2003-09-21T17:20:00.000-06:00

This post is to announce the official successor to this blog (Whatever). The new site is located at http://www.bs.motime.com

It goes by the name Brainstorm. Blogger sucks BIG TIME!!!!!!

2003-09-21T13:22:00.000-06:00

It's official people, Blogger is the worst blog service out there. I understand its free, but that's no escuse to erase ones custom templates every time you log out!! And to replace it with some dude's stupid, completely useless story!!!!!!!! I'm out, just check this site for the new address.

2003-09-21T12:40:00.000-06:00

Some News: The guys at blogger screwed up this site officialy. GTA3 content gone, no pictures, new look, have to re-work all the custom html again. Check in a few days for an update, hopefully.

2003-08-18T15:05:00.000-06:00

If anyone wants to upgrade even more their hp's 6545c video device they can do so by adding PNY's relatively new GeForce FX 5200 PCI video card! Out now, grab it at JandR.com

2003-08-13T17:20:00.000-06:00

I,ve noticed that many people have had problems upgrading the video card on their hp's 6545c. As I have one of those I'll walk people through doing this properly.

Before you begin:
Make sure that the new video card is not installed in the computer. If it is, remove it and its drivers per the video card manufacturer's suggestions.

Adding a new video card in Windows XP:
Use the following steps to add a new video card on an HP Pavilion computer that has Windows XP:

- Click Start and right-click My Computer.
- Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
- Click View, and then Show Hidden Devices.
- Click the Plus (+) sign next to the Display Adapters category to expand it.
- Select a graphics controller under Display Adapters and click Disable. Click OK to confirm.
- Continue to disable all of the graphics controllers until all are disabled. Do not restart the computer until all controllers are disabled.
- Turn the computer off.
- Install the new video card and software using the instructions that came with the video card.

Adding a new video card in Windows 98 and Me:
Use the following steps to add a new video card on an HP Pavilion computer that has Windows 98 or Me.

- Step 1: Uninstall/Disable the current video chipset
Before beginning to install an upgraded or alternative video card, reinstall the current video drivers and make sure they function. This will ensure that all current video driver files can be found, removed, disabled, and that a clean installation of the new video card drivers is performed.

Turn on or restart the computer.
At the blue HP screen, press the F8 key repeatedly until a start menu screen appears.
Select the number for Safe mode, and press Enter.

It may take a while for the safe mode version of Windows desktop to appear.
Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
Click the Device Manager tab.
Click the Plus (+) sign next to Display Adapters.
Select a graphics controller under Display Adapters and click Remove, and then click OK to confirm.
Continue removing the graphic controllers until all controllers are removed.
After removing all graphic controllers, close all windows, and restart the computer.
At the blue HP screen, press the F1 key repeatedly until the Bios Setup screen appears.
At the setup screen, press F5, then press Enter to reset all data to default settings.
Press F10, then Enter to save and exit.
When Windows opens it will detect and install the video card. Allow the installation to complete and the system to open to Windows. The current chipset is now installed correctly, the next step is to change the settings to use a standard driver.

- Step 2: Change to a standard video driver
The following steps will replace the current video drivers with standard video drivers:

Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
Click the Device Manager tab.
Click the Plus (+) sign next to the listing for Display Adapters.
Double-click the graphics controller under Display Adapters.

A Properties window should appear.
Select the Driver tab and click Update Drivers. A Driver Update Wizard window should appear.
Click Next on the window that pops up.
Select Display a List of All Drivers and click Next.
Select the Show All Hardware option. Select Standard Display Types from the top of the Manufacturers window. Select Standard Display Adapter (VGA) and click Next. Do not restart the computer when asked to do so.
Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel.
Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel.
Locate any listing for the current chipset and double-click the Add/Remove button to remove it from the system.
Close all windows, and restart the computer when done.

- Step 3: Disabling the standard video drivers
Use the following steps to disable the standard driver.

Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel.
Double-click the System icon.
Click the Plus (+) sign next to the Display Adapter category to expand it.
Double-click Standard Display Adapter (VGA) to open the Properties window.
Remove the checkmark next to Exists in all hardware profiles.
Click OK and close all windows.
Turn off the computer and install the new video card per the manufacturer's instructions.

- Step 4: Install the new video card and drivers
Use the following steps to disable the standard driver.

Turn off the HP Pavilion by selecting Start, Shut Down, and Shut Down.
Install the new video card and software using the instructions that came with the video card.

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