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by jdcbondrik

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How do I turn off the build in video to be able to use a new video card?

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by pc_kahuna

If the system will let you into the BIOS there should be an option to disable the video. Some systems only show you what is there but no way to change settings. Hopefully you do not have such a machine and can enter the BIOS at startup by pressing the "delete", "F1" or some other combination of keys. If you have no way to tell how to get into the BIOS you can hold several keys on the keyboard down and power the system up. It should then give an error message and let you know how to enter BIOS setup.
Once in look for any setting that mentions a video device. Change the setting from "Enabled" to "Disabled", exit saving changes. You will want to select one option at a time and see what the results were at each reboot.

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