Disabling intel 810 onboard video controller

[John Carter]

I have been fighting with this problem all day. Maybe some genius here has the answer! I can hope, anyway.

My regular computer blew up yesterday, and I cannot afford to build or buy another right bow. I have an old HP Pavilion 6573Z. It's ancient, but if I put in some more memory and upgrade the video it will do until I can get something more modern.The memory uograde went fine, but this system has an Intel 810 chipset, which includes an onboard bideo controller that uses system RAM for the framebuffer (gag). I was able to find an old PCI Voodoo based video card for $12.

My problem is that before the system will recognize the card, I need to disable the onboard video controller. Normally, there is a BIOS setting for this. However, it's missing. When I go to the proper part of the BIOS, my only choices are how much system RAM to use for the framebuffer. This is odd, since the description on the left claims that there should be an option to disable the controller as well. I checked for a BIOS flash, but I am already on the latest version.

I'm wondering if there is a jumper setting on the motherboard for this, but I can find no documentation for this online, either at HP's site or anywhere else.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

[seebs]

It may only offer that if it recognizes your video card. Is it possible you have one of the early voodoo cards which worked only as an adjunct to another card?

[John Carter]

It may only offer that if it recognizes your video card.

I wondered the same thing. But the OS did see the card, so I knew it wasn't defective.


Is it possible you have one of the early voodoo cards which worked only as an adjunct to another card?


Thanks seebs. That's the answer. It's a Monster 3D II.

[John Carter]

After a bit of testing, I see that the card is performing as it is supposed to. Though why such a card has a VGA port I don't understand. That's what threw me. I still feel rather foolish.