Hello,
my Setup
Intel DG45ID Motherboard with (latest) 113 BIOS Firmware.
8 GB RAM (Kingston - 800 - 5 - 5 - 15)
Intel 3G Quadcore
HP Compaq SmartArray P400 SAS RAID
EIZO 22 S2200 Monitor (DVI)
my Configuration
(tried all set to defaults)
Currently, i disabled all unneeded function (Audio, Firewire).
Set Video to "OnBoard" so no "Auto detect" for PCI oder PCIe.
my Problem
If i power up the system with the PCIe RAID Adapter plugged in (into the PCIe x16 bank), the system is booting up but i got no video.
Why i am so sure the system is booting up?
First, everything "sounds" correctly, POST is going fine, Harddrives spinning up and CD-ROM is checking.
Second, i quickly setup a BOOTP Server (the OnBoard NICs are doing PXE Boot by default), and the System is popping up getting an IP Adress.
my Conclusion
The BIOS seems to be "buggy" it just says "Hey there is a card in the PCIe x16 Slot, it has to be a video card so i turn off my Video function".
This does happen even if the BIOS is set to use the OnBoard Video only.
What i need?
A BIOS Update or tipp to solve this dilema.
This surely seems to be a software failure as the RAID Card is working fine (tested and brand new).
What i am going to test in the next 3 days
I ordered a cheap PCI Video card (40$).
Maybe he will give me video with this one plugged in.
As i do not have a HDMI Ready Monitor at hand i can't test the HDMI Output.
But i am guessing the HDMI Signal is just for HDCP based output and is using the same signal processor as the DVI Port.
Any help is appreciated.
I invested nearly 2000$ in this setup an almost 48 hours of work just to figure out that all parts are fine by itself.
with greetings from Berlin,
Robert