Troubleshooting, Uninstalling old graphics card software, Windows® new hardware found – ATI Technologies RADEON X800 User Manual

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CHAPTER 5:

Troubleshooting

The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems.
ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and
other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more
advanced troubleshooting information.

More troubleshooting information can be found on the ATI Website at
ati.com/support/.

Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software

To ensure successful installation of your RADEON ™ X800 PCIe Series
card, you must uninstall the graphic drivers for the existing graphics card
before removing it from your computer.

To uninstall old graphics drivers

1

With your current graphics card still in your computer, close all open
applications.

2

Click

Start > Settings > Control Panel

, then select

Add/Remove

Programs

.

3

Select your current graphic drivers, then click

Add/Remove

:

• The Wizard will help you remove your current display drivers.

• Restart your system after the drivers have been removed.

Windows® New Hardware Found

Windows may start the

Add New Hardware Wizard

to install the

Standard VGA Driver.

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If the previously installed graphics card has any additional software
installed, they may also need to be removed at this point. For example,
DVD Player or Multimedia applications.

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