New Graphics Card Problems (gtx 970)

[Rendoridan]

Just tried to install my new evga gtx 970 graphics card yesterday and yes i did one step wrong and didnt uninstall the old drivers. I made sure i was grounded properly and everything before procedures and tried CMOS reset also. Keep in mind i literally have no video now since i went back to my old graphics card which the pc still has the old drivers for. I can't get the on board graphics to display throught my monitor either. I am in quite a jam atm and dont know what to do.

[rotNdude]

Please post the computer specs and operating system you're running.

[Rendoridan]

AMD Processor - AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz
AMD Motherboard - ASUS M5A78L-M LX Plus
Graphics Card - Nvidia Geforce GTX 760 2GB (was installing a gtx 970)
Thermaltake 600w Power Supply
Win 10 OS

[Azza ☠]

Graphics should still appear even without drivers... BIOS will use it's own, then Windows would attempt to install native drivers.

Ensure the GTX 970 graphics card is flat on the PCI-e slot of the motherboard. It's positioned in just slightly angled from the front end, then the back clicks into place. There's a locking clip at the rear of the PCI-e which should click. It should be flat with the motherboard surface, once in place.

Next, you have 12v PCI-e (6 or 8 pin) cables, which you run from the PSU (power supply unit) to the top-rear of the graphics card. These are required to give it the additional juice needed to run. Make sure you haven't missed this step.

Attach the monitor cable to your graphics card port. Ensure the monitor end of the cable is firmly in place too. If it's still not working, test another cable if possible, or run your thumb/fingers down it's length to see if there's a break/damage just with the cable.

If you do manage to get into Windows or it's safemode...

Go to the offical Nvidia drivers website:
http://www.geforce.com/drivers

Manually download the latest drivers and right-click them, run as administrator. Ensure Windows and security software doesn't attempt to block the drivers installation.

[Rendoridan]

I have done all of this now for the past 3 hours. All resets also and nothing

[Azza ☠]

What cable are you using? DVI, HDMI, or DisplayPort?

On the monitor itself, is there a menu option? Can you manually select input source from that?

[_I_]

get a better mobo for the fx cpu
that board was designed for aii/pii and modded to run fx at nerfed specs
amd m-atx boards do not have enough room for a good vrm config strong enough to overclock anything
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

or better yet start over with a new buld for the gtx 970

but the main issue is the driver
uninstall the old driver
shut down, swap gpus
reboot and installl the latets driver

if that still fails, download the latest bios update for the ancient mobo

[Rendoridan]

Using hdmi to hdmi and i cant uninstall anything if i cant see anything on my monitor through vga or hdmi...

[Rendoridan]

Mobo has nothing to do with it because it worked fine before i swapped the 760 and my intentions were to use this gpu until i get my other pc build in about a month but when i put my 760 back in it doesnt do anything now and i cant run it off of my on board graphics either

[_I_]

do any caes fans spin or lights turn on?
check the power switch on the psu

did you plug in the pci-e power on the gpu?

[Crazed Possum]

1. Can u test your monitor via VGA with another computer or even a laptop ?
A: If so test it in VGA and if it works then your problem is with your computer, motherboard,power supply.The menu switch on the monitor may have to be used to select VGA.

2. Pull power cable off desktop and hit the power button on the front to help discharge all remaining power. Hook everything back up including your video card ( old or new ) and use only a VGA cable and see what happens. If your desktop starts to beep then count the beeps and note if they are long or short and how many. It should fire up via VGA and scince you reset the cmos you will probably have to go into your bios settings and load defaults and\or DESELECT onboard graphics...........if you can see the screen.

3. If you don't get a picture and you know the monitor is good from previous test then it's definately on the computer side. If your monitor shows a orange light and not a blue light then it's not getting a signal from the card. Maybe the power supply. Also if you get your old card to work and the new one won't work it could still be bad from the manufacturer.

Other tests:

If you have a flat screen tv with vga input or hdmi you could try that to see if the monitor is good or not set correctly.

[Rendoridan]

All fans and lights turn on and yes i plugged the pci-e cables in

[Rendoridan]

I tried 3 monitors and 2 tvs with it and also the 760 gpu worked then i put the 970 in forgetting to uninstall the drivers so when i put the 760 back in to do so now neither of the cards work. I reseated memory, reseated both cards twice and checked all cabled and nothing

[_I_]

is a pc speaker hooked up?
do you get any post beeps

also reset bios (while off, move the clr_rtc jumper over and back again)
shouldbe near the battery
https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/IZxHVUuVo8OWSDbz/S91Q6pYVjgdA9CCK_1000.jpg

[Rendoridan]

I moved the jumper too and no other pc speakers hooked up. My pc has a box in it that beeps on start up to give me codes if any

[Griff]

As nothing is looking good.
I will throw in this...
I repair PC's and laptops daily, its my job. Changed hundreds of motherboards and graphics cards...

Only motherboard I've ever killed was by swapping the GPU. It was an HP desktop and they have a habit of keeping their charge in their capacitors long after power is taken out. On that particular case, I performed the standard sort of discharge I've always done, holding power button until all lights go out. Only this time, it didn't fully drain...
I installed the new GPU, then pressed the power button before I plugged it back in, and the bloody power led came on. I knew then that it hadn't fully drained.
Sure enough, dead motherboard, no post. Replaced motherboard next day, all fixed. Its a warranty job though, just tell em, I turned it on one day and had no power. If your board is under warranty that is.

Not saying thats definitely the case here but if all else fails. It can happen.