Accidentally turned off the onboard graphics card

Leon HP · 01-10-2008, 03:51 PM

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me get my on board graphics card working again.

I had installed a new graphics card and driver, NVIDIA GeForce 5200. After reseting my computer I found that it was not sending any signal out to the the monitor. I had set the Init. Graphics Adapter
Priority Int-VGA/PCI from PCI/ Int-VGA (Default)in the BIOS although this made no difference either way.

In the manual it told me to uninstall any old drivers so by right clicking the desktop/properties/settings/advanced/adapter/properties/ then from the drop down list device usage I selected do not use this device. I then reset my computer and now I have a blank screen.

I can't start it in safe mode and there's no signal coming from the graphics card or the on-board graphics card.

I'm not too sure what to do but friends online have suggested doing something with the CMOS jumper or reinstalling windows.

Any help would be great

StrangleHold · 01-10-2008, 04:34 PM

If your not even getting a bios screen try resetting your bios. Near the motherboard battery there should be a jumper called something like CMOS RESET. Depending on the motherboard there are either 2 or 3 pins. You move the jumper over for a few minutes and move it back or with 2 pins you put the jumper on it for a few minuter and take it off. This is done with the computer off and unpluged!

Leon HP · 01-10-2008, 05:38 PM

Ace! that worked.

Once in safe mode I enabled the graphics card from the device manager and rebooted, I'm was back on !

StrangleHold · 01-10-2008, 06:05 PM

Glad you got it going.

01-10-2008, 03:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Leon HP New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2	Accidentally turned off the onboard graphics card Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me get my on board graphics card working again. I had installed a new graphics card and driver, NVIDIA GeForce 5200. After reseting my computer I found that it was not sending any signal out to the the monitor. I had set the Init. Graphics Adapter Priority Int-VGA/PCI from PCI/ Int-VGA (Default)in the BIOS although this made no difference either way. In the manual it told me to uninstall any old drivers so by right clicking the desktop/properties/settings/advanced/adapter/properties/ then from the drop down list device usage I selected do not use this device. I then reset my computer and now I have a blank screen. I can't start it in safe mode and there's no signal coming from the graphics card or the on-board graphics card. I'm not too sure what to do but friends online have suggested doing something with the CMOS jumper or reinstalling windows. Any help would be great

01-10-2008, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,084	If your not even getting a bios screen try resetting your bios. Near the motherboard battery there should be a jumper called something like CMOS RESET. Depending on the motherboard there are either 2 or 3 pins. You move the jumper over for a few minutes and move it back or with 2 pins you put the jumper on it for a few minuter and take it off. This is done with the computer off and unpluged! __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 4gb PNY XLR8 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

01-10-2008, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,084	Glad you got it going. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 4gb PNY XLR8 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

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01-10-2008, 05:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Leon HP New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2	Ace! that worked. Once in safe mode I enabled the graphics card from the device manager and rebooted, I'm was back on !