GPU not showing up in Motherboard BIOS

[uacole777]

My gpu has power and spins up but I can’t get anything from it, windows doesn’t see it and bother doesn’t my motherboard. I tried using a different GPU to see if that was the problem but had the same results. It’s not showing up in device manager either. Attempting to manually install drivers doesn’t work either, I just get to where the nvidia installer can’t continue because there’s no compatible hardware.

My specs:
i7 8700k
Maximus X Code
GTX 1070
750w PSU
16gb ram (2x8 3600mhz)

 

[alexoiu]

Have you connected all required PCIe power cables to it? Have you connected the monitor to the graphics card, not to the motherboard? Have you tested different PCIe slot?

 

[uacole777]

Yes I have done all these still nothing

 

[alexoiu]

When graphics card installed and monitor connected to motherboard, are you getting signal to monitor?

 

[uacole777]

If I plug the display cable into the motherboard I get signal but the gpu is no where to be found

 

[alexoiu]

Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

 

[uacole777]

I’ll give it a shot

 

[jr9]

After it is installed and the monitor is connected to the video port on the graphics card, can you see you BIOS settings when you start up? If not, try moving the card to a different PCIe slot. If you cant see your BIOS settings then your issue takes place before Windows and drivers come into the picture.

 

[uacole777]

Clearing cmos didn’t work unfortunately, I have tried moving the card to different pcie spots but does not work. Can’t get into bios from gpu

 

[jr9]

So the issue is the motherboard isn't detecting the GPU or is failing to initialize it. I would go into BIOS settings and try disabling the iGPU or setting the default to PCIe. If you end up with no video on either GPU or iGPU you can also reset CMOS again. Also make sure the GPU is flush in the slot all the way. If needed, give it a little force when it's installed. Could be an issue with the slots.

 

[uacole777]

Where can I find those in the bios?

 

[jr9]

I think it's under the advanced tab in advanced mode (not EZ mode).

 

[uacole777]

It won’t let me disable or choose which I prefer

 

[jr9]

If you can't get the other card to work in the other slot, clearing the CMOS one last time, and updating the BIOS doesn't help I'd honestly RMA the motherboard. It's supposed to be able to switch to the GPU automatically and work out of the box. It appears has an issue with the slots or the board itself. It definitely a hardware issue assuming everything is installed correctly and the on board graphics work.

 

[alexoiu]

Clearing cmos didn’t work unfortunately, I have tried moving the card to different pcie spots but does not work. Can’t get into bios from gpu

Try testing the card in different pc, to make sure that it does work.

 

[uacole777]

Done that, the card works

 

[alexoiu]

Then motherboard, or CPU, I'd say, assuming that the power supply is not defective. Try testing with the motherboard outside the case. If still no go, check the CPU socket. See if any bent pins.

 

[uacole777]

Ended up sending the motherboard back, I’ll follow up if this solves the issue

 

[uacole777]

It was the motherboard! Issue resolved

 

[alexoiu]

Thank you for the update.

 

[PiggyThePowerPig]

And what about the motherboard? What was wrong with it and how did you fix it?
Thsnjs