did i just buy a l502x motherboard without a video card?

ok brought this from ebay, didnt check to see if came with a video card. looking at it again, do i need to solder on a video card ?. . http://www.ebay.ca/itm/180877965886?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 . i spend like over 600 buying replace lcd, cables, had a horrible repair job done by some jerk on CL.Now im trying to do it myself.

 

It just means it's an IGP board. It will use the onboard GPU on whatever CPU you put in it.

 

fim getting 4 beeps, take out ram getting 2 beeps when im starting it. the new motherboard is missing a big onboard chip where the heatsink supposed to attach to.. also 4 minor chips around the big chips are not on the new motherboard compared to old?

 

It's possible you could have a DoA board, but what CPU are you trying to install?

 

im not trying to install, i was replacing lcd, then motherboard fried. etc Im putting it together now, brought new lcd and motherboard. this motherboard doesnt seem to come with the 525m or the 540m.

 

So you're trying to test the new motherboard without installing a CPU?

 

take a look at this one. it has all the chips that one is missing?

NEW Dell XPS 15 L502X Laptop Motherboard 0714WC 714WC | eBay

 

i already installed the old cpu from my old motherboard, put arctic freezer 5 on it.

 

And I've been trying to ask what CPU that is...

 

Intel Core i7 2630QM

 

. i think did buy one without the graphic card. most of them with graphic are selling for 100bucks more on average.

 

Right, you bought a board without discrete graphics, but it should "just work" with the HD3000 IGP on the 2630QM... if this is a "legit" motherboard, which is what I'm trying to verify. Basically if the L502x shipped in an IGP-only configuration, a board without the dGPU is expected to exist, and likewise, should "just work". If not, then this board is extremely shady, and I'd be surprised that such a thing is even available for you to buy.

 

the seller on ebaby sold 17 motherboard with a 99.4% approval rating with almost 20k transaction. sigh. i feel like smashing the laptop and going to buy a new one. spend way to much money then i should. could of got a new laptop for the same price.

 

Yeah, looking at the part number there are a couple of these available, so it is probably legit. So you could have gotten a DoA board or are assembling something wrong. It also could be something like the IGP board doesn't support and never shipped with quads (as they are 45W parts), but it's impossible for me to know or guess that without having seen the shipping configurations.

 

part of the heatsink is supposed to go on the dedicated graphic card chip. Now im just tighting the screws around it.Possible my ram might be fried? i might install new ram, The guy on CL who repaired my motherboard replaced a couple chips, said the there were short with the powerjack, i replaced a brand new jack, also said he fix the usb. possible Ram might been shorted.

 

The extra heatsink section should not affect anything, as long as it's not touching the mobo, etc. No way to test your RAM without a good machine, though.

 

i took out doublecheck, repasted the heatsink twice already. can a laptop work with ram installed?

 

Unless it has integrated RAM (and the L502x doesn't), no.

 

ok. i just loosen the heatsink screws on the graphic card side. i think it might have been touching the mb. sigh.brb

 

ok. im not getting any more 4 beeps, but power turn on and blank screen with fan going full blast.

 

Well, my guess would be incompatibility with the 2630QM (based on what I've seen testing a Q9000 in an E6400), but I can only speculate from here.

 

i think im just gonna sell these parts on CL for $150, paid $700 for all the parts. thanks for your help!