Problem installing GPU

[ICIT2LOL]

I have just built an Ivy Bridge with an i5 3570K an Asus P8Z77-V board 8GB RAM etc etc

Now I have had no luck installing a Xonar card on this machine and now the Asus GTX 650 is giving me grief.

I followed the instructions to the letter and three attempts to install the driver from the disk is just not working. The screen is a mess of horizontal pixelated lines that makes it hard to see anything the resolution is as about low as it can get. the machine boots with that old Vista type green spots going across.

I keep getting this quick message that says something about not loading a .dll and also a VGA driver.

I am at a complete loss for words this build is turning out to be a nightmare on steroids.

Any ideas please before they cart me off in the yellow van

 

[ionbasa]

1 quick question did you install Windows with the GTX 650 installed?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

1 quick question did you install Windows with the GTX 650 installed?

No iobasa I already was running 7 and had been for the last week.

 

[Britton30]

Make sure the GPU is fully seated in the top PCIe x16 slot and both power connectors are all the way in. The power connectors will click when all the way in. Connect you monitor cable to the GPU connector, not the one on the board.
I would suggest using the DVI connection instead of the small VGA.
After you confirm it's all properly installed, run Window update to see if that will find and grab the driver for you. The driver on the CD is likely out of date anyway.

May sound simple but these things are often overlooked.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok well the only power point I can find Gary is the six pack on the top of the card. It snaps into place with a definite click and yes I tried both DVI sockets I never use the VGA much these days only on older fixes.

Problem is being able to see what one is doing as the screen is so chaotic I'll try it again and send some pics of the screen. Having said that it will probably go ok this morning

 

[Britton30]

What is the full model number of it John?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

What is the full model number of it John?

Well mate this is all I can find about this - in the pics.

 

[Britton30]

Thanks, it is the number on the sticker. Should also be one on the end of the box. Is this the driver you have>direct link ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download GTX650-DC-1GD5
It is nVIDIA Display Driver V306.23 WHQL 10.25.2012

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yes mate I think from memory it is the driver but it just would not install I even tried using the 7Zip to unpack it but there were so many items contained in it I really was at a loss (and it was getting late) as to which one I should use.

Which begs the question can I download that driver and install it with the card out of the machine because trying to see it with the card in the screen is just chaotic - looks a bit like Jacobs coat!

Plus do I download from Global (DLM) Global or P2P? I did try the Asia one and the US referenced one but it was just late and I was in danger of making more problems than I already had.

The sticker on the end of the box is just a bar code with # 15000-01921000.

 

[ionbasa]

just posting a sugestion, does the display work fine in safe mode?
If so download the latest drivers on a usb stick from another computer and install it in safe mode on your pc. If this still fails and your screen is messed up it may be due to the video bios on the GPU.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

just posting a sugestion, does the display work fine in safe mode?
If so download the latest drivers on a usb stick from another computer and install it in safe mode on your pc. If this still fails and your screen is messed up it may be due to the video bios on the GPU.

No I haven't tried safe mode yet I will and see. I do have the driver on a stick already but unpacking it leaves me a with a hundred choices of files that I cannot make head or tail of.

Hum I thought this would just be a simple job of just downloading the driver and installing it it sorta doesn't make much sense to me mind you I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to this stuff.

You mentioned the video BIOS forgive my ignorance but the graphics card has a BIOS?

 

[ionbasa]

just posting a sugestion, does the display work fine in safe mode?
If so download the latest drivers on a usb stick from another computer and install it in safe mode on your pc. If this still fails and your screen is messed up it may be due to the video bios on the GPU.

No I haven't tried safe mode yet I will and see. I do have the driver on a stick already but unpacking it leaves me a with a hundred choices of files that I cannot make head or tail of.

Hum I thought this would just be a simple job of just downloading the driver and installing it it sorta doesn't make much sense to me mind you I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to this stuff.

You mentioned the video BIOS forgive my ignorance but the graphics card has a BIOS?

Yes, GPUs do have BIOSes, also where did you download the driver from? ASUS website?
May I sugest downloading the driver directly from Nvidia: Drivers | GeForce
Select your card from the drop down list. It should download an installer which installs everything simply without unzipping or any hassle.

 

[Britton30]

Hiya John. Download from Global. In the unpacked file should be a Install.exe or something like that, it may be inside a folder too.. That will start the driver install and choose Clean install, it'll be near the bottom of one of the windows.

Yup GPUs also have a BIOS. I was thinking maybe there were two 6 pin connectors, but apparently your has only one. I don't see any BIOS for the card there.

 

[essenbe]

John, when you first installed the card, on first start up, Windows should have given a message, new hardware detected and installed a generic driver. If it didn't do that, Windows has not detected the card. Try going to Device manager > display adaptors and see if the card is listed there. If it isn't, that's why you can't install the drivers. They cannot find the card. What were you using before installing the new card, on board?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok I have just downloaded the wrong one then I took a punt on the (DLM) one but no matter I can just delete and get the Global.

Well I am learning quite a bit today re BIOS and such I thought it was limited to the board thanks to you both I am feeling a little better than I did last night as I was dreaming about RTM

Plus if the Asus site doesn't cut the mustard this time I'll try that other site for NVidia.

 

[Britton30]

DLM is Download Manager, P2P is Peer to Peer, or Torrent, Global is direct from an ASUS server.
The nVIDIA site may be better.

 

[essenbe]

John, I always download from Nvidia.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hello Steve yes have downloaded that driver twice now once to a stick and installed it and once while the GPU was in the machine mind you it was very difficult to see what I was doing as you can see in the pics.

Now does anyone think perhaps something should be done in the UEFI? - just a thought.

Plus Steve no mate Windows didn't give me that new hardware message.

 

[ionbasa]

I have a feeling that the Bios on the GPU may need to be re-flashed.
Have you tried safe mode? Does it give the same result?

 

[Britton30]

There is no BIOS available.
John, That first "Vista" type screen looks like starting Windows repair. Did you take out the w7 disk or USB stick?