GTX 970 Problem

[LtThompson]

So, I recently bought a Gigabyte GTX 970 (https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Gaming-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00NH5T1MS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1488704335&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+970+windforce ) off a friend of mine.

 

I was trying to install it today. Long story short, I've been using an Antec 300 case up until now --> upgraded to a Fractal Design Define S case so it could accomodate the 970's longer length (compared to the ASUS GTX 660 I've been using).

 

So I transfer everything from the Antec to the Fractal Design case. Everything seems to be going well until boot up. Initially I get 3 beeps (1 long, 2 short) --> fixed that problem. I determined that it was due to the 970 not properly seated in the slot --> my motherboard is kinda stupid. The put the SATA ports right underneath where any long graphics card would go. Had some wires on top of the ports, which caused the card to incorrectly seat. Rerouted the cables, problem solved.

 

Then comes the next (and current) problem. Boot up the PC, I get the inital Intel boot up screen. Stays on that page for about 1 min 30 sec - there's 1 beep every 30 seconds or so (each beep doesn't reoccur at the same time). Then a black screen shows up. Best I can describe it, is as if you are in a full-screen DOS, there's the blinking underscore as if it's waiting for you to type something (in hindsight, I never tried typing anything - just rebooted afterwards).

 

Any ideas what it is? It's definitely graphics card related, as I put my ASUS GTX 660 back in, and it's working fine.

 

Specs:
Mobo: Intel DZ77SL-50K

CPU: i5-3570K

RAM: G Skill Ripjaws X Series (2x4GB) DDR3 1600

PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M600

Heat Sink: Cooler Master Hyper 212

Windows 7

OS boots off a Kingston 120GB SSD

[MorganO]

34 minutes ago, LtThompson said:

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can you access the bios?

[LtThompson]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

can you access the bios?

I never actually tried that. My guess is that I would not be able to access it. I tried running in Safe Mode (spamming F8) - but it seemed to be unresponsive.

[MorganO]

9 minutes ago, LtThompson said:

I never actually tried that. My guess is that I would not be able to access it. I tried running in Safe Mode (spamming F8) - but it seemed to be unresponsive.

well try getting into the bios, then if you can then the GPU works

[LtThompson]

1 minute ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

well try getting into the bios, then if you ca\n then the GPU works

Is that can or can't?

 

I'll have to give it a go tomorrow. I'll report back then.

[MorganO]

6 minutes ago, LtThompson said:

Is that can or can't?

 

I'll have to give it a go tomorrow. I'll report back then.

can, i made a spelling error

[19_blackie_73]

are you able to but while using the internal gpu of the cpu?

[LtThompson]

9 hours ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

are you able to but while using the internal gpu of the cpu?

With my GTX 660 in, it does not detect the internal GPU (though, not sure if it makes a difference - the only on board display option is HDMI).

 

Also, I've never updated my BIOS. So I guess I'll give that a go and then drop the 970 in and see what happens.

[LtThompson]

Just an update:

So I updated my BIOS, and that seems to been the trick.

 

Appreciate all the help from everyone!