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System Name | Lenovo 17IMH05H |
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Processor | Core i7 10750H |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1660 Ti |
Audio Device(s) | SSL2 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | i've got a shitload of them in 15 years of TPU membership |
What happened is my video card got "mortally" stuck in the main PCI-E slot. Pushing the jumper as hard as i could down to release the lock did not remove the video card. It felt as if super glue had been spilled into the PCI-E lane. I was mad, i knew i had to rip off the card and potentially damage something to get it of. And so i ripped the whole plastic bridge that holds the PCI-E lanes..
The computer did not start. I recognized the problem in the fact that the PCI-E lanes were shortcutting each other when not held by a plastic bridge, so i took pliers and ripped of every single PCI-E stick manually!
Now the computer works, but only through integrated graphics. If i try to use the second PCI-E slot for my dedicated video card, the signal is black and that is what is bugging me - why does not video card show any signal placed in the second PCI-E slot? The card is working fine in the other computer.
The computer did not start. I recognized the problem in the fact that the PCI-E lanes were shortcutting each other when not held by a plastic bridge, so i took pliers and ripped of every single PCI-E stick manually!
Now the computer works, but only through integrated graphics. If i try to use the second PCI-E slot for my dedicated video card, the signal is black and that is what is bugging me - why does not video card show any signal placed in the second PCI-E slot? The card is working fine in the other computer.
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