activate integrated graphics card after install of pci-e card

esteeven · 06-09-2010, 01:46 AM

This question is not strictly a hardware question so I have put it in "general" but I don't think it is specifically a Linux question either. Apologies if I have posted clumsily

I have just added a pci-e graphics card to my mobo. The integrated graphics card is no longer active - I didn't do this : the BIOS did. I wanted a dual display but I can't find anywhere in the BIOS to activate the original VGA card at the same time as my new pci-e. Is this normal? I happen to be trying this using Ubuntu 10.04 - but I suspect this is nothing to do with my distro choice.

The computer in question is an HP Compaq dc7700p small form factor box (description from BIOS) with a Core 2 CPU and 3 GB RAM. There is no reference to 2 graphics cards in the BIOS.

Is there a "next step?"

Many thanks.

yooy · 06-09-2010, 02:24 AM

updating bios may help you to get integrated video-card option. (trysearching for video on-board)
However installing another pci video-card (can be extremly cheap) may be next step

esteeven · 06-09-2010, 12:02 PM

Oooops. I shouldn't try to do anything when I haven't slept. I wasn't thinking thinks through properly. The pci-e card has a vga and a dvi out - I bought a dvi - vga converter for the dvi and now both of my vga monitors work. Great!!

Sleep is a GOOOOOOOD thing!