Aurora R4 (Solved)

[Marbo]

Just picked up an old Dell. It was sold as not working. Powers up no display.

I'm suspecting MB issue, but want to rule out gpu. If I were to put my 2060 in could it damage it if it was a MB issue?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Marbo said:

Just picked up an old Dell. It was sold as not working. Powers up no display.

I'm suspecting MB issue, but want to rule out gpu. If I were to put my 2060 in could it damage it if it was a MB issue?

I wouldn't chance it....

[Marbo]

1 minute ago, ShrimpBrime said:

I wouldn't chance it....

guessing that would be the same for putting the gpu in my main pc?

[Guest]

Just now, Marbo said:

guessing that would be the same for putting the gpu in my main pc?

 You could try and nothing bad could happen, but that would be dumb on my part to advise this adventure.

 

I'd see what cpu is under the heat sink. Perhaps it has Intel graphics and you could get display through the motherboard port if avaialble.

 

 

 

 

[Marbo]

5 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

 You could try and nothing bad could happen, but that would be dumb on my part to advise this adventure.

 

I'd see what cpu is under the heat sink. Perhaps it has Intel graphics and you could get display through the motherboard port if avaialble.

 

 

 

 

Thanks

If there is a realistic chance I could damage something I don't want to try.

 

It's an i7 950 so no intel graphics.

 

now 3 options.

1. find a cheap known working card

2. find a cheap known working MB

3. stick in a 1600 af and b450 with something like an rx570

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Marbo said:

Thanks

If there is a realistic chance I could damage something I don't want to try.

 

It's an i7 950 so no intel graphics.

 

now 3 options.

1. find a cheap known working card

2. find a cheap known working MB

3. stick in a 1600 af and b450 with something like an rx570

Well, just for shits and grins, I'd try a different PSU first. It's known that 2 things with Dell die first. PSU and the mainboard. Occasionally the graphics card, but generally the GPU outlasts the rest of the Dell. At least most I've stripped, if not all of them, the Gpu was working, the PSU was shot. 

[Marbo]

5 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Well, just for shits and grins, I'd try a different PSU first. It's known that 2 things with Dell die first. PSU and the mainboard. Occasionally the graphics card, but generally the GPU outlasts the rest of the Dell. At least most I've stripped, if not all of them, the Gpu was working, the PSU was shot. 

Didn't think about the psu as it seemed to be powering on, but it's worth a try.

And come to think of it I'm sure I've still got an old pentium optiplex lying about somewhere that I could sacrifice in the name of YOLO

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Marbo said:

Didn't think about the psu as it seemed to be powering on, but it's worth a try.

And come to think of it I'm sure I've still got an old pentium optiplex lying about somewhere that I could sacrifice in the name of YOLO

Ah! There you go. Try old hardware with old hardware. 

 

I never ever mix old stripper builds with my current daily driver. It's just bad juju.

[Marbo]

IT'S ALIVE

 

Found a dvi-hdmi adapter switched it on and this happens

 

 

CPU temps are through the roof, half the lights don't work and it looks like a family of rats have made a home in it, but hey it works. 

Happy days. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Marbo said:

IT'S ALIVE

 

Found a dvi-hdmi adapter switched it on and this happens

 

 

CPU temps are through the roof, half the lights don't work and it looks like a family of rats have made a home in it, but hey it works. 

Happy days. 

Awesome!! Free working hardware!!!