Re: graphics woes :-(
D. R. Evans composed on 2020-01-27 14:57 (UTC-0700):
> I'm sure I'm missed out important information, so feel free to ask and I'll do
> my best to answer.
I have a display that takes a long time to initialize when connected to a PC using
UEFI mode and a disk configured with GPT and UEFI boot, but not connected to an
MBR disk. So IME, this trouble may be as much to blame on the display itself as
the PC.
In no particular order, things to try re the access to BIOS problem:
1-when you do get into BIOS, turn off Fast Boot.
2-check for a BIOS upgrade
3-disconnect the HD, and try turning PC on with only a DVD, CD or 2.0 USB stick as
potential boot device (to make it take longer to handoff from POST to boot)
4-Don't wait for a beep to try BIOS access keys (F2/DEL/whatever)
5-try another display (or a TV)
6-connect to the display using the connector closest to the motherboard and/or
farthest from the expansion slots
7-once in the BIOS, make the initial display output selection not equal to IGP
1st, e.g. Disabled
Re tearing with Intel:
If this is a dual channel RAM motherboard with only one RAM stick installed,
switch to a matched pair. Intel GPUs share system RAM. Also, in BIOS, adjust the
amount of RAM allocated to GPU. (DVMT Pre-Allocated and DVMT Total Gfx Mem on my
Gigabyte)
Re cheap graphics cards:
Any of the under $15 PCIe NVidia cards on eBay should suffice, but then so should
your 750 Ti.
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