So I've been struggling with this motherboard for like a 3 straight days, and finally figured out the problem is the on board video out would not allow me to post. Well it was posting, I just couldn't see it was posting. My objective is the only use 1 of the onboard HDMI plug as the only and primary output to my TV.
The only way I can see anything on the screen is to install a random PCI-Express video card to get any picture on the screen.
After I finally got into BIOS. I went to Peripherals > GFX Configuration >
And there is 2 Options and a few suboptions
A. Primary Video Device -> A1. IGD Video -> A2. NB PCIe Slot Video (default)
B. Integrated Graphics -> B1. Auto (default) -> B2. Disabled -> B3. Force
According to the Manual it says:
(Primary)
IGD Video: Sets the onboard Graphics as the first display
NB PCIe Slot Video: Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express Slot controlled by the North Bridge as the first display (default)
(Integrated Graphics)
Enable or disables the onboard graphics function
Auto: The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the on-board graphics depending on the graphics card being installed. (Default)
Disabled: Disables on-board graphics.
Force: Always activates the on-board graphics, whether or not the PCI Express card is installed. IF force -> UMA Frame Buffer Size -> Auto (default), 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G
Based on the Default values, if there is no video card installed, there should be a signal from any of the Display ports on the motherboard, But I get nothing.
I've tried options > IGD Video and Force, and still get nothing. Even with these options according to the manual, if i place a video card in the pci express slot, it should not work. But it does. I don't understand what is going on here.
Motherboard: GA-F2A88XN
CPU: Athlon X4 760K
Best Answer
My guess would be while your board supports an igpu but your processor dosen't have one. You mentioned a Athlon X4 760K (on chat) - which by all accounts, dosen't have a IGPU. You'd want an A series processor for that.