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HIS Radeon HD 5770 (H577FK1GD) isn't recognized on an H-JOSHUA-H61-uATX motherboard

I've got an old HP H-JOSHUA-H61-uATX motherboard that is running just fine after a BIOS update to 8.20. But when I plug in my working H577FK1GD video card there's no POST. pcpartpicker says they are ...
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Dell Optiplex 9010 will not post with PCIe graphics card

I was given a Dell Optiplex 9010 minitower to troubleshoot. Everything works fine, until you plug in a PCIe graphics card. The machine boots off the Intel integrated graphics. If a PCIe graphics ...
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Newly assembled PC build fails to POST

I recently put together a PC, intended to be used as a x86 router running either IPFire or OPNsense, but that's not so relevant yet, since when I try to turn it on, it doesn't even get pass POST. ...
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Computer not booting after removing graphics card?

A recent machine was given to me use as a ProxMox (basically Debian) server. It uses an Asus H310M-K motherboard and it came with an Nvidia Geforce 710 graphics card. It booted already just fine, even ...
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Custom built PC no video and no beep

I have this built PC since 2014, but i didn't use it at all since 2017 because I've moved to another city and couldn't bring it with me. Lately I've been trying to power it up to no avail, it powers ...
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VGA led stays red but everything works fine

I have a computer with a Asus Z87-A C2 motherboard and an nVidia GTX 970 connected to a screen using DVI. Up until now everything worked fine. Recently I have switched to a DisplayPort screen. ...
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Blank screen on boot, even with onboard graphics

So I have a custom-built PC with an Intel motherboard, an Intel i5 processor and a GTX 560 Ti connected via a PCIe x16 slot. Whenever I turn on the computer with the graphics card plugged in, my ...
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Medion PC turning on but not booting up

A colleague of my mother has a problem with her pc and asked me to look at it. Now i've tried quite a few things but can't get it to boot up.. It is a medion pc and as soon as I push the power button ...
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Graphics card causes motherboard to delay power off

Recently a glass of fruit juice was dumped into my tower. I immediately scrapped the motherboard and power supply unit, replacing both, and attempted to salvage both the RAM, GPU, and the CPU. I took ...
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CPU or Graphics card defect?

From time to time my computer dies while in usage. The screen either turns completly white, black or shows thin vertical stripes in two colors. I then have to kill it with the power button. When I ...
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Graphics card or mainboard defect?

My PC has the following specs: eVGA Z68 FTW Mainboard AMD Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card I am having the following problem: My PC had a White Screen yesterday (the whole Screen turned White while ...
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POST Beeps questions for a new build

I've read many links about the different types of beep that a MoBo will make depending on the problem, however my current issue doesn't seem to be answered anywhere. I have a MSI 990FXA Gaming AMD ...
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Does the boot start of a PC (POST) use the discrete GPU to render the black-and-white text?

Background of the question: My PC no longer POSTs; no sounds and lights appear at all (I.e., no reaction whatsoever after pressing the power button). I want to isolate the component that is likely ...
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POST failure - Motherboard, PSU, GPU or other?

Last night, I was playing Far Cry 4 and had been at it a good hour or two when the sound suddenly broke up and stopped; next the PC switched itself off. It tried to reboot, but keep failing in a "...
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Graphics card clicking during POST

During the POST the graphics card makes a rhythmic clicking sound and the post lasts much longer than usual. However after 5-10 seconds the computer boots as normal. When I remove the graphics card ...
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