major problem with video card

[Skuzzy]

I have never seen an Intel video card.  Every computer that has an Intel video chip, I have run into, had it built onto the motherboard.

What make/model is this computer?

The card you removed.  Did it have the video cable plugged into the back of it, or is there a plug for a video cable near the keyboard cable plug?

[FLOTSOM]

I have never seen an Intel video card.  Every computer that has an Intel video chip, I have run into, had it built onto the motherboard.

What make/model is this computer?

The card you removed.  Did it have the video cable plugged into the back of it, or is there a plug for a video cable near the keyboard cable plug?

who is willing to bet he pulled his sound card????????

a good driver removal program is called "driver cleaner". it is a free download is simple to use. FOLLOW THE DIRECTION that come in the help folder.

good luck

[Allen Rune]

HP Pavilion a1110n

Theres a plug near the keyboard slot.

So if thats my sound card in the only occupied PCI slot, why was the video in the BOIS set to PCI instead of on-board?

edit: Intel(R) blah blah blah graphics controller: location: PCI bus 0, device 2, function 0

[FLOTSOM]

HP Pavilion a1110n

Theres a plug near the keyboard slot.

So if thats my sound card in the only occupied PCI slot, why was the video in the BOIS set to PCI instead of on-board?

edit: Intel(R) blah blah blah graphics controller: location: PCI bus 0, device 2, function 0

according to anything that i can find intel doesnt currently make a video card.

check out this article

http://news.softpedia.com/news/INTEL-Will-Produce-Video-Cards-56808.shtml

i do not think that was your video card you took out.

[Fulmar]

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&docname=c00388349&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Hardware
Base processor
Celeron 345 (P) 3.06 GHz:

    *
      533 MHz front side bus
    *
      Socket 478

Chipset
Intel 845GV
Motherboard

    *
      Manufacturer: Asus
    *
      Motherboard Name: P4GV-LA
    *
      HP motherboard name: Guppy-GL6E


Video graphics
Integrated with up to 64 MB allocated video memory
Sound/audio

    * Controller: AC97 audio
    * Location: Integrated

_____________________________

Motherboard Info:
http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info.php?products_id=8122

[Skuzzy]

Your video chip is on the motherboard.  The PCI bus is not just relegated to slots.  It also is implemented on the motherboard.

There is a very specific way to deal with it and it has already been stated a few times in this thread.  If you deviate from that, then you will not be able to upgrade.

Now, knowing it is a HP Pavilion, there is a good chance the system cannot be upgraded.  HP makes many computers which cannot be upgraded at all.  If the onboard Intel video chip cannot be disabled in the system BIOS, then your computer cannot be upgraded.  As your system does not appear o have an AGP slot, my guess is HP made no provision for it to be upgraded.

[BaldEagl]

Yep, looking at that motherboard layout there is no AGP or PCIe slot for an add-on video card.  You appear to be relegated to onboard video.

[Allen Rune]

Looked at BIOS again and didn't see an option to disable onboard video, but I saw an option to disable a 1369 device, something like that, not sure if those last 2 numbers are right. What is a 13something device?

[BaldEagl]

Looked at BIOS again and didn't see an option to disable onboard video, but I saw an option to disable a 1369 device, something like that, not sure if those last 2 numbers are right. What is a 13something device?

It's a firewire port.

[Allen Rune]

I'm screwed.

[BaldEagl]

If you really wanted to use the new video card here's the only socket 478 motherboard I could find on newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138079

$59.  The problem is you'd probably also have to replace the RAM and the power supply.  Probably not worth the time or money for an outdated system.

I think it's time to upgrade the entire system.

[Fulmar]

I think it's time to upgrade the entire system.

Ditto

[Allen Rune]

I think it's time to upgrade the entire system.

I'm really screwed.

[BaldEagl]

If you were willing to build a computer yourself, and knowing that you already have a new video card, as an example, here's a cheap system that you could build around it for just over $250 that would be a vast improvement over what you have.  You'd have to use your current keyboard, mouse, monitor and speakers.  I included both hard drive and optical drives to upgrade to SATA although your old IDE drives would work and save you another $62 bringing the total under $200.  This doesn't include the operating system.

   
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[Skuzzy]

He will need an operating system as HP's do not normally come with an OS CD.