Compatability with drivers..?

Was installing (attempting to, at least) a GeForce MX 4000 into a Sony
Vaio (Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.6GHz, 504MB RAM, XP Home, SP2). It had an
Intel 82865G card onboard. Keep getting "...could not find any drivers
that are compatible with your current hardware." I was fairly certain
that the nVidia card was of a better quality and newer than the onboard
one (perhaps I'm wrong?) but I tried a regular install, then tried to
point the driver update to the file myself, and finally tried to force
it with a similar (unsigned) 4 series driver from nVidia. Is there any
way to make this work, or am I fighting a losing battle?

Thanks

laurakoz wrote:
> Was installing (attempting to, at least) a GeForce MX 4000 into a Sony
> Vaio (Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.6GHz, 504MB RAM, XP Home, SP2). It had an
> Intel 82865G card onboard. Keep getting "...could not find any drivers
> that are compatible with your current hardware." I was fairly certain
> that the nVidia card was of a better quality and newer than the onboard
> one (perhaps I'm wrong?) but I tried a regular install, then tried to
> point the driver update to the file myself, and finally tried to force
> it with a similar (unsigned) 4 series driver from nVidia. Is there any
> way to make this work, or am I fighting a losing battle?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Generally you have to disable the onboard video before the system will
recognize the add-in graphics card. Do this in the PCs BIOS. Look for a
setting with the option "INIT GRAPHICS" or "VIDEO ORDER" or anything
along those lines and check if the setting is "ONBOARD/AGP" and switch
it to whatever the other option is, probably "PCI" or "AddON".

I have no idea where that setting is in a Vaio, but it is there
somewhere. BTW, you may have to uninstall the video drivers for the
onboard card to get the new card recognized as well.