How do i change graphics to CPU graphics?

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Alexk492

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Long story short, im getting a refund on my gpu, i dont like the outcome on what it has to offer. The driver is driving me insane. (Lol see what i did there?) I still want to play low-resource games like minecraft. Ive heard the all you have to do is go into the BIOS and just switch it. Ive never been in to BIOS, so can anyone give me an in-depth tutorial on how to?

Also, did i put this in the right spot? Does it go to CPU?
 
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Just connect your monitor to your mobo instead of the gpu and it'll work fine. You'll then be using your onboard cpu graphics. But if the cpu doesn't have on board graphics then it won't work.
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Actually once you take the GPU out if your CPU and motherboard support on board graphics it will kick in and start working. You just need to connect your monitor to the back of the board and install the latest drivers.

I say this because if you have never been in the BIOS then it should be set to auto switch. It only is set to one or the other if you manually set it that way.
 
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If your CPU has Integrated Graphics just take the video card out and connect the HDMI? cable to the ports on your Motherboard i dont think you have to change anything in BIOS. Unless you manually disabled that, which i dont think you have bcuz you dont know how to
 
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Alexk492

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Well, when i got my GPU, i got it installed for me at a computer shop service place. Im a noob at computers :p
 
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Generally, all you should have to do, assuming that the people did it right when they installed your GPU.

1) Put the GPU in the right slot.
2) Make sure BIOS either is set to 'Auto' or 'PEG first'. Hopefully not 'PEG only' which means you have to get into the BIOS settings yourself as the IGP won't init.
3) Install the drivers.

To get the IGP going, I'll assume that you pulled the dGPU out, right? At that point, just plug the HDMI cord in, power on the TV/Monitor, then power on the computer. It should (assuming 'AUTO or PEG FIRST'), check the PCIe slot, find nothing, check the IGP, find an output available, and init it. The screen should light up and start displaying.

Now, if it doesn't work, they might have set 'PEG only' which means IGP is effectively disabled. Two ways around that if you don't want to mess with it overly much and you have a simple system.

1) Find and change the bios settings. For most BIOS setups, you'll have a CPU section, a Graphics section, Boot setups, RAM settings, then save and exit. A LOT depends on what exact motherboard you have, so at this time a detailed guide just isn't possible since you didn't give full specs.
2) Just reset it to defaults. If they only changed your IGP settings on installing it, in the 'save and exit' section, there's usually an option 'restore defaults' (sometimes either optimal defaults or fail-safe defaults). Use the optimal defaults. This usually enables IGP/AUTO settings.
3) Hard BIOS reset via RESET_CMOS jumper or pull the battery backup. Just as it says, there's a jumper that if you short the pins, resets the BIOS to factory default (IGP enabled), pulling the battery (CR2032 flat battery usually) does the same.
 
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