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So I bought a used GTX 1060 6GB card. The only thing wrong with it is code 43. I've tried BIOS flashing the GPU, but it won't install the driver correctly and get recognized as a normal 1060. It keeps reverting to a "Microsoft Display Adapter." 

 

Any tips? 

 

I also didn't spend that much on the card either, for those wondering. Just wanted to see if I could fix it and flip it :P 

 

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what different ways have you tried to get drivers?

Trash beauty:

CPU: Xeon X5550

GPU: RX 570 4GB (defective)

SSD: Fattydove Racing 240GB

HDD: WD Blue 320GB

Motherboard: HP Z400

Ram: 6x2GB DDR3 1066

PSU: Corsair TX650

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1 minute ago, Donut Dan said:

what different ways have you tried to get drivers?

I used DDU to do a fresh install and downloaded the latest 1060 drivers from Nvidia. The BIOS it came with wouldn't take it and the re-flash I did to it wouldn't take it either. Its also not a "fake" 1060 either. When I looked up the original BIOS on GPU-Z, it didn't even exist. Maybe somewhere along the life of the GPU, someone tried make a custom BIOS? Maybe?? 

GAMING RIG:

CPU: Ryzen 5 5800X3D

MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming X570 PLUS (Wi-Fi)

RAM: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 3600MHz

GPU: PowerColor Fighter RX 6700 XT

STORAGE: 500GB Crucial MX500 M.2 (Boot Drive) / 500GB Crucial SATA / 1TB WD HDD

CASE: Dimas Tech EasyBench V3.0

 

VR RIG:

CPU: Ryzen 7 5700x

MOBO: MSI B550 Gaming GEN3

RAM: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 3600MHz

GPU: Zotac AMP! 2080 Super

STORAGE: 250GB ADATA SSD / 500GB WD Blue SSD / 1TB WD Blue HD

 

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18 minutes ago, GamerMan said:

I used DDU to do a fresh install and downloaded the latest 1060 drivers from Nvidia. The BIOS it came with wouldn't take it and the re-flash I did to it wouldn't take it either. Its also not a "fake" 1060 either. When I looked up the original BIOS on GPU-Z, it didn't even exist. Maybe somewhere along the life of the GPU, someone tried make a custom BIOS? Maybe?? 

it's possible that the driver that device manager finds could work a little better. I used that to get really basic drivers for my 1060 when I was using it for folding, might give a different result. I know it's not usually recommended but in this case it's worth a try.

Trash beauty:

CPU: Xeon X5550

GPU: RX 570 4GB (defective)

SSD: Fattydove Racing 240GB

HDD: WD Blue 320GB

Motherboard: HP Z400

Ram: 6x2GB DDR3 1066

PSU: Corsair TX650

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2 minutes ago, Donut Dan said:

it's possible that the driver that device manager finds could work a little better. I used that to get really basic drivers for my 1060 when I was using it for folding, might give a different result. I know it's not usually recommended but in this case it's worth a try.

Well....here's the thing. I've tried every "recommended" driver it gives me and it doesn't work :P

GAMING RIG:

CPU: Ryzen 5 5800X3D

MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming X570 PLUS (Wi-Fi)

RAM: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 3600MHz

GPU: PowerColor Fighter RX 6700 XT

STORAGE: 500GB Crucial MX500 M.2 (Boot Drive) / 500GB Crucial SATA / 1TB WD HDD

CASE: Dimas Tech EasyBench V3.0

 

VR RIG:

CPU: Ryzen 7 5700x

MOBO: MSI B550 Gaming GEN3

RAM: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 3600MHz

GPU: Zotac AMP! 2080 Super

STORAGE: 250GB ADATA SSD / 500GB WD Blue SSD / 1TB WD Blue HD

 

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