Computer won’t start

mikeopvc

The vga port is on the card, there’s no other one

EveryWhere

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_studio_xps_desktop/studio-xps-7100_setup%20guide_en-us.pdf

Seems to indicate a DVI connector on page 20, but only you will know, by taking a look.

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_studio_xps_desktop/studio-xps-7100_service%20manual_en-us.pdf

EveryWhere

If there is no way to plug in a monitor without having the Graphics card fitted, then move to the Diagnostics, to see if that will throw light on to the problem.

Not easy to diagnose hardware problems from where I sit.
Could be a problem with the Motherboard, power supply, CPU stack may need cleaning and thermal paste reapplying...

mikeopvc

EveryWhere wrote: »

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_studio_xps_desktop/studio-xps-7100_setup%20guide_en-us.pdf

Seems to indicate a DVI connector on page 20, but only you will know, by taking a look.

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_studio_xps_desktop/studio-xps-7100_service%20manual_en-us.pdf

Oh yes I see it in the diagram but when I look at it on the rear of my computer it’s actually capped off and so is the hdmi above it, I’ll remove the cap and give it a try using the hdmi port

mikeopvc

Success, I’m currently at the “getting files ready for installation” stage

mikeopvc

Hello, It worked and I'm online typing using my computer on windows 10 haha.

Thanks so much for your help :beer:

What do I need to do now then?

And what can I do about the damn noisy graphics card which was obviously the problem, thinking back now it must have been that which was causing the computer to switch off nearly every time I did a restart following update downloads.

EveryWhere

mikeopvc wrote: »

Hello, It worked and I'm online typing using my computer on windows 10 haha.

Thanks so much for your help :beer:

What do I need to do now then?

And what can I do about the damn noisy graphics card which was obviously the problem, thinking back now it must have been that which was causing the computer to switch off nearly every time I did a restart following update downloads.

You don't need to do anything with it, if you are happy with the performance of the Internal graphics. You can simply remove the power supply to it and the connection to the Motherboard

I wonder if it's simply a conflict between the Graphics solutions, especially if there is no option to disable the internal graphics via the BIOS setup.

Trains

You could go through every setting on Windows 10 and adjust the permissions that automatically allow Microsoft to access your webcam, emails, apps, microphone, bluetooth, etc etc.

EveryWhere

mikeopvc wrote: »

Hello, It worked and I'm online typing using my computer on windows 10 haha.

Thanks so much for your help :beer:

What do I need to do now then?

And what can I do about the damn noisy graphics card which was obviously the problem, thinking back now it must have been that which was causing the computer to switch off nearly every time I did a restart following update downloads.

Windows 10 Professional 64 bit? Is it activated? (Press and hold the Windows key and whilst holding it down, press the Pause Break key)

mikeopvc

EveryWhere wrote: »

You don't need to do anything with it, if you are happy with the performance of the Internal graphics. You can simply remove the power supply to it and the connection to the Motherboard

I wonder if it's simply a conflict between the Graphics solutions, especially if there is no option to disable the internal graphics via the BIOS setup.

Oh okay then so it's not actually required, I wish I'd know that a long time ago as it would have saved me a load of hassle/time. Why is it even there in the first place then If the computer works fine without it?
It's amazing I'm sat here typing in total silence when usually the fans are going mad and being really loud.