Hey guys, I have a bit of a problem. My current build has been running a r9 280 for about a year and a half. I recently tried to switch to a r9 290x. Apparently i didnt have enough power from my PSU, so the computer black screened. I upgraded my PSU, and tried to turn my pc on, but there was no signal from my GPU. The onboard graphics work. I hooked up my GPU to my friends pc, and it worked. But after i took it out, he hooked his gpu back up and he had no signal to his gpu, on onboard graphics. What is going on? Please I really need some help here.
GPU not working?!
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flexy
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Do you have a way to connect an old VGA cable to your GPU and monitor? (Not the DVI/HDMI). I had this problem recently that I got a black screen and not booting (100% convinced the board or GPU was shot), but what it was was that it (unbeknownst to me) sat at the BIOS screen, telling me some error, overclock error or CPU fan etc...but the display was only visible through the ol' VGA connection, NOT the DVI. (Sometimes the DARNEST things can happen).
Then it can also be with your PCIE slots, means take out the GPU, clear slots with air etc, possibly support the card with something (cardboard etc.) so it doesn't bend down too much. Here again, sometimes the must stupid things happen, not so much hardware error but more like mechanical. I'd guess the 290x would have the same problem that it's really heavy so I'd look into that too.
* If you can, boot with ONBOARD GPU activated but with the R290x in a slot, does it see the second GPU in device manager?
** At this point seriously consider that it MIGHT work but hanging at BIOS, unable to boot...so see whether you get picture through the VGA port. Also, you can look into BIOS settings with the onboard GPU, maybe you need to change something so you get a picture with the R290
Then it can also be with your PCIE slots, means take out the GPU, clear slots with air etc, possibly support the card with something (cardboard etc.) so it doesn't bend down too much. Here again, sometimes the must stupid things happen, not so much hardware error but more like mechanical. I'd guess the 290x would have the same problem that it's really heavy so I'd look into that too.
* If you can, boot with ONBOARD GPU activated but with the R290x in a slot, does it see the second GPU in device manager?
** At this point seriously consider that it MIGHT work but hanging at BIOS, unable to boot...so see whether you get picture through the VGA port. Also, you can look into BIOS settings with the onboard GPU, maybe you need to change something so you get a picture with the R290
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Yeah i tried through a DVI cable, but i dont have a vga cable, and no the 290x is not even recognized in device manager.
all connections are correct, how do you do a total bios reset? And, no there is only one pcie slot
flexy
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There should be a DIP jumper or a switch on the board. (Check or google for your board's manual).
Resetting the CMOS usually involves...power out, unplug, TAKE OUT THE CMOS BATTERY, set the switch/jumper to CLR position, then wait a minute or two, put back battery and then set the switch back to normal position. Check the manual for your board and check for "BIOS reset"
https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1000851/
(Should work for other boards too. Usually jumper/switch might be called CLRTC or something)
Resetting the CMOS usually involves...power out, unplug, TAKE OUT THE CMOS BATTERY, set the switch/jumper to CLR position, then wait a minute or two, put back battery and then set the switch back to normal position. Check the manual for your board and check for "BIOS reset"
https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1000851/
(Should work for other boards too. Usually jumper/switch might be called CLRTC or something)
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If a board has a "CLRCMOS" jumper on the board, I've never had to actually physically remove the CMOS battery to use the jumper. Sure, you can do that, but in my experiences, I've never had to.
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You might be right, says also so on this ASUS link.
Still want to know about OP now. I mean in hist post it sounded like the GPU is actually working. Just telling you I had the same problem just two weeks ago building a PC for wife until I found the PC was just sitting at the boot sequence, not booting, appearing entirely dead..but likely just a bios setting which for some reason didn't output on the DVI port. Not the first time this happened.
Still want to know about OP now. I mean in hist post it sounded like the GPU is actually working. Just telling you I had the same problem just two weeks ago building a PC for wife until I found the PC was just sitting at the boot sequence, not booting, appearing entirely dead..but likely just a bios setting which for some reason didn't output on the DVI port. Not the first time this happened.
so, resetting the bios on my friends computer didn't work, I'm about to try it on mine now. Do I need to uninstall the driver for the gpu also?
flexy
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Uhm...if you can't even boot (what you said) you won't need to worry about drivers YET. Then I understand you CAN boot with internal GPU activated but the other GPU is not even seen in device manager, correct?
And..if I read this right...so you tried the GPU on a friend's PC, it worked but now HIS GPU doesn't work any more???
Can you give some more info, what type of motherboard you have and what PSU?
And..if I read this right...so you tried the GPU on a friend's PC, it worked but now HIS GPU doesn't work any more???
Can you give some more info, what type of motherboard you have and what PSU?
realized i didnt actually reset the bios on my friends computer, because i didnt even physically do anything on the board. Im going to do his now, but I for sure have a question about resetting mine, My board doesnt have a jumper on it, so i cant reset the bios that way. And my battery is plugged into the board via a wire on the board. Do i just unplug the wire for 10 or so seconds, or do i need to have a jumper on the board?
this is a picture of the what i think the cmos battery is. Ive checked the manual, but i want to make sure im doing the right thing. Do i jut unplug the red and black wire from the board, or is this not the cmos battery.
http://postimg.org/image/e05avydqd/0a0d6dd6/
i just cleared the cmos and loaded the default settings, and no dice though, the gpu still isnt displaying
Try to boot from the onboard video first.
Then get in the BIOS setup pages. You can find your manual here: http://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/mb_manual_ga-z97n(h97n)-(wifi)_e.pdf
Section 2-6, page 50, Peripherals, Initial Display Output.
Check whether the PCIe slot is listed as the first display output.
Then get in the BIOS setup pages. You can find your manual here: http://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/mb_manual_ga-z97n(h97n)-(wifi)_e.pdf
Section 2-6, page 50, Peripherals, Initial Display Output.
Check whether the PCIe slot is listed as the first display output.
I booted from onboard video, and pcie slot is listed as the first option to boot to.
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