Hello, I've been having trouble with an old Gateway desktop for some time now. About a month ago, I had installed a graphics card to the computer and the computer had recognized it, but never used it(it always said second priority). Whenever I disabled the onboard graphics, the screen would go blank and say "No Signal". So I went into the BIOS settings and changed the graphics to the PCI-Express slot as the 1st selection, and when I did that, the monitor didn't have any signal, so I had to reset the CMOS. The graphics card still did not work, but after a few days or a week, when I had turned it on again, the computer would not turn on at all. The power button would just keep flashing. I looked up why this could be online and it kept saying things about the Mobo, RAM, PSU, CPU, and the CMOS. I tried removing the RAM and cleaning the fans on the inside, but it still didn't turn on. I even tried plugging the desktop directly to the wall outlet and the power button still flashed. Then I got an adapter for the graphics card so I could connect the display to the card and not the Mobo, and I got the same result. After that, I had taken a break from it for a little while.
It wasn't until yesterday when the display came back and the computer actually turned on. Though, the first I turned it on, I got a BSOD saying "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" and when I turned it back on, the Windows System Recovery had fixed it (I'm hoping) and I could access Windows. Though, there was a weird message mentioning something about "nvram", "low power", and "date and time reset"(probably because I had the CMOS jumper on reset). The graphics card was being used this time and everything worked fine, except for the taskbar, which the icons were blank in the bottom right corner.
Today, I had put the jumper back to default, so the CMOS won't reset anymore and when I turned it on, the blue power button keeps flashing. As of now, I just want to know what component(s) are making it act this way and if I need to replace anything or do anything to make it function normally. If you would like to know any additional info, please feel free to ask me. Any help would be highly appreciated and have a wonderful day!
- Alice
Gateway Model: LX6200-01
Specs: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113077
Graphics Card: ATI HD 4670
It wasn't until yesterday when the display came back and the computer actually turned on. Though, the first I turned it on, I got a BSOD saying "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" and when I turned it back on, the Windows System Recovery had fixed it (I'm hoping) and I could access Windows. Though, there was a weird message mentioning something about "nvram", "low power", and "date and time reset"(probably because I had the CMOS jumper on reset). The graphics card was being used this time and everything worked fine, except for the taskbar, which the icons were blank in the bottom right corner.
Today, I had put the jumper back to default, so the CMOS won't reset anymore and when I turned it on, the blue power button keeps flashing. As of now, I just want to know what component(s) are making it act this way and if I need to replace anything or do anything to make it function normally. If you would like to know any additional info, please feel free to ask me. Any help would be highly appreciated and have a wonderful day!
- Alice
Gateway Model: LX6200-01
Specs: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113077
Graphics Card: ATI HD 4670