Replacing my GPU

[bonehead012]

When I put my XFX RADEON HD 5770 in my MoBo the computer will turn on but nothing loads not even the bios.

MoBo-- Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (2 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)

I also have a 750 watt Power Supply.

 

[wa1]

Did you attach the 6pin power connector?
try to boot with safe mode, if you succeed then you have a driver problem...

 

[wa1]

wait, you said that you even can't get into BIOS?
make sure all the components are properly installed, check all the cables.
Try boot with only 1 stick of RAM...

 

[vvhocare5]

If the card isnt plugged, in the monitor wont display the boot up sequence - right?

Do as wa1 suggested - make sure the power connector is in place. Is the hard drive blinking as the system restarts or is it dead also?

 

[rofl_my_waffle]

Did you clear the CMOS on your motherboard? Newer motherboards have a button to reset while older ones have jumpers. Taking out the battery out of the motherboard for several seconds would do the same.

 

[bonehead012]

Ya i had the 6 pin attached... and I can turn the comp on and everything turns on... but the bios does not start at all... now i did have an issue at first where the comp would turn on for about half a second and then turn of... but that fixed itself... could the GPU be DOA? oh and sometimes it still will turn on for half a second and off, but if i turn it on about 3 times in a row it stays on fine... oh and keep in mind that none of this happens when i put my old GPU in. oh and the HDD light is blinking so i know it is on.

 

[bonehead012]

Anyone got any ideas? I've been searching, but found nothing.

 

[bonehead012]

Possibly a dead card. What was the prior GPU?

it is an -- NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT (256 MB)

 

[nforce4max]

It is possible that you purchased a pci-e 2.1 spec card which is known to have issue with some boards. If all else fails I suggest that you RMA your card to either ware you bought it or the manufacture.

 

[bonehead012]

It is possible that you purchased a pci-e 2.1 spec card which is known to have issue with some boards. If all else fails I suggest that you RMA your card to either ware you bought it or the manufacture.

Well I am going to be upgrading my MoBo ram and processor in about a month... but the GPU I just purchased should work with my old MoBo. Could it be a DOA? and how do I check and make sure that it is a DOA before sending it back?

 

[bonehead012]

Oh and would a dead card even start up? The fan runs on the card when I start the comp up.

 

[nforce4max]

Oh and would a dead card even start up? The fan runs on the card when I start the comp up.

They can unless the power stage on the card isn't providing any power at all and in that case not even the fan would spin. Got a friend, family member, coworker who is willing to let you test your card in their pc to rule it out??

 

[bonehead012]

They can unless the power stage on the card isn't providing any power at all and in that case not even the fan would spin. Got a friend, family member, coworker who is willing to let you test your card in their pc to rule it out??

Ya I think i got a friend.. but I was just reading a thread that states that the 5770, because it uses pci-e 2.1, has compatibility issues with some older MoBo's, and that i need to find a Bios update... but i cant find my MoBo's bios on the web at all =(.

 

[nforce4max]

Ya I think i got a friend.. but I was just reading a thread that states that the 5770, because it uses pci-e 2.1, has compatibility issues with some older MoBo's, and that i need to find a Bios update... but i cant find my MoBo's bios on the web at all =(.

You got a fairly old board you might find it but may not do much to help your problem. Either test it to make sure it works on a more modern PC or RMA saying that its dead as dead gets.

 

[bonehead012]

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