[SOLVED] How to turn off onboard gfx card

danishmaggot · 09-17-2009, 07:31 PM

Hey guys.

I have been trying to turn off the onboard radeon 3200 HD card on this computer, because I only wan't to use the radeon 4650 HD card that is also in it.

This is the computer we have: http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668282.php

I can't find any setting in the bios to turn it off.

Also, is there anyway to make both cards work together? I have heard about this Crossfire option ATI gives you, but I don't know how to do it.

Any help is greatly appreciated :)

**emosun** · 09-17-2009, 10:10 PM

Does the 4650 function correctly? If so there is no need to disable the onboard. And no you can't (and probably would want to) crossfire those two gpu's.

danishmaggot · 09-19-2009, 11:01 AM

Yes I think the 4650 works fine, I had just heard that if the other card was active it would take power away from the 4650

Thanks for your reply :)

09-17-2009, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
danishmaggot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 20 OS: Vista	[SOLVED] How to turn off onboard gfx card Hey guys. I have been trying to turn off the onboard radeon 3200 HD card on this computer, because I only wan't to use the radeon 4650 HD card that is also in it. This is the computer we have: http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668282.php I can't find any setting in the bios to turn it off. Also, is there anyway to make both cards work together? I have heard about this Crossfire option ATI gives you, but I don't know how to do it. Any help is greatly appreciated :)

09-17-2009, 10:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,988 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: How to turn off onboard gfx card Does the 4650 function correctly? If so there is no need to disable the onboard. And no you can't (and probably would want to) crossfire those two gpu's. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

09-19-2009, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
danishmaggot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 20 OS: Vista	Re: How to turn off onboard gfx card Yes I think the 4650 works fine, I had just heard that if the other card was active it would take power away from the 4650 Thanks for your reply :)