Disabled Integrated GPU, PC won't display anything

[Samuel Goosebumps]

Alienware X51
I disabled the integrated GPU as I saw that it was using that the computer was using that rather then the actual GPU, the computer screen turned black, I read some fixes, I booted the computer and tried to press F8 removed the battery on the motherboard, now it continuously beeps and still won't display anything.
Please help.

 

[Daniel Woodward]

This is going to sound very simple, but you do have the cable plugged into the GPU right, and not into the iGPU. By this I mean are you plugged into the connectors on the GPU as opposed to the motherboard. Whilst this sounds simple I have seen this alot.

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

I have the DVI cable plugged into the graphics and I've also tried with the HDMI neither worked, it still has no display.

 

[Daniel Woodward]

I have the DVI cable plugged into the graphics and I've also tried with the HDMI neither worked, it still has no display.

Have you tried re-seating the graphics card? Pulling it out of the system and then putting it back in again.

 

[RobCrezz]

If you were using the integrated graphics, then the monitor was plugged into the motherboard, not the graphics card.

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

I have the DVI cable plugged into the graphics and I've also tried with the HDMI neither worked, it still has no display.

Have you tried re-seating the graphics card? Pulling it out of the system and then putting it back in again.

Yeah that i tried that about three times

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

If you were using the integrated graphics, then the monitor was plugged into the motherboard, not the graphics card.

i had both plugged in but it wouldn't display from the DVI only the HDMI which is plugged into the mother board on X51s

 

[Daniel Woodward]

If your motherboard has more than one PCIe slot on the board, can you please try putting the GPU into the other slot and see if that works. If not do you have another GPU anywhere you could try? Maybe from an old computer?

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

If your motherboard has more than one PCIe slot on the board, can you please try putting the GPU into the other slot and see if that works. If not do you have another GPU anywhere you could try? Maybe from an old computer?

It only has one slot and I don't have an old computer to try it on sorry 🙁

 

[Daniel Woodward]

If your motherboard has more than one PCIe slot on the board, can you please try putting the GPU into the other slot and see if that works. If not do you have another GPU anywhere you could try? Maybe from an old computer?

It only has one slot and I don't have an old computer to try it on sorry 🙁

Does your motherboard have any kind of POST readout on it? Usually a small 8 segment display that shows a code like A8 or FF or something like that.

 

[Guest]

If you were using the integrated graphics, then the monitor was plugged into the motherboard, not the graphics card.

i had both plugged in but it wouldn't display from the DVI only the HDMI which is plugged into the mother board on X51s

Unplug the HDMI cable from the motherboard.

See if you can manually change the monitors input method to DVI by using it's controls.

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

If your motherboard has more than one PCIe slot on the board, can you please try putting the GPU into the other slot and see if that works. If not do you have another GPU anywhere you could try? Maybe from an old computer?

It only has one slot and I don't have an old computer to try it on sorry 🙁

Does your motherboard have any kind of POST readout on it? Usually a small 8 segment display that shows a code like A8 or FF or something like that.

It does not

 

[Alana welton]

Check in the Bios which graphics output is selected for boot up. I found in the past that if on board graphics selected, then no signal from pcie (gpu)l

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

Check in the Bios which graphics output is selected for boot up. I found in the past that if on board graphics selected, then no signal from pcie (gpu)l

I cannot see the BIOS as the computer won't display anything :/

 

[RobCrezz]

If you were using the integrated graphics, then the monitor was plugged into the motherboard, not the graphics card.

i had both plugged in but it wouldn't display from the DVI only the HDMI which is plugged into the mother board on X51s

You should have another hdmi on the graphics card next to the DVI connections. Plug into that and then boot up the computer (not before).

 

[Alana welton]

i had both plugged in but it wouldn't display from the DVI only the HDMI which is plugged into the mother board on X51s ..... can't you use this to get to Bios

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

i had both plugged in but it wouldn't display from the DVI only the HDMI which is plugged into the mother board on X51s ..... can't you use this to get to Bios

Have had both plugged in, neither of them display anything. All it does is continually beep.

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

It also won't power my USB ports

 

[Daniel Woodward]

Right from those last two posts, it seems almost 100% that your motherboard is dead. Continuous beep and no power to peripherals is usually a good indication it has died.

 

[Alana welton]

To reset the bios to factory, you need to do more than just remove the battery I think, there are usually a couple of pins to short out ( Clear CMOS jumper) Always turn of power before doing this!

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

Update: Took out one of the RAM and it now boots, powers peripherals etc. Still doesn't show any visuals on screen though.

 

[Samuel Goosebumps]

- Took out both RAMS
- Put in both, one at a time and one worked in one of the slots
- Think one of the RAM slots is broken
- Works with only one RAM (4gb)

Will be buying an 8gig one eventually which will probably be this one
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/25756/kingston-kvr16ls11-8-1x8gb-ddr3l-sodimm