Installing AGP video card

I have an Acer Aspire T135 desktop with onboard graphics. I'm trying to install a nVIDEA GeForce MX4000 AGP video card. When I boot, the system temporarily recognizes the new card ( I have the monitor plugged into it)but, when Windows begins to boot, the screen goes blank and the signal light goes yellow.

K0NG Sep 13, 2007

Therein lies the problem.....when the AGP card is physically installed, the output from the main (onboard) graphics doesn't get a signal to the monitor either. I tried booting with the AGP installed and the monitor connected to the OB and never got a signal at all.

When I boot with the monitor connected to the new card,I initially get a signal.....it shows the details of the new card in the upper left corner...goes through the Acer bootup process, then goes blank JUST as it's going into Windows bootup.

I booted into setup, checked the BIOS and I only have a choice between 'Onboard/AGP' or 'PCI'....nothing that lets me choose between the onboard AND the AGP.

So, with the AGP card physically installed, there's no way to SEE my way through installing the drivers for it.

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Don't boot with the monitor connected to the card. You need to let it boot into windows and install the drivers for it first. Once you do that,shutdown and restart with the monitor plugged into it and it should work.

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