Not booting to windows with GPU installed

[Pot8os]

Hey all, I just got a brand new 1060 from a friend after running a 770 for about 4 years and I decided to put it in. All was well until i exited bios. Once that happened, my monitor went to sleep and the computer just is sitting there with all fans running and the GPU's RGB just blinking orange. The system will boot into windows with the cards uninsfalled and now it even won't boot with the 770 installed.

 

My specs are 

CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

GPU Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1060 6gb

RAM 4x2gb

Storage 1tb WD Blue and 240gb Crucial SSD

Edited June 2, 2019 by Pot8os
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[-rascal-]

4 minutes ago, Pot8os said:

Hey all, I just got a brand new 1060 from a friend after running a 770 for about 4 years and I decided to put it in. All was well until i exited bios. Once that happened, my monitor went to sleep and the computer just is sitting there with all fans running and the GPU's RGB just blinking orange. The system will boot into windows with the cards uninsfalled and now it even won't boot with the 770 installed.

 

My specs are 

CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

GPU Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1060 6gb

RAM 4x2gb

Storage 1tb WD Blue and 240gb Crucial SSD

 

Double check, and make sure the PCI-E 8-pin power connector is properly seated.

If you are using the PSU with modular cables, make sure it has not come loose on the PSU end as well.

 

What motherboard are you using?

Have you tried resetting/clearing the CMOS?

Check and see if there is a newer BIOS available.

[Tetoris]

Do you still have the 770? If you do, try booting with it. If you manage to boot with it boot into safe mode and use a tool called DDU (DisplayDriverUninstaller) to remove the drivers and then try the 1060.

[Pot8os]

1 minute ago, -rascal- said:

 

Double check, and make sure the PCI-E 8-pin power connector is properly seated.

If you are using the PSU with modular cables, make sure it has not come loose on the PSU end as well.

 

What motherboard are you using?

Have you tried resetting/clearing the CMOS?

Check and see if there is a newer BIOS available.

Motherboard is a prebuilt Asus desktop one, CM1730/CM1830. I have made sure the 8 pin is properly seated. I am unsure how to clear the CMOS but I will check it out. BIOS version is 0401.

[Pot8os]

Just now, Tetoris said:

Do you still have the 770? If you do, try booting with it. If you manage to boot with it boot into safe mode and use a tool called DDU (DisplayDriverUninstaller) to remove the drivers and then try the 1060.

I have tried to boot with it but the same thing happens, boots to the splash screen that has tons of things going on and then when I exit bios, black screen and monitor sleeps.

[chi_chi_]

try removing the mobo battery, waiting for like 20 seconds and putting it back in. hope this helps you!

[Pot8os]

3 minutes ago, chi_chi_ said:

try removing the mobo battery, waiting for like 20 seconds and putting it back in. hope this helps you!

That's one thing I recently did, even unplugging the entire system. Replaced the battery as well and still same problem. Thanks for trying.

[chi_chi_]

@Pot8os oh ok. I'll get back to you if I think of anything else

[Pot8os]

59 minutes ago, chi_chi_ said:

@Pot8os oh ok. I'll get back to you if I think of anything else

I'm not sure what I did but it is now working. I believe I changed integrated graphics to PCI-whatever numbers and letters came after, and then it started working. I am having the same problem as yesterday though where my HDMI monitor isn't even detected in windows but I know it works because I use it for my Xbox all the time.

[BigRom]

2 hours ago, Pot8os said:

I believe I changed integrated graphics to PCI-whatever numbers and letters came after, and then it started working

Well the Phenom II doesn't have integrated graphics, that might be your problem there.

[Pot8os]

12 hours ago, BigRom said:

Well the Phenom II doesn't have integrated graphics, that might be your problem there.

the specific CPU does, or it might be my motherboard but yeah it has an on board chipset.