vista disables onboard gfx with extra gfx card

[Nikumba]

Got a Vista machine with onboard VGA, when adding in a second gfx card, it apeears to disable the onboard VGA, how do I stop this from happening?

Cheers

Kimbie

 

[muon]

Itll be the BIOS that does this rather than Vista. There should be a BIOS setting.

 

[spicypixel]

Depending on the type of onboard graphics, it might be meant to turn off.

 

[nightmare99]

Also I believe if they are WDDM supported cards you cannot have different WDDM drivers loaded i.e you cannot use an Nvidia card and an ATI card.

 

[Talrinys]

Why would you want both an integrated and an onboard graphics card?

 

[kylew]

Why would you want both an integrated and an onboard graphics card?

Most probably to use more than 2 monitors?

 

[GhostlyPea]

Then it would be more beneficial to use a splitter cable, or just get a GFX card that has dual outputs.

- Pea0n

 

[Snakedoctor]

Why would you want both an integrated and an onboard graphics card?

They are the same thing You mean an intergrated gpu and plug in card?

 

[Nikumba]

For 3 screens, have 3 at the moment on the XP box, but when on Vista only ables me to use 2

Kimbie

 

[james.miller]

Then it would be more beneficial to use a splitter cable, or just get a GFX card that has dual outputs.

- Pea0n

how on earth is a splitter cable more beneficial

nikuma what board and graphics card are you trying to use?

as has been said, vista will only allow one set of graphics drivers, so the onboard gpu and the card both have to be from the same company, using the same set of drivers.

 

[Talrinys]

They are the same thing You mean an intergrated gpu and plug in card?

Yes of course, i noobed out there

 

[Nikumba]

Onboard intel and ATI card, oh well looks like only 2 screens in vista which sucks, just cos of the new WDM is pathetic

Kimbie