually a small latch(plastic) that holds the back end of the card in as well. These were sometimes stubborn to get open on older AGP boards but with PCIe the mechanism has changed somewhat.

 

[jeeper07]

which slot does it go in? my mobo is in my sig

 

[jeeper07]

and im confused as to which video driver to uninstall.

 

[Martyr]

well ide say a pci-e slot, since thats what that board has. one of the longest yellow slots

for drivers, remove it all. you might have an older driver there too. or maybe you are seeing 2 cards for 2 displays, i know my old ati card did that.

 

[digital_exhaust]

Although some have said it may not be necessary, I strongly recommend running Driver Cleaner after uninstalling and before installing your new video drivers. The uninstall utilities provided by Windows and ATI/nVidia are not adequate, and usually leave bits of the old drivers behind that can conflict with your new drivers.

Just my opinion.