random white screen no starting after

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today while i was gaming my pc randomly got a white screen on both monitors. i was listening to music which started to glitch when the white screen appeared. i didnt see anything, i couldnt see my cursor - i saw nothing, except white.
i turned my pc off by pressing the power button for a few secs, but it wouldnt really turn back on. when i opened the case (i cant directly look into my pc, i have a casual black office case) the cpu fan, case fan and the fan of the power supply (hope those are the right terms english is not my first language) were working tho. i noticed that when i started my pc the fan of the graphics card was working but stopped after a few seconds.
normally my keyboard and mouse instantly turn on when i turn on my pc, but they didnt. my monitors also stayed black.
when i turned the pc back off using the power button, it made a small unusual noise which it normally didnt make (see/hear in the video). it also turned off way quicker than usual.
does anyone know what this problem could be? im really not into pcs, a friend built it for me. i have no clue about certain terms or parts. but if someone could help me that would be really nice <3 even if someone could tell me if its a soft or hardware issue would help a lot

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I think its a dead gpu

Something may have shorted

What cpu are you running?

And your GPU

Both, ask your friend

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toaster pc parts basically
either i5 4590 or i5 4570
and gpu is a gtx 1050

but they were working well

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Damn old pc

It shouldn't be a problem

So I need you to try something

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not crazy high end games but the stuff i played was working well

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Does your motherboard have an hdmi port

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right now 😭 its 2am

okay wait

ill try everything u say.

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Idk ill help you as best as i can before i sleep

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tysm

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If it does have one, plug your monitor in there and run off of the integrated graphics on the cpu

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not hdmi but some other cable thing i use for one of the other monitors

should work the same

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You might not have access to your dGPU however at least you can access your pc like this

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wait ill try

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...and I was just about to DAMN sleep when another mosquito came

At least I killed it first try

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nope doesnt seem to work

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what happens when you press the power button

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it turns on

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Does it post at all

Boots into windows

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no no no my monitors are staying black

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Ohh

Show me what the back of your pc has

The ports

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plugged the dvi cable back into the gpu

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okay

oh my

this setup brings back memories man

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basically the old parts of the friend i mentioned

lmaooo

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Days of vga

Anyway

I think the bottom-most cable is connected to the gpu if im not mistaken

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yes

[woeful turret]

Ok so the main aim here is to get your monitor connected to the VGA port

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dvi i dont have vga

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Damn

Wait

Theres another option that you can probably do

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i dont have a vga cable i have a dvi cable connected to my monitor and a hdmi cable on the other

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Yeah the thing is that both are probably connected to the same gpu

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yea they are

i just plugged the dvi into the motherboard and tried to start it but nothing changed

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yeah i see

Do you know how to remove the gpu from the pc

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i do

i already tried to put it out and back in if thats what u want me to do

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Nah keep it out

I am sure the gpu is dead

Plug the monitor into the dvi on the motherboard

Without the gpu connected

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okay so

theres this cable going from the gpu to the motherboard

only plug that out

completely take it out

or

what

[woeful turret]

Nah remove the entire gpu from the slot

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okay

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And unplug the cables

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okay

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(going to the gpu)

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have to unscrew it wait

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np

look try it and tell me what happens

Im gonna have to sleep now since its 3am

good night

cya tomorrow

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good nightt!!

IT WORKED

i got into my bios.

youre an angel

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just came back into the chat to say that another mosquito woke me up and its now dead

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Niceee

Now all you need to do is get that gpu diagnosed or replaced somehow

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amazing

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ill get a new one this one is fried

thank you SO much

youre an angel i thought my whole pc was fried

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No problem bro, anytime

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thank you! The fact that the pc would spin to life but monitors wouldn't work made it clear it was the gpu. It might be degraded gpu solder joints or some other failure

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wanted to replace it anyway was just a matter of time

its my boyfriends old gpu

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yeah the 1050 is... certainly old

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now i have a reason to get a new one

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i knowwww 😭😭

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well

You probably cant play games on your pc until you get a new gpu however your pc will still work

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noo i know that

makes sense

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I recommend installing some drivers for your integrated graphics in the meantime

Itll help you get the most out of it, hardware acceleration n stuff

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i dont think ill need that ill be out of town till wednesday by then ill have a new one

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ah okay

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if its useful when i still have a "normal" gpu id definitely use some but not if its useless if i already got a new gpu by then

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oh okay

Windows update would have installed some drivers automatically so you should be fine anyway

Anyway goodnight, have a good day!