Stuck on "Press ESC for Startup" screen after installing a new graphics card.

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TheTruth89

TheTruth89

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After switching over from an AMD Radeon 7750 to a GTX 1060, I cannot get past this screen. Pressing ESC does nothing but I hear a click/beep sound coming from the GPU it seems, and eventually the pc goes into power save mode.

My setup:

H-Joshua-H61 uATX Motherboard
Intel i3
EVGA 750 W PSU
I am using a VGA>HDMI adpater with the GTX, with my old Radeon I was using a VGA>DIVI adapter.

I was sure to uninstall all AMD drivers before replacing the card. I have tried removing the mobo battery and replacing. I was sure to connect the psu to VGA power cable to the GPU. My AMD card works fine when I return to that setup.

Thank you for any help!

 
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The only way to be sure is to have that Graphics card tested elsewhere to remove a variable.
Where did you get the card, etc.
Shouldnt matter about the onboard but check to see from manufacturer that you have the updated bios, dont trust Windows Generic. That goes for the whole system, and this is what is sounds like. you dont have the right drivers and you wont get all the updates if you dont have a product key for windows then you have to continuously check for updates for days sometimes. worked for me.
Removed the graphics card and do the mobo drivers and bios update, then do windows update several times, trust me. This may not be the cure but i solved issues this way. I also use a driver updater, revivor,etc, just got to look...
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Shaun o

Shaun o

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Look for any sort of bios toggle switch on the 1060 graphics card.
And if there is one check what operation it performs by switching it from one state to another.

Some are used for a secondary bios, or a bios with overclocking settings pre programmed.

Or the switch can sometimes be used in a situation where the card has is Uefi and legacy capable if the motherboard is non
Uefi compliant you are using.

If you reset the motherboard back to it`s bios factory defaults, and the system is halting at press esc for startup.
And the motherboard has on board video out put you will need to connect the monitor video lead to the display output ports on the motherboard.

Once done you should be able to access the bios setup menu of the motherboards bios again.
Where you will need to set the interface mode for the primary default display adapter to Pci-e as the set option.

Save the new changes before you exit the bios.
and them move the video cable from the monitor back to the Pci-e based 1060 graphics card.
 
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TheTruth89

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My graphics card does not seem to have a switch of any kind. My mobo does have onboard graphics so it seems this might be the issue however I cannot figure out how to switch the default display to the pci-e port.

It seems HP BIOS does not have an option for changing primary display. I cannot figure out how to switch this option
 
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The only way to be sure is to have that Graphics card tested elsewhere to remove a variable.
Where did you get the card, etc.
Shouldnt matter about the onboard but check to see from manufacturer that you have the updated bios, dont trust Windows Generic. That goes for the whole system, and this is what is sounds like. you dont have the right drivers and you wont get all the updates if you dont have a product key for windows then you have to continuously check for updates for days sometimes. worked for me.
Removed the graphics card and do the mobo drivers and bios update, then do windows update several times, trust me. This may not be the cure but i solved issues this way. I also use a driver updater, revivor,etc, just got to look around for the free ones, may take a bit but do google search for Free Driver Updater and sort through the bs.

The one Im currently using is Driver Booster 4.2 I think it is, the free version and my Acer V17 Nitro works great for an older gamer.
 
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