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Post by Vandelay on May 24, 2022 16:52:41 GMT
Oh wait, the problem is just not seeing the BIOS screen and going straight into Windows? So the computer is actually booting (or maybe just sometimes)?
You don't happen to be connected via a display port are you?
I don't know why, but DP connections often don't seem to work until the driver kicks in. Try connecting via HDMI and see if that shows the BIOS. Even if you aren't booting, worth trying as there might be some error being displayed on the screen but you aren't getting the video signal.
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Post by Mr Wonderstuff on May 24, 2022 17:33:08 GMT
Yea I find the "just boots to windows" a bit odd in terms of it being a problem. You sure the screen isn't being detected until Windows starts? You say all the LEDs show the system going through the process - including VGA. If it were a GPU issue I assume the LED would just stop at VGA. Vandelay's advice above is worth looking at.
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Post by deebs on May 24, 2022 17:36:00 GMT
That would be it.
Unplugging the card would default the bios back to whatever GPU output is available, maybe even the VGA socket on the motherboard. Got to get into the bios to sort it.
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Post by Fake_Blood on May 24, 2022 17:39:49 GMT
How sure are you it doesn’t boot? Maybe you’re just not getting display out, so I’d try all the hdmi/dp outputs and maybe a different cable. Besides that, unplug everything including the ssd and only one stick of ram. After that, use a different stick of ram in a different slot. Does your monitor go from standby to on after you power on the pc?
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Post by Fake_Blood on May 24, 2022 17:47:04 GMT
Oh wait, the problem is just not seeing the BIOS screen and going straight into Windows? So the computer is actually booting (or maybe just sometimes)? You don't happen to be connected via a display port are you? I don't know why, but DP connections often don't seem to work until the driver kicks in. Try connecting via HDMI and see if that shows the BIOS. Even if you aren't booting, worth trying as there might be some error being displayed on the screen but you aren't getting the video signal. I had this with my previous screen, connected with DP, only way to see the bios was by going through the recovery menu in win10, but that doesn’t seem to work for him. |
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Post by dominalien on May 24, 2022 18:30:38 GMT
Isn’t that just the fast boot option you can turn on in the bios?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2022 18:58:13 GMT
Hold shift while shutting down from Windows?
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Post by azurelas on May 24, 2022 20:36:47 GMT
Just got back home.
Whoever mentioned the DP being a problem was right: plugged the GPU into a HDMI port and all is now well.
Thanks everyone for the advice/help.
And yes, I do feel like an idiot.
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