new video card problems

[Ric Moore]

On 09/08/2012 04:48 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
> < snip >
>  > Oh yeah, if he has a built in video chipset that has to
>  > be disabled. The bios might have gone wonky with a new
>  > card installed and restored the factory setting.
>  > Good call, Doug. Ric
>
> That is a possibility but I don't really know.  The computer is a Dell
> Studio XPS and it came from the factory with the Nvidia GeForce 420 (512
> MB videa ram) installed.  How can I determine if there is a built in
> video chipset on the motherboard.

The motherboard will have video connections on it. But, you might have 
to go into your bios to make sure that your video card and it's slot is 
correctly set up. Ric




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