Disabling onboard video

[soksniffer]

I just bought a barebones system which included an ECS Elitegroup/Amptron K7-810LM motherboard that's got onboard sound/video/modem/lan. I don't mind the sound or the modem or the lan, but I want to install an GeForce 2 MX card in the motherboard's AGP slot. I can't figure out how to shut off the onboard video -- all of the other onboard options can be disabled in the BIOS, but not that (as far as I can tell) -- and/or get it to recognize that there's a card in the expansion slot.

Any thoughts?

[jaida]

If you can't disable the onboard video in the bios then you will have to disable it via a jumper on the board.

Check the boards manual or open the case and there might be a diagram of the board showing where the jumper is to change.

[Peter M]

It doesn't disable at all. Plug your AGP card in, and use that as the primary display. Use the SiS 730's internal one as a secondary display, or ignore it.

Regards, Peter