Device fails to power on despite BIOS activation.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Device fails to power on despite BIOS activation.

Stichino
Junior Member

04-12-2018, 08:05 PM

Hello everyone. I've been trying various solutions but my system still won't boot. I can't even view the BIOS. When I press the power button, it just displays 'No signal.' I've double-checked the essentials: power is on, all cables are connected. Steps I've taken: switched cables (DVI to HDMI, HDMI to HDMI), used different monitors, changed RAM and booted with one stick, cleared CMOS. My friends helped too—one brought in a GPU (MSI 1050 Ti) which worked. At that time I thought my GPU was faulty, but it functioned on their machine. My specs are: Ryzen 7 2700X, MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX, EVGA GTX 970 (the model linked to the issue), 16 GB RAM, Fractal Design Integra 550W.

Stichino

04-12-2018, 08:05 PM #1

tacoriffic321
Member

144

04-12-2018, 10:02 PM

The Gtx 970 has reported graphics driver problems. See the discussion at the provided link for details.

tacoriffic321

04-12-2018, 10:02 PM #2

The Gtx 970 has reported graphics driver problems. See the discussion at the provided link for details.

AluminiumPie
Junior Member

04-12-2018, 11:57 PM

There might be a method to retrieve an older driver, though accessing the BIOS seems challenging. It appears the GPU could still function as seen in another system with similar hardware.

AluminiumPie

04-12-2018, 11:57 PM #3

There might be a method to retrieve an older driver, though accessing the BIOS seems challenging. It appears the GPU could still function as seen in another system with similar hardware.

MikaCupcake
Member

04-13-2018, 12:41 AM

Transfer the 970 to a different machine and then retrieve the driver from the GeForce archive.

MikaCupcake

04-13-2018, 12:41 AM #4

Transfer the 970 to a different machine and then retrieve the driver from the GeForce archive.

MrJuddi
Member

125

04-13-2018, 01:01 PM

It seems like the issue might be related to the BIOS. I've experienced this before with a Radeon R7 and an Intel P67 motherboard. Updating the BIOS could help, as MSI tends to manage these kinds of fixes well.

MrJuddi

04-13-2018, 01:01 PM #5

Cow_Boi
Member

153

04-13-2018, 04:20 PM

I managed to fix the problem by switching to a different PCI lane. It's unusual because I could have used another GPU in the same lane before. Appreciate the assistance!

Cow_Boi

04-13-2018, 04:20 PM #6

I managed to fix the problem by switching to a different PCI lane. It's unusual because I could have used another GPU in the same lane before. Appreciate the assistance!