dell optiplex gx1 motherboard

[Tanner31593]

well i havent used that pc in a while so im not sure of some of the specs like the motherboard model but the computer model is a gateway essential 500c and onbord graphics and all that junk well,
it has celeron i think 900mhz and 512mb pc133 and all that,
I tried removing the battery and all that,
and the computer does not beep,
im about 65% sure it beeped before but again i could be wrong.
This whole no display is not new to me,
I dont know what i do to these computers to make them do that but so far ive wrecked a compaq an optiplex and this gateway.

[Tanner31593]

Well i havent used that system in a while so im not sure of some of the specs but its a gateway essential 500c and i dont know much about the motherboard but it has onboard graphics and sound and all that junk and it has a celeron i think 900mhz 512mb pc133 and i think a 160gb hard drive.

[Virtualbody1234]

One huge recommendation I can give you.

Stop buying prebuilt computers!



Do you have a graphics card that you could use in that Gateway?

[Tanner31593]

Yes i know i shouldnt buy them,
But really i didnt buy any of them retail,
i bought this gateway at a garage sale for $50 including monitor mouse keyboard printer speaker scanner,
and the other i got out of a dumpster (dont judge, the workplace was upgrading computers lol)
I dont buy anything new, and i dont buy anything not dirt cheap, which may explain all these problems........
anyway



i do have a couple of graphics cards,
but they have no drivers or anything and im not positive they work.

[Tanner31593]

Ok i can see what youre getting at,
Ill try putting a card in the gateway,
But will that work having on board and a graphics card?

[Virtualbody1234]

Ok i can see what youre getting at,
Ill try putting a card in the gateway,
But will that work having on board and a graphics card?

Check into how to disable the onboard graphics.

Drivers aren't an issue. They can be found online for just about any graphics card.

[Tanner31593]

Sorry i had to leave for a couple hours,
How do i disable the onboard graphics or do any of that stuff with no display?

[clocker]

Typically, just installing a graphics card (either PCI or AGP) will disable the onboard graphics.
In BIOS there may be an option like "Initial Display First" where you can specify which option to use.

[Tanner31593]

Sorry for the long gap in my updates.

So,
i should be able to just plug in a graphics card on a computer with no display at all and it will automatically disable onboard and if theres nothing else at fault it will work?

Well, even if its not true,
its worth a try,

-tries-
Well,
i went to try it,
but the graphics card does not go into any of the 4 (white) slots on the motherboard so i cant put it in.........................
im not sure what to do now.........
well,
what can i do?

[clocker]

Take up knitting.