I've been troubleshooting an issue with my friend's GTX 1050 Ti. His PC won't start at all when it's plugged in, and the red LED on the case doesn't flicker, indicating no power-up. I took his GPU out and tried it in my system, and it worked perfectly fine, booting up without any driver issues. When I tried using my own card in his PC, I faced a similar problem—no signal until I switched to the integrated GPU, and then it worked fine afterward. This makes me wonder if it's a motherboard problem, especially since his GPU doesn't want to work in his own setup. Could this be a BIOS issue or something else? Any advice would be appreciated!
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Have you considered a power supply issue? The 1050 Ti is powered through the motherboard, and if the PSU isn't supplying adequate power, it might not boot. It's worth checking if the PSU could be faulty or if it has enough power to support the system.
From what you've described, it sounds like a motherboard issue, particularly with the primary PCIe slot. Since your friend's GTX 1050 Ti works fine in your system, but not in his, there may be something wrong with the motherboard itself. It could be helpful to try the card in another PCIe slot, but if there aren’t any available, I’d say the motherboard is the likely culprit.
Could it be the PCIe port on your friend's motherboard is damaged? Even though your ax GPU works, sometimes specific slots can fail for certain cards. Try running some diagnostics on the motherboard if possible.
I’d suggest swapping the power supplies if you have a spare handy. Even though the GTX doesn't require extra power, I've seen weird issues arise from power supply problems before. It’s a simple test that might lead to a solution.
It might also be worth checking if there was a driver update on your friend's system that could have caused issues. Sometimes, a driver conflict can cause strange behavior. You might want to check the driver versions and see if there's a mismatch.
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