I have a Gateway 831GM. I'm trying to add a pci video card. Tried 3
different cards, all with the same results. The monitor display is fine
during the boot process, but then it goes blank. I know Windows is loaded
and all is well, I just can't see it.

If I plug the monitor into the original (on board) video connection, I can
see everything fine. I go into display properties settings and select the
new card. I even went into the control panel and disabled the on board
video. System properties even reports the display adapter as the new card
that I installed. But it is not! It is plugged into the original on board
connection. I get no video if I plug it into the new card.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

You must go into the BIOS and find the option that turns the on-board video
off.

Then look for an option to use a PCI video card as first video device.

"Jim" <powrmatic@erols.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Gateway 831GM. I'm trying to add a pci video card. Tried 3
> different cards, all with the same results. The monitor display is fine
> during the boot process, but then it goes blank. I know Windows is loaded
> and all is well, I just can't see it.
>
> If I plug the monitor into the original (on board) video connection, I can
> see everything fine. I go into display properties settings and select the
> new card. I even went into the control panel and disabled the on board
> video. System properties even reports the display adapter as the new card
> that I installed. But it is not! It is plugged into the original on
> board connection. I get no video if I plug it into the new card.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>