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From: Pedro on 15 May 2010 19:48
Hello all,
I have an ASUS M2N-VM DVI mobo with 4GB of RAM, AMD Athlon x2 5400+
processor running Windows Vista x64. I want to use a second monitor so I
installed on the PCI-E slot an old GeForce 6200 TurboCache XFX 256 graphics
card. Graphics display priority is setup in BIOS as IGP->PCI->PCI-E.
Windows starts, identifies the new hardware, and install automatically the
driver, but, when doing this, computer gets completely hanged at some point,
and screen stays totally black. Only a pysical reset can get the computer
out of this situation.
I'd appreciate very much any help regarding this problem.

Thanks in advance,
Pedro

From: Paul on 15 May 2010 21:02
Pedro wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have an ASUS M2N-VM DVI mobo with 4GB of RAM, AMD Athlon x2 5400+
> processor running Windows Vista x64. I want to use a second monitor so I
> installed on the PCI-E slot an old GeForce 6200 TurboCache XFX 256 graphics
> card. Graphics display priority is setup in BIOS as IGP->PCI->PCI-E.
> Windows starts, identifies the new hardware, and install automatically the
> driver, but, when doing this, computer gets completely hanged at some
> point,
> and screen stays totally black. Only a pysical reset can get the computer
> out of this situation.
> I'd appreciate very much any help regarding this problem.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Pedro
>

In the BIOS, set "Primary Graphics Adapter" to [PCIE->PCI->IGP] ?

That is the default, and should make your 6200 the primary display.

If you want another experiment to try, before making that change,
try moving the monitor adapter cable to all the various connectors,
one at a time, and find the graphics device that has an output
signal. With the BIOS setting you're currently using, Windows
could be rendered on the IGP (motherboard) output. While you
have the cable connected to the 6200.

Paul
From: Pedro on 16 May 2010 01:39
"Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message
news:hsng75$pld$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> Pedro wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I have an ASUS M2N-VM DVI mobo with 4GB of RAM, AMD Athlon x2 5400+
>> processor running Windows Vista x64. I want to use a second monitor so I
>> installed on the PCI-E slot an old GeForce 6200 TurboCache XFX 256
>> graphics
>> card. Graphics display priority is setup in BIOS as IGP->PCI->PCI-E.
>> Windows starts, identifies the new hardware, and install automatically
>> the
>> driver, but, when doing this, computer gets completely hanged at some
>> point,
>> and screen stays totally black. Only a pysical reset can get the computer
>> out of this situation.
>> I'd appreciate very much any help regarding this problem.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Pedro
>>
>
> In the BIOS, set "Primary Graphics Adapter" to [PCIE->PCI->IGP] ?
>
> That is the default, and should make your 6200 the primary display.
>
> If you want another experiment to try, before making that change,
> try moving the monitor adapter cable to all the various connectors,
> one at a time, and find the graphics device that has an output
> signal. With the BIOS setting you're currently using, Windows
> could be rendered on the IGP (motherboard) output. While you
> have the cable connected to the 6200.
>
> Paul


Thanks for your answer Paul.
The problem is that wndows stops functioning. Even the Num-Lock key doesn't
respond
Trying to do the same under windows xp x64, display get trashed with
vertical white lines over a black
backgorund, so it seems a memory conflict between both cards, although I
don't know how to solve it.
On the other hand. I'd like to keep the IGP display as primary. the default
value set on my BIOS is
IGP->PCI->PCI-E, which should be ok if I want windows being shown on the
IGP.

Thanks,
Pedro

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