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Black screen after GPU switch to integrated

katka
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I have a R7 260X 2GB GPU, and recently I've removed it from my ASRock 960GM-GS3 FX mainboard  (cuz I'm selling the gpu and I will buy a new one). The problem is that.. since I wont have a GPU for a couple of days, to sti be able to use pc (for youtube, word, small things) I've connected the monitor to the vga gpu from the mainboard, but THE PROBLEM is that.. monitor wont turb on.. it goes into power saving mode. Theres nothing displayed... its plain black.. I've tried with 2 monitora; I've tried removing the battery from mainboard and still nothing, I can't even acces my bios.. I can.t format the hdd, I can't do anything since the screen is black. I've also tried another vga cable, same problem. HOW DO I FIX THIS?? Please help.

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23 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

Image on screen or not, does it boot? You get the one short beep?  The windows login chime? Num/Scroll/Caps locks toggle on and off just fine?

Theres no image on screen, just the monitor logo and then it goes into power saving mode (both of them). There's no beep'ing sound (I'm pretty sure there is no Ram problem). There is no windowa logon since the screen is black. And the keyboard works just fine (numlock and scroll lock light button)

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1 minute ago, LazarOvidiu said:

Theres no image on screen, just the monitor logo and then it goes into power saving mode (both of them). There's no beep'ing sound (I'm pretty sure there is no Ram problem). There is no windowa logon since the screen is black. And the keyboard works just fine (numlock and scroll lock light button)

Can you verify the monitor and the cable are fine. Like plugging the 260X back in and using the VGA on it? Or some other computer.

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11 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

Can you verify the monitor and the cable are fine. Like plugging the 260X back in and using the VGA on it? Or some other computer.

I do not have the 260x gpu anymore. I've sold it today. I can confirm both of the monitors work. I've tested them on my laptop with the vga cable.

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6 minutes ago, LazarOvidiu said:

I do not have the 260x gpu anymore. I've sold it today. I can confirm both of the monitors work. I've tested them on my laptop with the vga cable.

Uhhuh. Well, without access to the machine myself, all I can think of is that the integrated GPU ins't enabled in BIOS. It automatically disables as a dedicated GPU is plugged in and should have automatically enabled as it was removed. But since it didn't maybe forcibly resetting the BIOS settings reverts it back to enabled. You should note though, that you cna't reset just thins setting. As you clear the CMOS memory, it clears all the settings. That's just to say, you have to manually re-enter all the settings you had there before. Usually RAM timings and boot priorities cause most problems. You can clear the CMOS ROM by cutting the power to it. The exact method varies by make+model, but there should either be a battery or a jumper or both. You motherboard's manual will have it all explained. I'd suggest taking a gander at the .pdf asrock has on their website. The paper version doesn't support CTRL+F. :D 

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15 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

Uhhuh. Well, without access to the machine myself, all I can think of is that the integrated GPU ins't enabled in BIOS. It automatically disables as a dedicated GPU is plugged in and should have automatically enabled as it was removed. But since it didn't maybe forcibly resetting the BIOS settings reverts it back to enabled. You should note though, that you cna't reset just thins setting. As you clear the CMOS memory, it clears all the settings. That's just to say, you have to manually re-enter all the settings you had there before. Usually RAM timings and boot priorities cause most problems. You can clear the CMOS ROM by cutting the power to it. The exact method varies by make+model, but there should either be a battery or a jumper or both. You motherboard's manual will have it all explained. I'd suggest taking a gander at the .pdf asrock has on their website. The paper version doesn't support CTRL+F. :D 

Indeed I remember disabling the integrated mainboard gpu from the bios since it was using my ram (cuz i had something like 8 gb of ram; 7,02 usable). After that I had 8/8 gb. But I thought removing the battery will reset everything in bios. So.. the only way to get this work is to plug in another dedicated gpu.. right? I hope it doesnt need to be the exact gpu I sold, since my next gpu is a nvidia 900 series..

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