Hey-
So i recently installed a new video card (AMD Radeon HD 3470) on my computer (Hp Elite 7100 MT). As soon as I installed it my computer refuses to detect the integrated video cards. I have tried using ATI CCC, I tried making the onboard video cards the primary in BIOS but then it disabled the new video card.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO ENABLE BOTH so that my computer recognizes both??
THANKS!
Shie
Most times the answer is no. If the card is of the same stripe as the integrated graphics it automatically over rides the integrated. Some motherboards do have what is called a hybrid graphics that is capable of using both but the motherboard would need to be a Crossfire capable board and even then it only works with certain add in and integrated card combinations.
If your motherboard does not have two dedicated graphics PCIe x16 slots then that doesn't apply to you.
hey OtheHill,
thanks for the reply! how do i find out if my mobo has a hybrid graphic that is capable of using both or if it is crossfire capable?
how do i find out if i have 2 dedicated graphics PCIe x16 slots?
thanks
Your HP is classified as a business machine. As such it won't have crossfire on the motherboard.
Your Elite 7100 MT is an Intel system? If so, there's just no way any Crossfire exists. Skip
Ok, so no crossfire. Any other ways you can think of??
No, there is no way to use both unless you have two different type of Graphics. For instance, the integrated is PCIe and you install a old PCI graphics card (not the same as PCIe) then you could use both. What are you trying to accomplish? Doesn't the ATI Radeon card have two connections on it?
yeah it has two but we have a ton of them here in the office and instead of buying a ton of adapters from hdmi to dvi and/or vga we wanted to know if there was a way to do it. I know one of them is PCIe (not sure what that is) but i dunno if the rest are. Is it possible one is ATI or is that not even related?
So, you are installing ATI cards in multiple business computers? Can I ask why? Also, why the need for more than one monitor?
No idea, no idea. Just doing what Im told.
"I know one of them is PCIe (not sure what that is) but i dunno if the rest are. Is it possible one is ATI or is that not even related?" Assuming this is some sort of business environment, are you even qualified to be doing upgrades? Based on the questions you've asked, you have no idea what you're doing.
Here's the specs to the Elite 7100 MicroTower:
If I understand correctly, someone bought a bunch of HD 3470's for a bunch of Elite 7100's? Why? Do you know? Skip
"IS THERE ANY WAY TO ENABLE BOTH so that my computer recognizes both??" Short answer = NO.
Turns out I think we will just use the adapters, i think its easiest. Thanks for all the input (except jam) !
jam say something that wasn't true or just hurt your feelings? Skip
a little bit of both
mission accomplished