Graphics card not installing properly

[Froger96]

hi, this is one of my first posts on this forum, i have posted my problem on another forum, and they haven't got the answer so far, so instead of retyping everything, im going to link you to the thread to read as it may be easier.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=56083&page=1

 

[Volbet]

Does the fan(s)  on the card turn on? and have you tried the card in a different PCIe slot?

[GrievingJosh]

Hmm strange, I was about to say, before Drivers and everything else ... Is the Card itself fully functional? 

[Ookami]

Try to clean the driver with DriverSweeper delete the ALL Nvidia based drivers and restart the PC then install again. Also about it running it on iGPU there should be setting to use only dedicated graphic card.

[Froger96]

ok, the fans do turn on and if i feel the body of the card it is warm.

 

ok, i will try removing it and change some settings in the iGPU menu.

and i dont think there are an drivers on it at the moment.

[Ookami]

I know its stupid question, but you plugged the PCIE power cables to card?

 

Also try secondary PCIE slot.

[Froger96]

yes, and fair enough to ask seemingly stupid question, as this is my first build, so i may make a mistake

[Ookami]

Try the secondary PCIe Slot then.

[Froger96]

it rather it be in the first one, but will just to see if it works as the second is only 8x, but ok, and i have to go after this so i may not get back to you strait away

[Ookami]

If it work with secondary you propably got damaged main slot.

[Froger96]

neither worked

[Ookami]

Dunno if its still working, but you can try to force nvidia drivers:

Copy&Pasted it from http://www.overclock.net/t/470312/182-x-drivers-force-install-to-notebook

 

1. Download the latest nVidia GeForce X Series graphics drivers (of cource download drivers for your card not the X series)
2. Run the set-up program
3. The set-up program will fail, this is normal
4. Go to Device Manager (right click Computer and select Manage > Device Manager)
5. Expand the Display adapter
6. Right click on your GPU
7. Click Properties
8. Click the Driver tab
9. Click on "Update Driver"
10. Click on "Browse my computer for driver software"
11. Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
12. Click on "Have Disk" button
13. Click Browse
14. Browse to the folder at c:\\NVIDIA\\WinVista\\1xx.xx\\English\\ (where 1xx.xx is the version you just downloaded in step 1)
15. Click on the file named nv_disp.inf and click Okay, then click Next.
16. Select the video card closest to what you have
17. It will tell you that the driver is not digitally signed, ignore this notice.
18. If everything works, you should have latest nVidia drivers for your notebook.

 

 

Also a guy at Overclocked posted if your motherboard BIOS is up to date because till he didnt install the BIOS update he also had problems.

[Froger96]

i updated the bios and did the install, and it worked, as far as i know, its the install that did it. thanks for the help, its really nice.