Solve : Hi. How do I know if I have on board video??

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Answer» I finally upgraded my memory. The problem was I was trying to put a 512mb next to a 256. I didn't realize they had to be the same. :-? Now I want to upgrade/add a video card. I know I need the AGP version and did buy that. But I need to know if I now have on board video. I will say my computer's manual says "Integrated Real256 2D/3D graphics w/ up to 64mb SHARED memory. Available 4X AGP slot for graphics upgrades" I am new at this. Can't afford a new PC so upgrading mine. Thank you in advance!Onboard video is INTEGRATED into the motherboard itself as opposed to a card that is added in. How's that? If you get an AGP card it will use that, not the INTEGRATED video the machine came with. Quote Onboard video is INTEGRATED into the motherboard itself as opposed to a card that is added in. How's that? If you get an AGP card it will use that, not the INTEGRATED video the machine came with. thank you. The INSTRUCTIONS that came with my video card state I need to disable my on board video, if I have it. So I need to know if I should do that. I guess I could try it and if I can't find the icon for the onboard display then I don't have it. Some machines automatically disable the onboard video when a card is inserted into the AGP slot. Others allow you to disable it in the BIOS. Look in COntrol Panel/System and see what is showing for Display Adapter and post back your findings.I cannot find display adapter anywhere. I went into my device manager and nothing. I even read the manual that came with the video card that told me how to disable an on board video (go to device mgr, right click Computer, left click PROPERTIES). When I do that, only Computer comes up with a tab that is General. Does this mean I do NOT have on board video? eta: I went ahead and INSTALLED my video card. It works!!! I am so excited. I actually upgraded memory and this. WooHoo! Thanks for all your HELP. This was much cheaper than buying a new computer. Now what can I upgrade? LOL Enjoy what you have. It may be enough. You probably have a motherboard that automatically disable the integrated video when you add in a real video card.

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I finally upgraded my memory. The problem was I was trying to put a 512mb next to a 256. I didn't realize they had to be the same. :-?
Now I want to upgrade/add a video card. I know I need the AGP version and did buy that. But I need to know if I now have on board video.
I will say my computer's manual says "Integrated Real256 2D/3D graphics w/ up to 64mb SHARED memory. Available 4X AGP slot for graphics upgrades"

I am new at this. Can't afford a new PC so upgrading mine. Thank you in advance!Onboard video is INTEGRATED into the motherboard itself as opposed to a card that is added in. How's that? If you get an AGP card it will use that, not the INTEGRATED video the machine came with. Quote

Onboard video is INTEGRATED into the motherboard itself as opposed to a card that is added in. How's that? If you get an AGP card it will use that, not the INTEGRATED video the machine came with.

thank you. The INSTRUCTIONS that came with my video card state I need to disable my on board video, if I have it. So I need to know if I should do that. I guess I could try it and if I can't find the icon for the onboard display then I don't have it. Some machines automatically disable the onboard video when a card is inserted into the AGP slot. Others allow you to disable it in the BIOS. Look in COntrol Panel/System and see what is showing for Display Adapter and post back your findings.I cannot find display adapter anywhere. I went into my device manager and nothing. I even read the manual that came with the video card that told me how to disable an on board video (go to device mgr, right click Computer, left click PROPERTIES). When I do that, only Computer comes up with a tab that is General. Does this mean I do NOT have on board video?
eta: I went ahead and INSTALLED my video card. It works!!! I am so excited. I actually upgraded memory and this. WooHoo! Thanks for all your HELP. This was much cheaper than buying a new computer. Now what can I upgrade? LOL Enjoy what you have. It may be enough. You probably have a motherboard that automatically disable the integrated video when you add in a real video card.

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