How to tell if you have a bad pci express

[truffles45]

Is there anyway to tell if you have a bad pci express slot. I just got a used motherboard from a local used computer store. and everything boots up right. it posts and everything. I got the system updated and running. I put my graphics card into the computer and no i cant get it to post. I called the computer store and they said that i may have to flash the bios. So i did that and i still cant get to posted. I removed and reinserted the ram because they said that could be the problem. I know that they card is not dead because it still works in my old system. Is there anything else i could check the board is a asrock b75m-dgs r2.0 I have a 8gb of ram and a wifi card in the system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[A Guy Eating Cereal]

Is there anyway to tell if you have a bad pci express slot. I just got a used motherboard from a local used computer store. and everything boots up right. it posts and everything. I got the system updated and running. I put my graphics card into the computer and no i cant get it to post. I called the computer store and they said that i may have to flash the bios. So i did that and i still cant get to posted. I removed and reinserted the ram because they said that could be the problem. I know that they card is not dead because it still works in my old system. Is there anything else i could check the board is a asrock b75m-dgs r2.0 I have a 8gb of ram and a wifi card in the system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Put it in the other PCI express slot?

[tbroadwater2010]

Is there anyway to tell if you have a bad pci express slot. I just got a used motherboard from a local used computer store. and everything boots up right. it posts and everything. I got the system updated and running. I put my graphics card into the computer and no i cant get it to post. I called the computer store and they said that i may have to flash the bios. So i did that and i still cant get to posted. I removed and reinserted the ram because they said that could be the problem. I know that they card is not dead because it still works in my old system. Is there anything else i could check the board is a asrock b75m-dgs r2.0 I have a 8gb of ram and a wifi card in the system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So the PC will not power on at all with the GPU in?

Whats system specs?

[truffles45]

So the PC will not power on at all with the GPU in?

Whats system specs?

specs are 

asrock b75m-dgs r2.0 motherboard

intel core i5 3470 3.1 ghz

8gbs of ddr3 ram

zotac gtx 560 1gb 

[tbroadwater2010]

specs are 

asrock b75m-dgs r2.0 motherboard

intel core i5 3470 3.1 ghz

8gbs of ddr3 ram

zotac gtx 560 1gb 

Try resetting CMOS on the MOBO. Pull it for 30 seconds and then put it back in

[truffles45]

Try resetting CMOS on the MOBO. Pull it for 30 seconds and then put it back in

was is resetting cmos. Sorry a little new to all of this.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Have you tried cleaning the pins of the PCI-E slot with DeoxIT?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

was is resetting cmos. Sorry a little new to all of this.

 

These are taken from the manual for your specific motherboard. The location of the CLR CMOS jumper is circled in red Hope this helps.

[truffles45]

These are taken from the manual for your specific motherboard. The location of the CLR CMOS jumper is circled in red Hope this helps.

 

 

Try resetting CMOS on the MOBO. Pull it for 30 seconds and then put it back in

 

thanks for the try guys but resetting the cmos didnt work anything else.

[tbroadwater2010]

thanks for the try guys but resetting the cmos didnt work anything else.

So back to my original question. What happens when you put the GPU in and try to boot. Anything? BIOS? Fans spin? Nothing at all?

[truffles45]

So back to my original question. What happens when you put the GPU in and try to boot. Anything? BIOS? Fans spin? Nothing at all?

It does not display anything. The fan on the gpu spin.

[tbroadwater2010]

It does not display anything. The fan on the gpu spin.

Are you sure you plugged the monitor into the GPU, if you did try the mobo

[truffles45]

Are you sure you plugged the monitor into the GPU, if you did try the mobo

yes it plugged in i have have tried different cords and everything.

[tbroadwater2010]

yes it plugged in i have have tried different cords and everything

you tried both mobo and GPU to plug into, and you see no bios screen?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Unplug the GPU and plug your VGA or DVI connector directly onto the motherboard. See if the system will post with on board graphics. 

[truffles45]

Unplug the GPU and plug your VGA or DVI connector directly onto the motherboard. See if the system will post with on board graphics. 

I am able to use the computer without the gpu it it works fine and runs smoothly. i doesnt work show anything when i plug my graphics card into the pci e slot. I know that the gpu works becuase it works in my old system i just tried and everything works.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I am able to use the computer without the gpu it it works fine and runs smoothly. i doesnt work show anything when i plug my graphics card into the pci e slot. I know that the gpu works becuase it works in my old system i just tried and everything works.

 

Then there's a high possibility that your motherboard has a defective PCI-E slot.

[Matt420740]

Do you have both the 6 pin power cables plugged into the GPU, and what type of PSU are you using?

[truffles45]

Do you have both the 6 pin power cables plugged into the GPU, and what type of PSU are you using

yes and the psu is a rosewill xtreme 80plus 750