Black screen after graphics card install (Nitro R9 380)

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  1. ThrashZone
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    lol great an on/ off switch on a gpu = brilliant design
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  3. Morbid Monkee
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    ThrashZone said:
    lol great an on/ off switch on a gpu = brilliant design
    Yeah right? I contacted Sapphire and they told me exactly what to do! I am now a happy gamer once again lol
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  4. Mellon Head
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    ThrashZone said:
    lol great an on/ off switch on a gpu = brilliant design
    That is one of the stupidest design features I've heard about in quite a while.
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  6. Morbid Monkee
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    Mellon Head said:
    ThrashZone said:
    lol great an on/ off switch on a gpu = brilliant design
    That is one of the stupidest design features I've heard about in quite a while.
    Yeah that and the fact that the dip switch wasnt even mentioned in the instructions (if you could call them that)
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  7. ThrashZone
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    yep if you ever get a chance take a picture of this switch and post it here :)
    Inquiring minds need to see this wicked switch that must allow you on the fly to remove the card without being electrocuted
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  8. Morbid Monkee
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    ThrashZone said:
    yep if you ever get a chance take a picture of this switch and post it here :)
    Inquiring minds need to see this wicked switch that must allow you on the fly to remove the card without being electrocuted
    I will take a picture tomorrow and post it so if anyone has that card they will know lol
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  10. Morbid Monkee
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    Here is the picture of the dip switch, the card is a

    Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 380 4GB GDDR5 DL-DVI-I / DL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP Dual-X OC (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card 11242-07-20G
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  11. ThrashZone
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    Thanks for the update at least it's on top :)

    The only other one I've read that has a switch is the evga 980 king pin it's for triple bios oc'ing
    But at least they tell you about it
    EVGA GeForce GTX 980 04G-P4-5988-KR 4GB K|NGP|N GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent w/ Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card - Newegg.com
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  12. Morbid Monkee
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    Yeah its the first Ive heard of it, you would think a subsection in the manual would be justified at that point lol
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  13. Mellon Head
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    I'm still baffled at the reasoning behind that switch. What possible mode of operation requires that you turn your graphics card off? Or that you need to?
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