Will an installed video card override the integrated video card?

I have an Acer Aspire M 1201 and it's video card is a ati radeon 2100 integrated video card. I wish to get a new video card but I don't know if I can. Will an installed video card override the integrated video card? Thank you for your time.|||Looking at the detailed specs on the M1201.



You have a single PCI-E x16 slot on the motherboard.



I would recommend buying one of the following cards depending on your budget.



$25-$50 - nVidia 9400GT 512MB Card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



$50-$75 - ATi Radeon HD4670 1GB Card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



$75-100 nVidia 9600GT 512MB Card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Personally, I wouldn't put anything higher than that in the pc to go with the spec you have, but make sure your PSU has the necessary connections to run any card and sufficient output.|||Any modern PC will recognise that you have installed a video card and automatically disable your on-board card.



I checked the specks of your computer on www.acer.com and you have a PCI express expansion slot. So when you go to get your card make sure it is PCI express and you will be good to go.|||yea it will. you dont have to disable your onboard/integrated graphics. BUT if you were using another video card before the new one, then you have to uninstall the old videocards drivers first. once you do that, then turn off your PC, unplug it, take the old card out, put new card in, plug apprpriate cables of moniters in etc. then turn pc on, and it shold pick it up. Found new hardware etc should pop up. thats when u put in the drivers CD of the newly installed vidcard.



my acer aspire M5100 desktop also has integrated ATI graphics. but rite now, i have installed a Geforce GTS 250 from Nvidia. you can get a new ATI or nvidia card installed, but look to make sure you have a PCI express x16 slot in ur pc. if not, then you can still get video cards, but they wont be as powerfull.