GTX 1060 Not being detected by motherboard, help ples

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I recently built a new pc and everything works properly, except for my gtx 1060. its an asus turbo. before i plug the vga cable from my psu into it a little red light is there. after i plug the vga cable in it turns white. but when i go into device manager and display drivers, all that is there is intel integrated graphics. if someone could help that would be great, and i cant download the drivers for it because i cant download geforce experience since it says that theres no detected nvidia gpu. aswell there are 2 dvi ports, one from my motherboard and one from my 1060. but if i plug my dvi cable into the 1060, theres no image or anything, so im using the motherboard dvi port.
 
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The only thing I can think of relates to whether the graphics card uses UEFI or legacy BIOS. Depending on how Windows is installed the graphics card has to be set accordingly, i.e. if Windows was installed with UEFI then graphics has to be set to UEFI too. I've seen some graphics cards, like Sapphire's, have a switch which allows this change. I've read that some motherboards will have the option to switch in the BIOS. So check this out.

Beyond that check, it sounds to me the graphics card is dead. At the least, that's exhausted what I know.
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A few simple things to check if you haven't already.

Try reseating the graphics card (take it out and put it back in again).

If there is a power connector for the GTX 1060 make sure it's connected tightly.

Check whether BIOS automatically defaults display to PCI-E or it needs to be set manually. (Most motherboards should do this automatically.)

With the graphics card installed and in device manager, go to 'View' and then tick/check 'Show hidden devices'. See if anything then shows up under 'Display adapters' like unknown device. If something does show, you should be able to install drivers manually from either the disc or downloaded driver location. There may be additional things like a .ini file tweak, but that would need some researching.
 
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Yea ive tried most of that, except that the problem is, my graphics card isnt even showing up in bios, or in device manager. its almost like its not even there, but i can plug it into the mobo and it still shows a little light. the only thing i have right now is intel integrated graphics. my bios doesnt give me a choice for picking pci-e over integrated, and ive tried switching pci-e ports.
 
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The B150 is a current generation platform, so I wouldn't expect any incompatibility.

You may want to consider looking at whether a BIOS update may help before concluding the graphics card is dead. MSI's page here shows there have been a few BIOS updates with some VBIOS updates in them. This won't solve the issue if the graphics card is dead, but at least worth a try before having to RMA it.
 
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I hope it isnt broken, considering its brand new. aswell i dont think its broken mainly because when i plug it into the mobo, there is a little red light,and when i plug my psu VGA cable into it, the light turns white. How would i install the mobo update after the download?
 
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BIOS updates will depend on the motherboard itself. Some will have something in the BIOS to allow easy updating. I would recommend checking the manual to see if there are more specific instructions.

I worry the graphics card is dead, because if it was functional it should at least show up in Device Manager as an unknown device. (This is where the .ini fix would come in as a setting is missing which can be added in to get the graphics card can be identified by Windows.)
 
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So what should i do? my bios is up to date according to a program by my mobo company.
 
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The only thing I can think of relates to whether the graphics card uses UEFI or legacy BIOS. Depending on how Windows is installed the graphics card has to be set accordingly, i.e. if Windows was installed with UEFI then graphics has to be set to UEFI too. I've seen some graphics cards, like Sapphire's, have a switch which allows this change. I've read that some motherboards will have the option to switch in the BIOS. So check this out.

Beyond that check, it sounds to me the graphics card is dead. At the least, that's exhausted what I know.
 
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If the power cables are pluged, and your power supply has enough power to handle the card, maybe you should check your motherboard bios settings and see if PCIe is not disabled.
 
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''and i cant download the drivers for it because i cant download geforce experience since it says that theres no detected nvidia gpu.''

get your drivers from NVidia not there gimmicware to start with [geee force experience is something most never install ] all you need is the driver and maybe PhysX [I don't even install that at times ]

http://forums.evga.com/What-do-you-think-of-Geforce-Experience-m2153170.aspx

get driver from here manually
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us


like that guy said above about the boards bios ?

'' Improved PCIE compatibility. '' [bios B.7]

https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B150-GAMING-M3.html#down-bios

then you should look at how windows 10 acts in doing this with the cards as well it well known

http://windowsreport.com/nvidia-graphics-card-windows-10/

http://ageofwindows.com/solved-windows-10-nvidia-graphics-card-not-detecting-issue/



 
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Yea i have to plug it into my motherboard because when i plug it into my gpu, there is no signal or output.
 
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well it is 650 watts, which should be enough. aswell, yes i have a 6 pin connector plugged into my gpu from my psu.
 
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Well i tried to get the drivers manually, but it still opens up a Nvidia installer, which then cancels the installation, because there is no compatible hardware detected.
 
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Check the BIOS version inside BIOS itself. Enter Bios by pressing "del" key.
If your PC doesn´t allow that, use "MSI FAST BOOT" tool to boot into BIOS directly.
Which BIOS version is it? (will show in BIOS as "BIOS ver:")

Plug in the video card and reset the BIOS by jumper (see manual how to
https://de.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B150-GAMING-M3.html#down-manual)

The option you should look for insideBIOS is:
settings -> advanced -> Integrated Graphics Configuration -> Initiate Graphic Adapter -> [PEG]

Did you plug in the 6pin Power Connector in the video card while the power supply was on? You could have damaged it, if you did so.

 
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alright thanks everyone for all the help, but i went to ncix to find a final solution, and other graphics cards work in my pc, so my grpoahics card was dead. talked to asus, and now im sending it to one of their repair centres. i appreciate the help tho.
 
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