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ATI Card will not work in HP Desktop with onboard Intel Graphics, Bios switch does not work!

Asked by: TheJoeShmoe

Hi,

I have been trying to install an ATI x1550 PCI video card in an HP desktop but am having trouble.  Just for background, I have installed about a thousand video cards before..

First off, if I go into the bios and select PCI as the primary video adapter, this does not seem to work.  It continues to boot up with only the onboard video plug working.  Once I am in windows (Vista) the PCI card continues to not work  and if I go into the device manager it tells me that Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems (Code 43).

I have tried disabling the onboard Intel adapter in the device manager, rebooting but this does not help.  I have tried installing the Intel adapter, but this does not help.  Ive tried all of this with the bios setting in both the PCI and onboard as the primary video adapter.  There does not seem to be a way to disable the primary adapter completely in the bios (could there be a physical pin on the motherboard?)  I have even tried moving the card to a different PCI slot.

And of course I have tried completely uninstalling both the Intel graphics and ATI drivers, rebooting and installing fresh ATI drivers.

Nothing seems to work, any ideas?

Thanks,
Cole

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2008-05-29 at 09:49:33ID23442087
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Intel 82945G

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Answers

 

by: AuriclusPosted on 2008-05-29 at 10:49:08ID: 21671520

Does it have an open AGP slot as well?

Just for kicks, you can dig up an AGP card and install it and then go through the same processes you did for disabling the on-board video and see if it will work that way.  If it does, that would be a good indicator that either the motherboard doesn't like you PCI card or that it is faulty.

Also, got a spare machine which you could install the PCI card to?  We really need to determine if it's the PCI card that's acting up or if it's your board that doesn't want to talk with it.

Auriclus

 

by: sparkmakerPosted on 2008-05-29 at 11:38:44ID: 21672019

When you change to the pci setting for the video, do you press F10  to Save the settings when you exit the BIOS.
If so then I would have to go with Auriclus on this and suspect the video card.

 

by: eXpeLLeD_4RM_heLLPosted on 2008-05-29 at 14:06:19ID: 21673274

Correct me if i am wrong but the X1550 is a PCI Ex Card and not a standard PCI graphics card. Your BIOS settings may be looking for a standard PCI graphics card. Try loading defaults in the BIOS and try the graphics card without adjusting your primary display settings in the BIOS, also try and test the graphics card in an alternate machine to ensure that it is working.

 

by: jamietonerPosted on 2008-05-29 at 15:52:08ID: 21673993

"Correct me if i am wrong but the X1550 is a PCI Ex Card and not a standard PCI graphics card." The x1550 is available in Pci, Pci-e 1x, Pci-e 16x and AGP.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=+40000048&Configurator=&Subcategory=-1&description=x1550&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

 

by: jamietonerPosted on 2008-05-29 at 15:55:36ID: 21674010

Sounds like a bad video card, try Auriclus's suggestion of swapping the card into another system.

 

by: eXpeLLeD_4RM_heLLPosted on 2008-05-30 at 09:13:00ID: 21679121

Thanks for the info jamie...i learned sumting new 2day

 

by: TheJoeShmoePosted on 2008-05-30 at 13:52:25ID: 21681344

The card won't work in my other computer either... I guess it is broken.. Let me know if you have anymore ideas, I am going to order a new card I guess..

 

by: jamietonerPosted on 2008-05-30 at 17:12:00ID: 21682200

Yep, most likely a bad card, it happens.

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