Aman Gupta

Oh well. A new mobo will cost a lot, I'll buy a new laptop itself, and sell this for spares. Thanks for all the help though!!

Ah okay, yeah that scenario fits with what I am seeing. So, if I had to get the GPU removed, and let the laptop boot off of just the CPU, would it work?? Do, I need to reconfigure something else as well?

So the modern laptops rely on the Nvidia/AMD GPU as well, apart from the Intel GPU present in the CPU to power up? Also, during the initial power-up where we see the laptop manufacturer's logo, which component powers it up during the POST check run by BIOS? Is it the CPU or is it just the ROM doing every check?

Hi guys I have an Asus R510-JX laptop. Its an entry level gaming laptop released back in 2016. Here are the specs: i7-4720HQ GTX 950M (DDR3 - 2 GB) 8 GB RAM (4 GB soldered to the motherboard) 1 TB HDD 15 inch Full HD display About 3 months ago, I switched it ON one fine morning, and I could hear it booting up (the HDD would spin, the lights would be lit normally), but the screen wouldn't power up/or it would and just display the black color, not sure which one it is. Although I shone a bright torch at the screen before powering it up, and I could see light flowing through the screen, and after pressing the power button, the torch-light wouldn't flow through the screen. So, I went to a laptop repair shop, and he first said the graphics card is not working and needs replacement, then it seemed to work for about a month, and same issue returned, so I went back and the laptop repair-guy said, a few ICs around the GPU were not working properly, so he "fixed" something again, and it worked for 2 days, and then the same issue, after that he asked me to get the mobo changed. Now what I can't figure it out is, why the BIOS won't even show up, because it is the first thing that works and checks all other components if they're OK. Or am I wrong to assume that? Could someone tell me the process of booting up? I feel if the GPU is not working, even in that case it shouldn't affect the normal working of the laptop, it should boot up with the help of CPU and the internal GPU it has. Sorry for the long post guys, but I'd love some solid advice. Thanks