Two ATI cards, different genus, diff drivers. Will it work?


  1. zapp22
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    Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Pro 32-bit, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Windows XP Home SP3
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    Two ATI cards, different genus, diff drivers. Will it work?


    gang this actually has to do with a slightly older generation HP sr2170nx, which has embedded ATI x1100 series vid parts, and has PCI Express x16 graphics slot. when a ati 5450-based card is added into the system, no worky.
    I'm just wondering if I need to "uninstall" and/or disable the onboard AND remove the embedded device's drivers?
    anyone know?
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  3. stormy13
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    You're going to have to uninstall the drivers for and disable in the bios the onboard video, as it uses a different driver model than the HD 5450. For why,

    Mixing it up Geforce GTX 260 and a Geforce FX 5500

    Link me a PCI ATI card that works with Win7 64 and available on amazon

    Basically the driver for the onboard is stopping the driver for the card to work.
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  4. zapp22
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    Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Pro 32-bit, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Windows XP Home SP3
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    ok that was what I figured. we'll give it a shot tonight
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