Aurora R1, GPU upgrade, black screen

Question

Hi, I have an Aurora R1 with MS-7591 ver1.0 motherboard and a HD5870 that I wanted to change. I tried installing a new r9 270x 2GB but i get a black screen after boot. The pc starts, the monitor receives a signal, no bips, the card ventilators are spinning but i get no image. When i puit again the HD5870, everyhting works fine. Any clue what could be the problem here ? (my PSU is 825)

Joseph Stateson · Answer

see if updated bios helps.  Besure to reset cmos also

Tesla1856 · Answer

@papiillon wrote:

1. Hi, I have an Aurora R1 with MS-7591 ver1.0 motherboard and a HD5870

2. I tried installing a new r9 270x 2GB but i get a black screen after boot. Any clue what could be the problem here ?

3. When i puit again the HD5870, everything works fine. (my PSU is 825)

1. Yes, those will work together.

2. According to forum reports, newer AMD cards DO NOT work in Legacy-BIOS (non-UEFI ) machines. However, GTX-10x0 cards seem to work fine.

https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Recommended-NVIDIA-graphics-cards-for-Alienware-Aurora-R1-2009/td-p/5590861

3. Good.

papiillon · Answer

I have the latest drivers and did reset the cmos :(

speedstep · Answer

R Series cards will not work at all due to not supporting MSDOS VESA Video mode 103.

You will have to use an NVIDIA Card up to Pascal aka GTX 1080 TI.

Newer NVIDIA cards RTX 2060 RTX 2080 will have the same problem.

AAA737flyer · Answer

Wrong.&#xa0;2080ti works fine with Aurora (R1) and 875ps.https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-Desktops/Aurora-R1-Spectre-Meltdown-RTX-2080-Ti-Power-Supply/m-p/7186745#M7946&#xa0;

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