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Computer fails to restart after power-off unless the graphics card is taken out

Computer fails to restart after power-off unless the graphics card is taken out

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Trayleio
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04-06-2016, 06:53 AM
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I’m struggling to figure out what’s going on with my desktop PC. I always shut it down before bed, but this morning I woke up to discover it couldn’t turn on at all. There were no lights, and even shorting the power cables didn’t work. I’ve been trying to fix it all day, but only succeeded after removing the GPU.

I also tested a second tower with similar specs. Without the GPU, it powers on instantly, but when the GPU is connected it briefly lights up before everything stops. Only after taking out the GPU and unplugging the power for about ten seconds does it work again.

It seems the GPU might be the issue, but I’m not sure why. I’d appreciate any suggestions to help me understand better before replacing it.
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Trayleio
04-06-2016, 06:53 AM #1

I’m struggling to figure out what’s going on with my desktop PC. I always shut it down before bed, but this morning I woke up to discover it couldn’t turn on at all. There were no lights, and even shorting the power cables didn’t work. I’ve been trying to fix it all day, but only succeeded after removing the GPU.

I also tested a second tower with similar specs. Without the GPU, it powers on instantly, but when the GPU is connected it briefly lights up before everything stops. Only after taking out the GPU and unplugging the power for about ten seconds does it work again.

It seems the GPU might be the issue, but I’m not sure why. I’d appreciate any suggestions to help me understand better before replacing it.

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04-08-2016, 10:33 AM
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Remove the dedicated GPU, then attempt to restart the system using the monitor connected to the integrated GPU. You may wish to check if the separate GPU has the same problem on another device. If not, investigate whether a borrowed power supply resolves the issue.
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emanking1
04-08-2016, 10:33 AM #2

Remove the dedicated GPU, then attempt to restart the system using the monitor connected to the integrated GPU. You may wish to check if the separate GPU has the same problem on another device. If not, investigate whether a borrowed power supply resolves the issue.

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04-08-2016, 07:25 PM
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It seems like the GPU is the issue. The reasoning is unclear, but it's likely that a failure analysis would be more expensive than the entire system.
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Chinnny
04-08-2016, 07:25 PM #3

It seems like the GPU is the issue. The reasoning is unclear, but it's likely that a failure analysis would be more expensive than the entire system.

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04-10-2016, 12:59 AM
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The machine starts using the iGPU, though I don’t have a backup GPU to try. The second computer also fails to boot with the GPU, which makes me think the issue might lie elsewhere in my main system.
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stopmo
04-10-2016, 12:59 AM #4

The machine starts using the iGPU, though I don’t have a backup GPU to try. The second computer also fails to boot with the GPU, which makes me think the issue might lie elsewhere in my main system.

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