heck no... actually quite expensive...$499.00 but well worth the investment. http://www.ontrack.com/ i might have a look into this program.. may come in handy for my parents pc, there hdd is being a biatch
go into your bios.. it should have something about Onboard Video ON/OFF for eg.. and also should be an option to choose where to search for ur graphics card via the port it would be in like AGP/PCI hope that may help