Zotac GTX 1080 TI AMP Extreme RGB not working at all

[BlueSky64]

I have an issue regarding the graphics card zotac gtx 1080 ti amp extreme the RGB lights are turned off and spectra on firestorm is blacked out and the advanced tab not working and the fans are always running on auto mode i have downloaded the latest card driver and the latest firestorm version (2.0.0.022E) i also tried installing and uninstalling.The RGB are completely off although they were running fine before and i could easly set the colors through firestorm the blue led in the back plate is still is used to be flashing when the RGB was running fine.And im running on one screen with the resolution 3840x2160 pleas someone help because zotac's support are not responding.

Thanks.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Uninstall Zotac Software and NVIDIA Drivers and reboot.
Always wipe a GPU Driver using DDU APP and the safe mode option from DDU.

http://www.wagnardsoft.com/DDU/download/DDU%20v17.0.6.6.exe

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/119914

http://hkftp.zotac.com/External/FireStorm/FireStorm.zip

[BlueSky64]

I just tried these steps but unfortunately still nothing changed btw what does this led indicates as it was flashing when spectra was working and now it is not.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Go configure the LEDs and such in the software. They don't just stay on until u do.

[BlueSky64]

The tab where you cnofugure the LEDs is completeley blacked out i can't even access it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Then contact Zotac; that's what warranty is for.

[BlueSky64]

already did but they are very slow,anyway thanks for the help man.

[Big Boom Boom]

Have you flashed the card BIOS?

[BlueSky64]

no,what does that mean ?like resetting the card's bios ?

[Big Boom Boom]

Updated to latest bios?

[BlueSky64]

i guess maybe i downloaded the latest drivers

[Big Boom Boom]

Bios is not driver. There should be an option in firestorm to check bios update for your card.

[neondale00]

HEADING! ZOTAC 1080 TI AMP EXTREME SPECTRA LED (RGB) FIX!!! "Spectra button grayed out"

Hello Everyone. So I have a friend at zotac that gave me the Spectra LED Lighting System Fix and I wanted to share it with all of you because I know this is a hot topic and it was really big trouble for me too!

BACKSTORY:
So about a week ago I purchased 4 Zotac 1080ti AMP Extreme Graphics cards from 2 different local shops in Hong Kong China. When I installed them into my rig I noticed that 2 of the cards the LED Spectra was working and the other 2 cards was not... This made me go down the rabbit-hole of troubleshooting the issue, checking forums... blah blah blah for about 3 days. Finally I gave up and was going to RMA the 2 cards that where not working.

SYMPTOMS:
My Cards symptoms where like this: Video Cards worked perfectly (performance wise) I was able to see the video cards in Firestorm and also Nvidia Inspector. (seams not problems) just the Spectra tab was greyed out an the 2 cards (i had 4) that where not working. Each of the video cards has a very small blue LED on the Top of the back side of the video card. On 2 of my cards this small led was blinking (Spectra MCU Running State) and on 2 of the video cards the LED was solid On state (Not working Spectra Units)

SOLUTION:
Because I live in Hong Kong China, when something breaks... you can just take the card to someone who can really fix it. I eventually met a technician who was very well aware of this Zotac issue and he was given a MCU Firmware fix from Zotac that can fix this issue. He told me that zotac does not know why this problem exists.. but they did make a quick and simple fix to get it working again! Its not a bios problem or a connector problem or anything like that... is really faulty firmware from some of these early released cards.


WARNING!
Things to make sure before you rung this software!!!
Make sure you only have 1 video card plugged into your machine when you run this program. If you are running some onboard video graphics cards, thats OKAY. Just don't try to run the software with more then 1 card installed otherwise you can have problems.

Program is super simple. Just click the "fix button" and the program flash's the Graphics Cards Onboard Dedicated MCU for the Spectra Lighting.

Thats it!


I hope this helps everyone here. I spend 3 days of my life pulling my hair out on this issue!

I am sharing this because I was lucky enough to find "that chinese guy" and he help me and I want to share with all of you! I hope this helps someone! If it does please share your experience.

Good Luck!

LINK: http://www.daleschroeder.com/public/Zotac_Spectra_Lighting_Fix.zip

email me if the download link is broken [removed]

[BlueSky64]

dude it worked thank's so much! You are a legend thank's again!

[lord_narmo]

Originally posted by neondale00:

HEADING! ZOTAC 1080 TI AMP EXTREME SPECTRA LED (RGB) FIX!!! "Spectra button grayed out"

Hello Everyone. So I have a friend at zotac that gave me the Spectra LED Lighting System Fix and I wanted to share it with all of you because I know this is a hot topic and it was really big trouble for me too!

BACKSTORY:
So about a week ago I purchased 4 Zotac 1080ti AMP Extreme Graphics cards from 2 different local shops in Hong Kong China. When I installed them into my rig I noticed that 2 of the cards the LED Spectra was working and the other 2 cards was not... This made me go down the rabbit-hole of troubleshooting the issue, checking forums... blah blah blah for about 3 days. Finally I gave up and was going to RMA the 2 cards that where not working.

SYMPTOMS:
My Cards symptoms where like this: Video Cards worked perfectly (performance wise) I was able to see the video cards in Firestorm and also Nvidia Inspector. (seams not problems) just the Spectra tab was greyed out an the 2 cards (i had 4) that where not working. Each of the video cards has a very small blue LED on the Top of the back side of the video card. On 2 of my cards this small led was blinking (Spectra MCU Running State) and on 2 of the video cards the LED was solid On state (Not working Spectra Units)

SOLUTION:
Because I live in Hong Kong China, when something breaks... you can just take the card to someone who can really fix it. I eventually met a technician who was very well aware of this Zotac issue and he was given a MCU Firmware fix from Zotac that can fix this issue. He told me that zotac does not know why this problem exists.. but they did make a quick and simple fix to get it working again! Its not a bios problem or a connector problem or anything like that... is really faulty firmware from some of these early released cards.


WARNING!
Things to make sure before you rung this software!!!
Make sure you only have 1 video card plugged into your machine when you run this program. If you are running some onboard video graphics cards, thats OKAY. Just don't try to run the software with more then 1 card installed otherwise you can have problems.

Program is super simple. Just click the "fix button" and the program flash's the Graphics Cards Onboard Dedicated MCU for the Spectra Lighting.

Thats it!


I hope this helps everyone here. I spend 3 days of my life pulling my hair out on this issue!

I am sharing this because I was lucky enough to find "that chinese guy" and he help me and I want to share with all of you! I hope this helps someone! If it does please share your experience.

Good Luck!

LINK: http://www.daleschroeder.com/public/Zotac_Spectra_Lighting_Fix.zip

email me if the download link is broken [e-mail]

Could you add the fix here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3438407/zotac-gtx-1080-amp-extreme-rgb-working.html

[BlueSky64]

done