Do I need an onbard GPU to use Display Link?

Wim · 12-04-2011, 10:45 PM

DisplayLink does need a working GPU, as we use it to do the 3D acceleration effects in Windows Vista and 7. It depends how "fried" your graphics card is. If the driver is still there, and its just a corrupted screen (ie just the video output is screwy), it may still work, and we can use it, but I couldn't guarantee it.

So we do need a GPU and this one may work enough. The only thing to do would be to try it... might be cheaper than a new computer!

Wim

12-04-2011, 10:45 PM	#3
Wim Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,561	DisplayLink does need a working GPU, as we use it to do the 3D acceleration effects in Windows Vista and 7. It depends how "fried" your graphics card is. If the driver is still there, and its just a corrupted screen (ie just the video output is screwy), it may still work, and we can use it, but I couldn't guarantee it. So we do need a GPU and this one may work enough. The only thing to do would be to try it... might be cheaper than a new computer! Wim