Lately I've been having issues with my 5 year old Radeon 5770. My question is, if I unplug it from the motherboard will my pc work as usual if I just connect the old VGA cable I have somewhere? Or do I have to uninstall the 5770?
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Videocard issues.
- Thread starter Captain Chaos
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It should work, if your motherboard has built in graphics. You may have to install some new drivers for it to work.
What exactly is the problem with the video card?
First, make sure you have the original video driver for the on-board video.
You should uninstall the 5770 driver before removing the video card. The motherboard should then revert to the original on-board video. However, it may only have basic functionality (low resolution). That's why you want to have the original video driver available for reinstallation if necessary. If you don't have the original recovery disc(s) for the PC, you may be able to download the driver.
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You should uninstall the 5770 driver before removing the video card. The motherboard should then revert to the original on-board video. However, it may only have basic functionality (low resolution). That's why you want to have the original video driver available for reinstallation if necessary. If you don't have the original recovery disc(s) for the PC, you may be able to download the driver.
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I get a no signal message and yes my motherboard has built in graphics.
So I can connect the VGA cable and be able to get image and then uninstall the 5770 driver is what you're saying?
I would wait for someone else to confirm this, but I believe the 5770 will also have some basic functionality, even after it's driver has been uninstalled. So I would continue using the 5770 output while uninstalling it's driver.
Then remove the 5770 and connect up the on board video. But again, see if someone can confirm this first.
The on-board video is usually disabled when a separate video card is plugged in. Otherwise, the on-board video would use up resources, like system memory, for example.
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There's usually a BIOS setting to tell the motherboard whether to use the onboard graphics or a card in a slot;
If it were me I would not leave the Radeon in the slot, I would put it in an anti-static bag on a shelf.
I tried just unplugging the power from a PCIe USB3 card and leaving it in the slot, and it generated errors. The same might be true for a video card.
With no card in there the onboard graphics should function in a basic, low-resolution mode good enough to allow you to install the necessary drivers for full functionality.
I don't know why you would uninstall the old drivers. Seems like leaving them installed is a good backout plan if the onboard graphics are unsatisfactory. You could just put the Radeon back in there.
If it were me I would not leave the Radeon in the slot, I would put it in an anti-static bag on a shelf.
I tried just unplugging the power from a PCIe USB3 card and leaving it in the slot, and it generated errors. The same might be true for a video card.
With no card in there the onboard graphics should function in a basic, low-resolution mode good enough to allow you to install the necessary drivers for full functionality.
I don't know why you would uninstall the old drivers. Seems like leaving them installed is a good backout plan if the onboard graphics are unsatisfactory. You could just put the Radeon back in there.
Not all motherboards have built-in graphics. If the only video port (VGA, HDMI, or otherwise) is part of the Radeon, then you don't have a motherboard with graphics.
Put the old videocard back. Should work as good as yesterday if you didn't mess with the drivers.
F8 only brings up the boot menu... it won't auto boot to safe mode, you have to select it from the menu list. You want to hit F8 after the bios screen, prior to the windows boot screen. However, you can have a few issues... monitor input is one of them, faulty cable is another, faulty video connector on graphics card is another, dead graphics card is another, and glitched driver is the final option. Test your monitor on another computer using the standard DVI cable output. If you still get no signal, then it's a monitor or cable problem. Swap DVI cable... still no signal? monitor issue with DVI input. Try SVGA cable input and SVGA cable, if it works great just means bad DVI and monitor is still useable but crippled. Reconnect to your computer using VGA output on card and start planning for a new monitor. If VGA does not work, monitor is dead, order a new one. One more test for the monitor.... reconnect DVI cable: unplug monitor power cable and hit power button to discharge and force a reset, power monitor back on to see if it obtains signal.
If you don't have an issue with the monitor/cable on another computer with known good hardware, it's time to start messing with the system itself. First step is to reinstall graphics drivers for the card. Should this not work, swap to onboard graphics chipset, and upgrade card to something like a Radeon R270x, as your 5770 is faulty/dead.
If you don't have an issue with the monitor/cable on another computer with known good hardware, it's time to start messing with the system itself. First step is to reinstall graphics drivers for the card. Should this not work, swap to onboard graphics chipset, and upgrade card to something like a Radeon R270x, as your 5770 is faulty/dead.
Did you remove the 5770? The VGA output on the motherboard is likely disabled if the 5770 is still plugged in.
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