After resetting the BIOS, the GPU fails to show.
After resetting the BIOS, the GPU fails to show.
Valorant recently introduced TPM 2.0 and secure boot features. I faced issues after turning them on, as my PC stopped showing the display. I followed online guides and reset the BIOS using CMOS pins and removed the battery, but neither fixed the problem. Now my GPU isn’t sending a signal to the monitor and there’s no integrated graphics. My motherboard model is H310M DS2 2.0.
What graphics card are you using? It might struggle to install drivers correctly with SB on. Are you using UEFI or a legacy boot setup? Try resetting your CMOS and pressing escape at startup. Also, check if RGB lighting activates. Do the fans start up? Are connected devices receiving power? Any indication of activity?
I have a gtx 1660 and as I said I cleared my cmos and now I have no output, my monitor doesnt even recognize a device
Enthusiasts power up both the enclosure and graphics card simultaneously.
So the 1660 makes it unlikely an older GPU would support secure boot. Do you have any friends who own PCs you could lend the GPU to? Or maybe you could install it on someone else's machine? If not, it seems like you likely don’t have a backup GPU for testing, but many people purchase affordable GPUs from eBay just to try them out—often models like Quadro FX, R5 240, or Quadro NVS are available for under $10 with shipping.
This indicates the system is having trouble starting hardware, with at least one device failing to initialize before booting up, which prevents the operating system from loading. The GPU might be responsible for the issue.
The GPU is often among the first components checked and set up when starting up. No video output indicates a failure to initialize the GPU. Typically the process moves to the CPU, then checks the GPU (you receive a signal), followed by RAM verification if necessary, HDDs, OS partitions, and finally booting. This doesn’t necessarily mean the GPU hardware is defective; the actual card is likely fine. The BIOS might be experiencing issues during the check.
It seems you might need to bring the PC in for service because it’s still under warranty, though I appreciate the effort.