- Oct 19, 2014
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I have a Dell Optiplex GX620 to which I am trying to add a Zotac GeForce GT 730 GPU and have been caught in a catch 22. If I install the card and turn on the computer, as the accompanying instructions prescribe, I receive a BIOS message stating that my monitor is plugged into the wrong port and that I should turn off the computer change the plug, and restart. The CPU is at full stop leaving a shutdown the only thing you can do. I did that and only received a blank screen upon restart. This state cannot be passed by. There are two BIOS options concerning the monitor state at start up and neither allows this screen to be bypassed.
I then try to install the card drivers from the CD, without the card installed. This is not possible as it fails to find the card and comes to a hard stop. Download drivers directly from NVIDA site and manual install, no card - no luck. Try a manual install using the command prompt with ‘ /s’, no luck. As a despite last gasp I try a hot install, while the CPU is running and try to discover the card, no luck.
I also have done all variations of installation orders and attempts. There is something I am missing and it isn’t addressed on the NVIDA or ZOTAC Support sites.
Tldr; No monitor if card is installed, can’t install drivers unless card is installed.
I then try to install the card drivers from the CD, without the card installed. This is not possible as it fails to find the card and comes to a hard stop. Download drivers directly from NVIDA site and manual install, no card - no luck. Try a manual install using the command prompt with ‘ /s’, no luck. As a despite last gasp I try a hot install, while the CPU is running and try to discover the card, no luck.
I also have done all variations of installation orders and attempts. There is something I am missing and it isn’t addressed on the NVIDA or ZOTAC Support sites.
Tldr; No monitor if card is installed, can’t install drivers unless card is installed.
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