the graphics may be disabled in Bios and you may need sighted help to enable the card though why you would want to I'm not sure. Most onboard graphics cards use system memory where as a PCI card has its own dedicated memory. Regards Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: kevin and Emma To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 11:15 AM Subject: [access-uk] motherboard and onboard graphics hi all, this system came with a PCI graphics card. how do i find out if my motherboard has onboard graphics? it appears to have the relevant connections, but i can't find any mention of onboard graphics in device manager etc. i'd guess not all boards have built-in graphics? i've ran the most upto date version of everest ultimate edition, to find out make and modewl of my motherboard, but even though the system's only 6 weeks old, i can't find the model on the manufacturers website. any advice would be appreciated? kevin - (lord l) "Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice"-Will Durant contact me: email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx skype: lordandladyl __________ NOD32 2321 (20070610) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com