Replacing ATI gfx card with Nvidia - Do I need to delete the ATI drivers before new install?

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • DWB
    Registered User
    • Jul 2003
    • 31779
    #1

    Replacing ATI gfx card with Nvidia - Do I need to delete the ATI drivers before new install?

    Do I need to delete the old drivers BEFORE I install the new gfx card and new drivers, or does it matter?

    What's the protocol for this?

    Thanks.
    Tags: None
    • femdomdestiny
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2007
      • 5185
      #2
      You don't need to remove old card at all. Windows will read your mind while you are clicking mouse and precisely know which one you want to use as primary (it is just important to have wired and not wireless mouse so take care of that). I am not sure does this feature work with windows updates older then 15 September 2011, but someone here will know,for sure.
      Femdom Destiny


      --------------------------------------------
      ICQ: 463-630-426
      email: webmaster(at)femdomdestiny.com

        Comment

        • DWB
          Registered User
          • Jul 2003
          • 31779
          #3
          Originally posted by femdomdestiny
          You don't need to remove old card at all. Windows will read your mind while you are clicking mouse and precisely know which one you want to use as primary (it is just important to have wired and not wireless mouse so take care of that). I am not sure does this feature work with windows updates older then 15 September 2011, but someone here will know,for sure.
          I thought iMind was only a Mac feature.

            Comment

            • femdomdestiny
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2007
              • 5185
              #4
              sorry, I've just told what I've heard.Why don't you try some IT forum instead, I think you will get more jokes here then real answer.
              Femdom Destiny


              --------------------------------------------
              ICQ: 463-630-426
              email: webmaster(at)femdomdestiny.com

                Comment

                • Klen
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 32235
                  #5
                  No,but do it anyway because no points to occupy space for nothing.Plus ati drivers are crap so they could cause problems.

                    Comment

                    • Paul&John
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 8643
                      #6
                      1. uninstall ati drivers
                      2. remove ati card
                      3. install nvidia card
                      4. install nvidia drivers

                      i think that's the correct procedure
                      Use coupon 'pauljohn' for a $1 discount at already super cheap NameSilo!
                      Anal Webcams | Kinky Trans Cams Live | Hotwife XXX Tube | Get your Proxies here

                        Comment

                        • iSpyCams
                          Amateur Gynecologist
                          • May 2009
                          • 4436
                          #7
                          I have done it in XP with no issues, no need to install old drivers but if it makes you feel better do it.

                          I cannot imagine Win7 would not be able to tell there is a new card installed.
                          - As soon as I think up a good sig it's going here.

                            Comment

                            • barcodes
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2011
                              • 2040
                              #8
                              Do Nvidia cards still have problems reading .mov files?
                              I had an Nvidea gforce something or other i think at my job and every time I went to play a .mov it would crash.

                              I googled it and they basically said you're fucked lmao. Was a little while ago so I assume it has been fixed but who knows. It was nuts, they were telling ppl to go complain to apple lmao. Got sick of it eventually and got a radeon hd card.

                              http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=37997&st=0 thats an old post but an example of what I am talking about.

                              It should have been addressed by now but maybe try playing some mov files after the install.

                              You don't need to uninstall the drivers if you don't want to but no reason to keep it there.
                              Device manager ftw.

                              Best of luck with it.
                              Last edited by barcodes; 02-26-2012, 05:29 AM.

                                Comment

                                • HomerSimpson
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 13826
                                  #9
                                  you do not have to remove ati drivers at all all...
                                  and you can do it anytime later..

                                  I have both ati and nvidia cards running in my computer and both drivers installed without any problems...
                                  Make a bank with Chaturbate - the best selling webcam program
                                  Ads that can't be block with AdBlockers !!! /// Best paying popup program (Bitcoin payouts) !!!

                                  PHP, MySql, Smarty, CodeIgniter, Laravel, WordPress, NATS... fixing stuff, server migrations & optimizations... My ICQ: 27429884 | Email:

                                    Comment

                                    • DarkJedi
                                      No Refunds Issued.
                                      • Feb 2001
                                      • 28301
                                      #10
                                      what nVidia card did you get?

                                        Comment

                                        • DWB
                                          Registered User
                                          • Jul 2003
                                          • 31779
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by DarkJedi
                                          what nVidia card did you get?
                                          Geforce GTX 570

                                          I have it in but having problems with it. My encoder won't recognize CUDA, which is the only reason I got it. Gonna be one of those nights.

                                          Have one in another machine and it will encode 2x faster than the ATI so wanted to get the same card in my other machine. Failing so far.

                                            Comment

                                            • DarkJedi
                                              No Refunds Issued.
                                              • Feb 2001
                                              • 28301
                                              #12
                                              any particular reason you went with nVidia? ATI has some awesome and much faster cards right now.

                                              BTW, nVidia is releasing a totally next line of cards very soon - Kepler
                                              maybe you should have waited for that.

                                                Comment

                                                • Overload
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                  • 3185
                                                  #13
                                                  disable old card in hardware profile and install new one ;)
                                                  There aren't enough faces and palms on this planet for an appropriate reaction to religion.

                                                    Comment

                                                    • DWB
                                                      Registered User
                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                      • 31779
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by DarkJedi
                                                      any particular reason you went with nVidia? ATI has some awesome and much faster cards right now.

                                                      BTW, nVidia is releasing a totally next line of cards very soon - Kepler
                                                      maybe you should have waited for that.
                                                      To use CUDA when I render video. Drastically speeds up rendering.

                                                      Anything that is too top of the line we have to order from the USA and 1) it takes a while to get here. 2) Import tax makes it a lot more expensive. 3) Flip a coin because it may not make it. 4) Thai customs are a bunch of crooks who will literally hijack shit and hold it for ransom sometimes.

                                                        Comment

                                                        Previous template Next
                                                        Working...