Issues with screen display, bios, and graphics drivers.
Issues with screen display, bios, and graphics drivers.
I had recently built a new computer with a AORUS B650 Elite AX, a Ryzen 9 7900x, and a GTX 980 TI, now using the integrated graphics until I get my new graphics card. I had started facing problems in the beginning where I kept having trouble getting the BIOS to output to the dedicated GPU. The BIOS would only show with a cable plugged into the motherboard HDMI. What is weird is that when I got into the bios screen, it would be outputting to the DP plugged into the graphics card, even though it was not working without the motherboard HDMI plugged in. No matter what I did, It would refuse to work normally. Sometimes it would switch outputs when updating the BIOS, sometimes it would refuse to work at all. Eventually I stopped caring because everything else worked, and I could still get into the BIOS if I needed to. But after selling the graphics card in order to buy a upgrade, I have been having trouble getting the integrated graphics working. The driver kept refusing to load, and would crash and keep going to black when it was loaded. I tried different different drivers and workarounds, but it would crash no matter what. I got tired of trying to get it working, so I gave up and decided to wait.
Today I thought that I would try to decrease the RAM speed to see if it was causing it to become unstable. After I changed the settings for it, the computer refused to give me a display output. I could tell that Windows was loaded, but no display. I went to reset the BIOS and it would work again, but stop working right when I changed the BIOS again. I was not sure what was wrong, but I tried using a HDMI cable along with the DP plugged into the computer to see if it worked, and now it would actually show a display output. So far I have been so frustrated with it because I have no clue what is going on and why it is acting like this, Everything else about the computer works and I can even use XMP and do stress tests without any problems. So far based on the issues I think that the issue is being caused by the BIOS, or the motherboard. It might also be the CPU or RAM, but I don't think it is likely the issue. I wanted to ask if anyone has any clue on what could be causing these issues, and if anyone else has had this problem. I really want to use my computer without having to mess around to do what I want to do.
Specs:
AORUS B650 Elite AX Rev 1.2
Ryzen 9 7900x
CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB
EVGA 1000 GT, 80 Plus Gold 1000W
Windows 11
What model does your monitor use? What resolution and input settings are configured on your MONITOR? Have you considered attempting to run the DDU, deleting all existing graphics drivers (Nvidia and AMD), and then performing a fresh installation of the AMD graphics and chipset drivers? Additionally, if you haven’t updated the latest AMD chipset drivers, it might be beneficial to visit the AMD website, locate the most recent B650 driver, and install it. After executing the DDU twice, it would also be wise to ensure your BIOS is up to date—your board version is FA5f, released only a few days ago. This could help resolve any memory compatibility problems as well, given this update is among the recent changes.
I applied the BIOS Update and now I can operate the system without the HDMI cable, yet the graphics driver continues to crash. Even after using DDU for both drivers and updating the chipset and graphics drivers, the issue persists. When the driver is enabled, it functions normally briefly. After 10 to 20 seconds, performance slows down, causing lag, freezing, and eventually a black screen. It restarts to black before returning to black again. This occurs multiple times before the system forces a restart or the driver shuts down itself. In the Event Viewer, only the message "Display driver amduw23g stopped responding and has successfully recovered" appears. The monitor model is Acer ED323QU P at 2560x1440p 165hz.