B650i itx Boot issue

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   Hello, just joined the forum after purchasing parts for my first PC. I have an ASROCK b650i itx motherboard but am having issues getting it to boot  when the hdmi cable is plugged into an external RTX3050 low profile graphics card. when plugged into the onboard hdmi port motherboard boots

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johnboy4809 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 hours 47 minutes ago Location: dt5 2ew Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnboy4809 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: B650i itx Boot issue Posted: 17 hours 36 minutes ago at 7:07am
	Hello, just joined the forum after purchasing parts for my first PC. I have an ASROCK b650i itx motherboard but am having issues getting it to boot when the hdmi cable is plugged into an external RTX3050 low profile graphics card. when plugged into the onboard hdmi port motherboard boots

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 30748	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 hours 6 minutes ago at 7:37am
	If you boot from the iGPU (onboard) can you switch to the RTX3050 once windows loads?


johnboy4809 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 hours 47 minutes ago Location: dt5 2ew Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnboy4809 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 7 hours 16 minutes ago at 5:27pm
	yes once the computer is boot ed to windows I can unplug the hdmi and plug it into the 3050 and use windows as normal Just cant get the system to boot when the hdmi is plugged into the 3050

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 30748	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 minutes ago at 12:13am
	Is the RTX3050 installed inside your system or is it an eGPU (in it's own enclosure outside of the case)? I just noticed you said "external GPU". If it is external then this is normal operation. The UEFI lacks driver support for external GPUs, this would be highly impractical with the amount of space it would take up on the BIOS ROM. As soon as the OS loads and detects the external GPU things will work as normal. If the system won't boot at all without a display connected to the onboard output then you can try hooking up a second display cable to your monitor, most support more than one input. This is the price we pay for external GPUs, it can require some messing around to get things working. If it is an internal GPU (I suspect this is the case given you said low profile), then try different display outputs from the card. Some GPUs will have a preferred output and won't output a display until windows if it's not used. If that still doesn't get things working then check page 63 (67 in the PDF) of your software/BIOS setup guide for the UEFI settings to do with your primary display output.