System will only boot using onboard graphics

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:01

Hi

I have just finished building a new rig with items recommended by the team here. I have the following new items

Intel i5 2500K LGA1155
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Mobo
4gb of XMS3 Ram
OCZ Stealth Xtreme 11 600W PSU

I have added my graphics card Radeon 5770.

The problem i have is the system will only boot using the onboard graphics.

Any help would be great as it is driving me nuts!!

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:05

The fans spin but nothing gets through to the monitor and eventually the system turns itself off. Incidently when i boot the system i never get any beeps at all?

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:09

I took this card straight from my current system which i am using now and it worked fine in my old rig

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:15

The user guide states it is in the correct slot?

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:17

This was the PSU i was recommended so it should bge sufficient (at least i hope so or i've wasted a wack of money!)

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:18

It is in the top slot but i will try the other slot and see

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:25

Nothing from either slot?

moults · 30 May 2011 at 23:27

I have tried in both slots, ensuring power is connected but nothing. The system appears to boot up but nothing to the monitor

moults · 31 May 2011 at 07:33

No, i use an old monitor when i build a new rig. I keep my old system as is so i can use it for problem solving such as this. The monitor i use when building is an old 14" CRT.

moults · 31 May 2011 at 08:43

The options i have in bios under initiate Graphic Adaptor are
iGPU
PCI/iGPU
PCI/PCIE
PCIE/PCI this option is current

There is a section called iGPU Multi-Monitor which is set as disabled? but i am only usiong 1 monitor

moults · 31 May 2011 at 10:08

Is it possible my GPU is too powerful for the old monitor?

moults · 31 May 2011 at 20:38

Problem solved, it would appear my graphics card was too powerful for the old monitor. As soon as i plugged into my normal screen there was no problem.
Thanks for all your help, i'm sure i will be back.

moults · 31 May 2011 at 20:48

Thinking about it, it could have course be the vga connector on the card is duff as the better monitor works of the DVI connector. As i won't be using the old vga connector again i'm not bothered.