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GPU wasn't getting detected. Bught new one and a new PSU and still not detected.
Hello, all!

I was having an issue with my GPU a week ago. The fans spun and it was obviously getting power to it, but it wouldn't even show the boot screen. I plugged in a VGA into the built-in graphics and that works perfectly fine.

I was told that the GPU was bad, so I went to buy a new one. I installed that, but no change. The fans spin but PC doesn't detect it. Tried the drivers for the card but I get a message saying that there is no device compatible with the drivers I'm trying to install.

I continued to look and found that someone had the same issue and it went away once they replaced their PSU. I did this as well, but no change. Fans still spin (old AND new GPU), but still not detected.

I've noticed that when I turn my computer on, the fans will light up and everything is running, but the start-up screen doesn't show up for about 30 seconds. After that, the computer beeps and the screen pops up.

Any and all comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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October 17, 2014 11:45:18 PM

clueless1030 said:
Hello, everyone!

Just wanted to follow up and let you guys know that I fixed the issue.

I replaced my motherboard and everything went perfectly... Until I had to reinstall Windows :( 

But like smeez said, my PCI slot died. Seems like my old PSU was damaging it as time went by.

Thank you all for your responses!


That's good news man!
October 17, 2014 8:51:50 PM

Hello, everyone!

Just wanted to follow up and let you guys know that I fixed the issue.

I replaced my motherboard and everything went perfectly... Until I had to reinstall Windows :( 

But like smeez said, my PCI slot died. Seems like my old PSU was damaging it as time went by.

Thank you all for your responses!
October 16, 2014 9:26:27 PM

ZeusGamer said:
clueless1030 said:
smeezekitty said:
Any chance you could test the GPUs in another machine? Its possible your PCI-E slot died


Unfortunately, I don't have that option. It's honestly the only thing I can think of that I haven't already tried. I'm going to go and get a motherboard tomorrow to replace this one. It's the only thing that I haven't already replaced... :p 

Thanks :) 


Do you happen to have money just laying around in your house? Damn dude lol.


I wish that I could say yes to this. XD

Since I diagnosed everything in the PC, my last option is to try a new MOBO. I'll return my GPU and get the MOBO. If that doesn't work, I'll just take everything back x_x
Thank God for return policies!!
October 16, 2014 9:23:48 PM

clueless1030 said:
smeezekitty said:
Any chance you could test the GPUs in another machine? Its possible your PCI-E slot died


Unfortunately, I don't have that option. It's honestly the only thing I can think of that I haven't already tried. I'm going to go and get a motherboard tomorrow to replace this one. It's the only thing that I haven't already replaced... :p 

Thanks :) 


Do you happen to have money just laying around in your house? Damn dude lol.

Best solution chosen by ZeusGamer

October 16, 2014 9:17:48 PM

smeezekitty said:
Any chance you could test the GPUs in another machine? Its possible your PCI-E slot died


Unfortunately, I don't have that option. It's honestly the only thing I can think of that I haven't already tried. I'm going to go and get a motherboard tomorrow to replace this one. It's the only thing that I haven't already replaced... :p 

Thanks :) 
a b ) Power supply
October 16, 2014 9:13:31 PM

Any chance you could test the GPUs in another machine? Its possible your PCI-E slot died
October 16, 2014 8:40:28 PM

rdc85 said:
what are your new GPU?

are it UEFI bios only GPU ?..


I just bought a GeForce GTX 750 to test if it was my old GPU. Not sure about the UEFI BIOS though.
a b ) Power supply
October 16, 2014 8:31:13 PM

what are your new GPU?

are it UEFI bios only GPU ?..
October 16, 2014 8:16:06 PM

smeezekitty said:
Full specs?

Some OEM systems don't have the BIOS to accommodate new cards


Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-4100 16 °C
Zambezi 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M68MT-S2 (Socket M2) 40 °C
Graphics
VW32L HDTV40A (1280x768@60Hz)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a (Gigabyte)
Storage
465GB Western Digital WDC WD50 00AZLX-00K4K SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 34 °C
465GB Western Digital WDC WD50 00AAKX-001CA SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 36 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

Hope this is what you needed. I had my old GPU for less than a year and it's been working perfectly since the day I installed it.
a b ) Power supply
October 16, 2014 8:06:38 PM

Full specs?

Some OEM systems don't have the BIOS to accommodate new cards

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