The mainboard's VGA status light stays red despite your monitor being active.
The mainboard's VGA status light stays red despite your monitor being active.
I changed the cable from the GPU to the IGPU while keeping my graphics card in place.
It seems to be functioning at least temporarily, so I’ll keep it as it is. However, to confirm whether your graphics card is operational, you should test it thoroughly—whether by removing and reinserting it or trying a different PCIe slot. It must perform flawlessly the first time it powers up.