Computer won't boot(?) with ANY graphics card

[ncplum4]

Hello!

I am not the best with computers so I apologize if any of this is vague, also lemme know if you need any further info

I've been looking around online for the past few hours and can't seem to find anything that matches my particular problem. I have an old-ish windows 10 desktop that suddenly won't boot up whenever I have a GPU plugged into it. When I remove the GPU, it turns on just fine. When the GPU is inserted, the normal "turn on" beep goes off, and then after a bit (30 seconds, maybe?) another, single, short, soft beep will sound. This beep then continues to repeat every 30 seconds.

So far I've tried using a different GPU (I have a nvidia 1060 and 960, problem happens with either one.) Also I was wondering if I had somehow bent the pins on the motherboard part-where-you-plug-the-GPU-in (the PCI-e or something, I think it's called) but when I tried inserting the GPUs into any other plug the same problem happened.

I also tried moving the RAM sticks around, I have 2 DDR3 4 gb sticks, i took them out, put them back in, and moved them into different slots, didn't change anything. Checked the connections on my two harddrives and they both seem fine. And again, as soon as I don't have a GPU in there, the PC boots up fine using integrated graphics. I'm stumped! Anyone got any ideas?

Also, I don't know if this is important or not, but I have an intel i7 processor.

EDIT:
Hello, I actually just solved my problem myself but figured I'd post my solution.

There was something that was making my GPU not work properly (drivers, maybe?) and it needed to be disabled and then enabled in my device manager.
But! Since my PC would go straight to using my GPU if it was plugged in, I actually couldn't get to my device manager. So I unplugged it, went to the BIOS(?) menu and switched my default graphics from PEG to IGD, turn off my PC, plugged in the GPU, switched it back on and it booted (yay!!!) and then I just went to device manager and enabled/disabled my GPU.

Which leads to another question. Whenever I restart my PC, the GPU stops function and needs to be "reset" through the device manager to start working properly again. Any idea what could be causing that? Nvidia says my drivers are up to date.

 

[cin19]

What is your PC specifications? Can you post that?

 

[ncplum4]

Here are my specs:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 3401Mhz, says there's 4 cores?
RAM: 8 gb, two ddr3 sticks
Motherboard says it's an MSI, but my PC won't tell me what model in system information.
GPU is a Nvidia 1060, made by a company named gigabyte, apparently.

 

[pete_101]

I would suggest starting by clearing the CMOS, then you'll need to load the default BIOS. Do this without the card in, and put the card back in after successfully completing the process.

To clear the CMOS, there will either be a clear CMOS button or 2 pins that you short together with a screwdriver or some other metal object, these will be on the motherboard near were all the other pins are that your computer case wires plug into (the front panel power, reset etc.) If you can't find the clear CMOS, just remove the battery from the board for a few minutes. On restart, you'll need to load the default BIOS.

If that doesn't work, next step would be chipset drivers, but start with the CMOS.

 

[cin19]

Here are my specs:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 3401Mhz, says there's 4 cores?
RAM: 8 gb, two ddr3 sticks
Motherboard says it's an MSI, but my PC won't tell me what model in system information.
GPU is a Nvidia 1060, made by a company named gigabyte, apparently.

How about the power supply? And did it run fine with any GPU before? One more is it the OEM PC or do you build it ?

 

[ncplum4]

Hi again! Thanks for the help, friends. What I ended up having to do was pull out the battery on the motherboard to reset the CMOS. It was hidden under my GPU so it took me awhile to find it. I let it sit for a bit then started it up, turned it on with the GPU in and ran on integrated grahics then installed my drivers.

Thanks for the help!!