Onboard graphics won't work

[james.h.tayler]

If somebody could help me out with the following problem it would be great

 

Problem:

When i try running my computer without my discrete graphics card it just turns the monitor on and shows vertical pink and white lines... The motherboard works fine when i  use it with a graphics card, its just the onboard graphics.

I havent tried checking for bios updates since i have not been able to download the bios update checker from the asus website.

 

Specs:

- Asus M4A78T-E motherboard

- Phenom ll x4 3.2ghz 

[Guest]

Make sure the motherboard supports onboard graphics. Some don't.

[james.h.tayler]

Make sure the motherboard supports onboard graphics. Some don't.

Could you explain yourself a little more please?

[Guest]

Could you explain yourself a little more please?

A CPU can handle the graphics for a pc (that's why they're called onboard graphics) However, not all motherboards are actually compatible with this. They require a discrete graphics card just to display something on a screen. I'll do a bit of research and I'll check if you're motherboard supports onboard graphics. If it doesn't, that means you need a discrete card.

[Guest]

Wait a sec... sorry. My mistake. It turns out your motherboard has an intergrated GPU (so pretty much a small graphics card built into the motherboard). The CPU doesn't handle it.

 

Here's a pic from the ASUS website as proof:

 

 

As for the pink and white lines, it could be becasuse this Integrated GPU isn't working for some reason, or you could have a bad display connector on your motherboard.

[james.h.tayler]

Wait a sec... sorry. My mistake. It turns out your motherboard has an intergrated GPU (so pretty much a small graphics card built into the motherboard). The CPU doesn't handle it.

 

Here's a pic from the ASUS website as proof:

 

 

As for the pink and white lines, it could be becasuse this Integrated GPU isn't working for some reason, or you could have a bad display connector on your motherboard.

In the case that the integrated graphics did break, shouldn't it cause the mobo to malfunction? 

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I don't think its the connectors because i tried vga, dvi and the hdmi output...

[Guest]

In the case that the integrated graphics did break, shouldn't it cause the mobo to malfunction? 

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I don't think its the connectors because i tried vga, dvi and the hdmi output...

I think a single component on a motherboard can malfunction without the whole thing going down (if it's not essential to running the pc, of course)

 

Only suggestion I have left is to try replacing the motherboard

 

Why do you even want to run without your discrete GPU?

[james.h.tayler]

I think a single component on a motherboard can malfunction without the whole thing going down (if it's not essential to running the pc, of course)

 

Only suggestion I have left is to try replacing the motherboard

 

Why do you even want to run without your discrete GPU?

Browsing pc... i got an i7 so i figured i could use this one for browsing, youtube, light games...

 

Thanks for your time and help

[Guest]

Browsing pc... i got an i7 so i figured i could use this one for browsing, youtube, light games...

 

Thanks for your time and help

No prob man, it's what this forum's for.

 

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