Compaq Presario cq53o8uk where is the graphic card

[guilford44]

I have been on the forum before  I still cannot get my grandsons computer working no screen display have tried a second moniter and its the same no display. I have been told it could be the grapic card but where is the graphic card on a Compaq Presario cq53o8uk as I am new to this sort of thing how do I know if the CPU is faulty the fan is working.

Some times when I turn the computer on I can hear a few beeps.

[WAWood]

@guilford44

Here is a link to the HP specs for that PC:  https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01981376

As you can see, it has no graphics "card"; instead, it has a video chip soldered directly to the motherboard.

[guilford44]

Thanks for your reply I have looked inside the tower I cannot see the graphic card. just what do I look for.

And what is the beeping 3 beeps when I swich the computere on.

[mdklassen]

> I have looked inside the tower. I cannot see the graphic card. Just what do I look for?

From where the video-cable connects to the outside of the back of the case, look inside the case, at that point, to see if it connects directly to the motherboard, or to a graphics adapter card.

> what is the beeping 3 beeps when I switch the computer on?

Normally, a bleeping computer beeps ONCE when the POST (Power On Self Test) successfully completes.

So, if your computer is beeping THREE times, it is trying to signal to you that something is wrong.

See: HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - BIOS Beep Codes

for a list of "beep" codes.

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

@guilford44

As I already said

it has no graphics "card"; instead, it has a video chip soldered directly to the motherboard.

As @mdklassen indicated, if there is no additional card inside the case, then the video cable from the monitor plugs into the jack on the motherboard.