What steps are needed to restore functionality to a connected graphics card?
What steps are needed to restore functionality to a connected graphics card?
A bit of a conundrum.
Issue with my PC where games were very slow, I believe a recent windows update started to use the integrated graphics card rather than the dedicated (causing the GPU, I think the integrated one, to spike at 100% while sitting at idle). Read somewhere (cannot show where, lost the tab) to disable the integrated graphics card to force the system to use the dedicated. Now, any monitor connected to shows a black screen. Integrated is turned off but the dedicated is not being used either - I have no visual.
I've tried restarting the CMOS, both by switching and removing the battery and draining the system, but to no avail. Integrated Graphics Card is not switching to default and re-enabling.
Specs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-core processor
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Motherboard = B650E Aorus Master (Gigabyte Technology co)
I think that should cover what's relevant. Cooling system is corsair dominator, 4.2 clockspeed. 32 ram, memory is all SSD.
I don't know the rest of the specs, inaccessible for hopefully clear reasons.
Any advice can help, research online points that the cmos really should have solved the problem. It hasn't
Displays tried have been a monitor and spare laptop, both are black.
Any display port on a laptop serves as an output rather than an input.
Test the monitor on all available connectors of your motherboard and GPU, both during startup and when the system is powered on; missing the display won't prevent windows from launching.
Additionally, try disconnecting the battery for an extended period.
It is now functioning properly. Reinserting the HDMI cable back into the monitor produced a display. The BIOS likely resolved the issue, though the connection probably had to be disconnected. In short, I’m still puzzled about why it was needed.
CMOS battery was removed for an hour yesterday and 30 minutes today. Holding down the power button at random intervals to ensure the PC was fully drained.
"Solved itself" – But I truly value your quick response!