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Dimmit1231

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So I messed up my first card. It was a Sapphire Radeon R7 260x OC version. I have no APU so I could not access my BIOS because my card didn't work. I bought another card and the instructions said to go into your BIOS and enable it, so it was worthless to me. Then I recently bought another card with no instructions and it won't display. Should I buy an APU to go into my BIOS or should I buy an AMD graphics card being that my current CPU is an AMD Athlon X4 760k? Also my drivers from the first card are still installed on the computer. BTW this is my first computer build
 
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If there is no Clear CMOS button on the Back I/O panel, look up in your manual how to do a Clear CMOS.

I have ran into this issue many times before. Your symptoms are starting to sound very much like this being your problem.

Once you find how to clear your CMOS. try that and see how that goes afterwards.

If that still does not work, remove your GPU, and then clear the CMOS again. Then reinstall your GPU and try that.

If this works with any process. You can also try your old GPU. there is a chance that there was nothing wrong with your old GPU after all.

Good luck.
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You don't need to access your BIOS to get a display from the gfx card. As soon as you boot the PC, it should show the POST screen. And drivers are not needed until you enter the Windows operating system.
If you have the card installed correctly, the card is not defective, and the monitor is connected properly to the card with a good cable, you should get a display at boot.

How did you "mess up" your first card? Maybe the card fried the m/b.
 
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Graphics card display a basic display by default, with no drivers. Usually in 600x800. You dont need an APU to access anything, you just need to hook up the card.
If your drivers from the first card are installed you need to reinstall the first card then uninstall the drivers before you change cards.
You dont need to turn anything on in the BIOS.
 
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If your Mother Board has multiple PCI-E slots. Try putting the card in another PCI-E slot and see if that works for you. If the Mother Board is older, there is a chance that something happened which may have burnt out that slot. Also ensure that all power cables for the GPU are connected and seated properly.

You can also try reseating the video cables, and ensure that your monitor is set to the right input for your video cable of choice.
 
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Ok so I installed some kind of drivers online then realized I had the disc. That was for the first card. Now every other card I have bought does not display at all. I use a DVI to VGA converter in the graphics card DVI slot and from there it goes directly into my monitor. Here are my complete specs: Motherboard- MSI A78M-E35 CPU- AMD Athlon 760K Hard Drive- Western Digital 1TB Black Power Supply- Corsair CX430 and of course the graphics card is messed up. When I got my second card, I got a PNY Nvidia GeForce GT610 2048MB DDR3. When I plugged it in with the converter nothing displayed. (Everything displayed with the first card) This is a direct quote from the manual for the PNY card: "if you purchased a PNY GeForce PCI graphics card and if you have onboard (built-in) graphics, enter the system's BIOS setup and look for a setting called "Primary Display Adaptor" or something similar. Set this to "PCI". If you cannot locate this setting, please contact your system manufacturer or check with your owner's manual." Because I can't even get a display and i don't have onboard graphics I can't do anything about it right? So there's my current situation.
 
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I do not believe you have an onboard GPU solution. You should not need to do the BIOS step.

Does your Motherboard have a CLear CMOS button on the back I/O panel? If so, try resetting the CMOS and see if that helps.
 
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If there is no Clear CMOS button on the Back I/O panel, look up in your manual how to do a Clear CMOS.

I have ran into this issue many times before. Your symptoms are starting to sound very much like this being your problem.

Once you find how to clear your CMOS. try that and see how that goes afterwards.

If that still does not work, remove your GPU, and then clear the CMOS again. Then reinstall your GPU and try that.

If this works with any process. You can also try your old GPU. there is a chance that there was nothing wrong with your old GPU after all.

Good luck.
 
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Very often, the system gets to a state where nothing will display. (System starts up and seems to be fine, but absolutely nothing comes up on the screen. No response)

It has to due with some issue where the GPU never even gets to the point where its fired up and starts displaying anything.

 
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