New card, Windows recoginzed it, but isn't listed in Device Manager

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I just installed a new HD 6670 into my computer, but the computer won't use it. Instead, it's defaulting to the onboard graphics. When I turned the computer on for the first time with the new card, Windows detected the new device and installed drivers. I installed drivers off of the CD that came with it anyway. After restarting, I could no display from the new card. I switched the monitor input to the onboard and checked Device Manager and the only video adapter shown was the onboard graphics. I downloaded the latest drivers from AMD, installed, and restarted. Same thing. I restarted and went into the BIOS and set it to pull graphics from the PCI slot first. Still nothing. I unplugged the VGA from the onboard and restarted with nothing but an HDMI going from the card to the monitor and still no display. The BIOS version is up to date. I don't really understand why Windows would recognize a new device, but then not recognize it at the same time.
 

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Disable the on-board in BIOS, you don't use both, once you add a PCIe card.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory
8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
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2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
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1920 by 1080
Hard Drives
SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
PSU
Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
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Thermaltake Armor A90
Cooling
Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
Keyboard
Logitech G11
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Logitech M310 Wireless
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100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
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Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
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Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
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CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.
There doesn't appear to be a way to disable it in the BIOS. The two options I have are "Always Enable" and "Enable only when no PEG is detected" or something very close to that. No disable.
 

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OK, so you took the latter with Enable Only and still giving you grief? I would call the motherboard's tech support line, you didn't fill in your specs... so nothing else to go by.

Check the card and make sure it's fully in the slot is only thing left, while the power cord is not connected...
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory
8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
Screen Resolution
1920 by 1080
Hard Drives
SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
PSU
Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
Case
Thermaltake Armor A90
Cooling
Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
Keyboard
Logitech G11
Mouse
Logitech M310 Wireless
Internet Speed
100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
Browser
Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
Other Info
CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.
That's right. We selected the Enable Only option and it's still not working. I'm pretty sure it's firmly seated all the way into the board. The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2. I had this same problem with a card that I put into it a year ago, but it got worked out somehow. I don't even know how it happened.
 

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