video card?

sabastyne · 12-13-2007, 11:36 PM

prolly is a stupid question, but do i need to uninstall my graphics card to update my motherboard chipset?

Ericwaycotx · 12-13-2007, 11:47 PM

Huh??

**Aus_Karlos** · 12-14-2007, 03:34 AM

No. But however it is wise to re-install (or update) graphical drivers and Direct X 9.0c after you have installed new motherboard drivers.

sabastyne · 12-14-2007, 01:10 PM

thx aus i reinstalled dx but my test direct3d does not work, it has hresult=0x80004005 (generic failer) error when trying to run it. i did a clean install of winxp and all drivers. i have an radeon 9550 and latest driver for that and my chipset, still dont work any suggestions???

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12-14-2007, 01:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
sabastyne Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: video card? thx aus i reinstalled dx but my test direct3d does not work, it has hresult=0x80004005 (generic failer) error when trying to run it. i did a clean install of winxp and all drivers. i have an radeon 9550 and latest driver for that and my chipset, still dont work any suggestions???