FM2A88M Pro3+ can't boot without GPU
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Topic: FM2A88M Pro3+ can't boot without GPU
Posted By: fkpwolf
Subject: FM2A88M Pro3+ can't boot without GPU
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 7:37pm
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My cpu is Athlon II X4 840. I want to run Ubuntu Server on it. But soon I found I have to add a video card to make it boot up. I have updated BIOS to 1.7 version. Not work. How to build a headless machine on this board?
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 8:58pm
| You cannot use an Athlon CPU without a discrete GPU. It does not matter if you plan to use it without a monitor or not, it will not work without a GPU. If you want a system without a discrete GPU then you would need an A series APU which has a built in GPU, something like an A10 5/6/78XX or A8 5/6/7XXX if you want quad core. The Athlon IIs on the FM2 platform do not have an iGPU. |
Posted By: fkpwolf
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 9:21pm
| I ever used an Intel E3-1230 as a headless server. Why CPU need a GPU to get work? I think it is a BIOS issue but I am not sure. |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 10:16pm
Ok. C'mon now. If, IF, in your experiences building you had an E3-1230 have a display outputted w/o a discreet graphics card installed it was most likely on a server board with an ASPEED or like processor on-board. Plain and simple. Your desktop FM2A88M Pro3+ does not have an ASPEED or like processor on-board. Thus, any display output is dependent on the CPU having an iGPU internally or a discreet graphics card. There's no getting around that. Your current Athlon II X4 840 does not have an internal iGPU. You must use a discreet graphics card to set it up. Then if you feel comfortable with the stability of the machine you can certainly remove the card afterwards for headless operation. < id="kpm_plugin" ="application/x-KPMPlugin">
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fkpwolf wrote:Posted By: fkpwolf
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 10:44pm
| Thanks for reply. Yes, I install Ubuntu with a video card. It works well. But after installation, I remove video card and then the machine can't boot. Because I checked my router and find it didn't get IP by DHCP, I guess it just didn't boot. Then I add video card back and Ubuntu get IP successfully. |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 11:02pm
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This may or may not help you. It could down the line prove a PITA too. Once it's set up the way you need, go back into the BIOS and set Graphics for iGPU, power down normally, pull the discreet card, and see it it'll boot properly this way. If it does, whenever you need graphics to troubleshoot or maintenance you may have to remember to clear the BIOS and re-install that discreet card. It's the clearing the BIOS and the req'd manual changes needing all reset that'll be a PITA. Why not just get a cheap inexpensive fanless card like I use here, a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131338" rel="nofollow - PowerColor AX5450 1GBK3-SHEV Radeon HD 5450 . It has most output ports, is low power, low profile, and not having a fan is maintenance free. < id="kpm_plugin" ="application/x-KPMPlugin">
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 11:10pm
| The iGPU on the FM2 Athlons are cut so setting to iGPU in BIOS sadly will not work. The system checks for a GPU during the post process, if one is not found it halts the process and produces the no GPU beep code. Server motherboards often have a built in basic GPU to facilitate headless operation, the board you are using is not a server board and as such does not have a built in GPU, that is meant to come from the CPU which would be an A series APU except you have an Athlon which is an A series APU with the GPU portion disabled. |
Posted By: fkpwolf
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2015 at 8:06am
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Asrock b85+e3 1230 worked well as a headless server. The b85 is not server board. So when i want to build a cheap server which also suppoet pcie passthrough, i choose asrock again... I don't want an extea video card is that except it will take pcie solt, it is also strange for this application. This cpu is cheap but support pcie passthrough. For intel, you have to buy i5 to suppoet this feature which take much more money. |
Posted By: fkpwolf
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2015 at 8:17pm
| change to A88XM-PLUS. Then everything ok. |