StevenHook
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Do I need a grafix card in my PC?
Hi,
I bought a PC with a Intel® Desktop Board DH55HC a Gigabyte Nvidia GT210 grafix card in it.
I thought because the intel board had on-board grafix I can just take out the nvidia card and use it somewhere else, but the PC won't boot without it.
What am I missing?
Thanks
Steven
I bought a PC with a Intel® Desktop Board DH55HC a Gigabyte Nvidia GT210 grafix card in it.
I thought because the intel board had on-board grafix I can just take out the nvidia card and use it somewhere else, but the PC won't boot without it.
What am I missing?
Thanks
Steven
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look into BIOS and try to find, if there is a switch to allow turn on the i5 GPU
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Definitely a video error beep.
The "video" setting in the BIOS is on "auto" - other options are PCI and PCIe
I can't find a setting to enable GPU on the processor.
I trued to use the jumper on the MB to reset the bios while the card was out - but it still wouldn't boot without card in.
Steven
The "video" setting in the BIOS is on "auto" - other options are PCI and PCIe
I can't find a setting to enable GPU on the processor.
I trued to use the jumper on the MB to reset the bios while the card was out - but it still wouldn't boot without card in.
Steven
Which i5 do you have?
Does your board have the latest BIOS?
http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/biosglossarybymenu_v14.pdf
Pages 9-11 have the options in the BIOS for the video settings. Might consider making the default whatever onboard port you're trying to use and making sure it has memory allocated to it.
Also in the BIOS Performance > Bus Overrides
Allow Simultaneous PCIe x16 Video Card (PEG) and IGD
Might be worth looking at?
Does your board have the latest BIOS?
http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/biosglossarybymenu_v14.pdf
Pages 9-11 have the options in the BIOS for the video settings. Might consider making the default whatever onboard port you're trying to use and making sure it has memory allocated to it.
Also in the BIOS Performance > Bus Overrides
Allow Simultaneous PCIe x16 Video Card (PEG) and IGD
Might be worth looking at?
And under Configuration > Video
Integrated Graphics Device
Try Always Enable - IGD is always enabled, even if not selected as the Primary Video Adaptor.
At least to see if this can get you going without your PCI-E card
Integrated Graphics Device
Try Always Enable - IGD is always enabled, even if not selected as the Primary Video Adaptor.
At least to see if this can get you going without your PCI-E card
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StevenHook, any updates?
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Sorry, it's been a long weekend.
Trying now :)
Steven
Trying now :)
Steven
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Still can't get it to work.
It's a i5-760 LGA1156
It's not a problem, I'll just leave the card in.
Thanks for all the help.
Steven
It's a i5-760 LGA1156
It's not a problem, I'll just leave the card in.
Thanks for all the help.
Steven
The Core i5-760 doesn't have the built in gpu so the onboard video ports won't work and a add-in video card is necessary to use the system.
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If I take it out and start up it just goes "beep - beep" and "beep - beep" as if there's no monitor plugged in.
I tried resetting the BIOS to defaults - no luck.
I was wondering if there might be a jumper or something to disable on-board graphics, but I can't find that either.
Steven