Intel Extreme onboard integrated graphics: can be used with VGA/PCIboard?

Since there is no Intel-oriented video card group, this is the next
best thing.

My question pertains to a Soyo motherboard (SY-P4I845PE/GVISA Plus)
with Intel 845PE/GV chipset. I believe this chipset has an integrated
video controller with 8 mb of video memory (this component seems to be
called "Intel Extreme Graphics").

I belive that my question may very well pertain to any motherboard
with an Intel Extreme Graphics component that is part of the
motherboard.

My question is this: Is it possible for the Intel Extreme graphics
adapter to be functional under Windows XP in addition to a PCI-mounted
video card?

I say PCI because the Soyo motherboard in this case does not have an
AGP slot (and it doesn't have PCI-express either).

I recently installed an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI video card into the above
Soyo motherboard and tried to get the on-board Intel adapter to
function, but it simply wouldn't drive a monitor when the ATI was
active. The ATI board has dual monitor support, and when bringing up
the configuration window it appeared to know that there was a third
monitor available to it (which was the on-board Intel Extreme) - but
it wouldn't let me set the display resolution (it was something like
-1 x -1 instead of the typical 640 x 480, etc).

So my experience so far is that given a motherboard with an integrated
Intel Extreme graphics adapter, that adapter can't function as a
secondary display adapter when another adapter is plugged into a PCI
slot. Is this true?

PS: The Soyo wouldn't boot unless I had the ATI Radeon card plugged
into the second PCI slot. When plugged into the first PCI slot, the
machine wouldn't even post. What's up with that?

On 19/11/2006 in message <> Intel Guy wrote:

>So my experience so far is that given a motherboard with an integrated
>Intel Extreme graphics adapter, that adapter can't function as a
>secondary display adapter when another adapter is plugged into a PCI
>slot. Is this true?
>
>PS: The Soyo wouldn't boot unless I had the ATI Radeon card plugged
>into the second PCI slot. When plugged into the first PCI slot, the
>machine wouldn't even post. What's up with that?

I *think* these two are related, and depend on the BIOS. I have a PC with
Intel Extreme graphics and there are a couple of options in the BIOS but
they are very simple and amount to 'do you want to use on-board graphics
or not'.

I am sure there are some PC's where you can use both (a SOYO group may be
able to help). Re-boot and go into the BIOS and see what options you have.

--
Jeff Gaines
Damerham Hampshire UK

You are correct. You can ONLY run the onboard video chip OR the PCI video
card at one time.

--
DaveW

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"Intel Guy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Since there is no Intel-oriented video card group, this is the next
> best thing.
>
> My question pertains to a Soyo motherboard (SY-P4I845PE/GVISA Plus)
> with Intel 845PE/GV chipset. I believe this chipset has an integrated
> video controller with 8 mb of video memory (this component seems to be
> called "Intel Extreme Graphics").
>
> I belive that my question may very well pertain to any motherboard
> with an Intel Extreme Graphics component that is part of the
> motherboard.
>
> My question is this: Is it possible for the Intel Extreme graphics
> adapter to be functional under Windows XP in addition to a PCI-mounted
> video card?
>
> I say PCI because the Soyo motherboard in this case does not have an
> AGP slot (and it doesn't have PCI-express either).
>
> I recently installed an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI video card into the above
> Soyo motherboard and tried to get the on-board Intel adapter to
> function, but it simply wouldn't drive a monitor when the ATI was
> active. The ATI board has dual monitor support, and when bringing up
> the configuration window it appeared to know that there was a third
> monitor available to it (which was the on-board Intel Extreme) - but
> it wouldn't let me set the display resolution (it was something like
> -1 x -1 instead of the typical 640 x 480, etc).
>
> So my experience so far is that given a motherboard with an integrated
> Intel Extreme graphics adapter, that adapter can't function as a
> secondary display adapter when another adapter is plugged into a PCI
> slot. Is this true?
>
> PS: The Soyo wouldn't boot unless I had the ATI Radeon card plugged
> into the second PCI slot. When plugged into the first PCI slot, the
> machine wouldn't even post. What's up with that?

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:10:49 -0800 "DaveW" <> wrote in
Message id: <>:

[idiotic top posting corrected]

>"Intel Guy" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> Since there is no Intel-oriented video card group, this is the next
>> best thing.
>>
>> My question pertains to a Soyo motherboard (SY-P4I845PE/GVISA Plus)
>> with Intel 845PE/GV chipset. I believe this chipset has an integrated
>> video controller with 8 mb of video memory (this component seems to be
>> called "Intel Extreme Graphics").
>>
>> I belive that my question may very well pertain to any motherboard
>> with an Intel Extreme Graphics component that is part of the
>> motherboard.
>>
>> My question is this: Is it possible for the Intel Extreme graphics
>> adapter to be functional under Windows XP in addition to a PCI-mounted
>> video card?
>>
>> I say PCI because the Soyo motherboard in this case does not have an
>> AGP slot (and it doesn't have PCI-express either).
>>
>> I recently installed an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI video card into the above
>> Soyo motherboard and tried to get the on-board Intel adapter to
>> function, but it simply wouldn't drive a monitor when the ATI was
>> active. The ATI board has dual monitor support, and when bringing up
>> the configuration window it appeared to know that there was a third
>> monitor available to it (which was the on-board Intel Extreme) - but
>> it wouldn't let me set the display resolution (it was something like
>> -1 x -1 instead of the typical 640 x 480, etc).
>>
>> So my experience so far is that given a motherboard with an integrated
>> Intel Extreme graphics adapter, that adapter can't function as a
>> secondary display adapter when another adapter is plugged into a PCI
>> slot. Is this true?
>>
>> PS: The Soyo wouldn't boot unless I had the ATI Radeon card plugged
>> into the second PCI slot. When plugged into the first PCI slot, the
>> machine wouldn't even post. What's up with that?
>
>You are correct. You can ONLY run the onboard video chip OR the PCI video
>card at one time.

I'll bet that a dual head setup is VERY possible as long as you're running
XP or 2K. I've got an old setup with a 845G motherboard, and an add-on
Matrox PCI card running dual desktop. Drivers are more likely to be the
OP's problem.