When building a computer, how does the video card work beofre drivers?

I am building a computer using a motherboard which does not have an integrated video card. When I turn it on for the first time, how will I be able to see anything on the screen using my video card before I have had a chance to install the drivers for it?



How does the video card work on first boot-up?|||Basic, generic Windows drivers. It will have a 600x480 resolution, 16 colors, or something like that.|||The motherboard has on it the BIOS (basic input output system). The BIOS controls all the things like chips, hard drive and video card. It has a very basic video output so it will work. Once you have software on the hard drive you will see, if you install the right driver, a marked difference in your video quality and options. At first boot you will get a resolution of 1024 x 768 maximum. With drivers you may get TV out, 3D, resolutions much higher than the one above, depending on the quality and abilities of the card.|||The video card will work automatically - the drivers are more for updating it and making sure it's got everything it needs to run properly. Just make sure it's connected properly to your motherboard and PSU (if needed) properly and it will work automatically - once you've installed your OS, just update your drivers and you're good to go.|||It works with really low defualt settings. It'll look really glitchy, and sort of like when you start a computer in safe mode.|||The basic functionality will work fine, however your drivers will optimize performance.|||It will go to the basic default VGA mode. From there the rest of the drivers can be installed