When you reinstalled Windows 8.1 on the XPS 8700, was the GTX 745 card installed at the time or was it still in your other PC? First time that I've seen a video card knocking out the onboard video totally. JohnC (Dell) wrote: Hi Garak0410, That is very strange.
unless the secondary card is pulled.even if you are using the onboard card. You cannot get to the BIOS through the troubleshooting mode either.
The laptop has received various upgrades and enhancements since then, with the most major revision in some years coming in 2020, with fixed webcam and tiny bezels on the display.
