Graphics card not showing in device manager, and the drivers won't install?

[Oliviajane]

Okay I recently upgraded from a GTX 610 to a Nvidia geforce gtx970. I've plugged in every single wire, I've made sure its seat perfectly, and everything. but for some reason it won't show in the device manager, or won't let me insteall drivers, its saying that it could not find compatible graphics hardware. I've got a power source, CX750M, and my motherboard is a, gigabyte GA z77 d3H.
I have an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-370K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 4501Mhz, 4C
Please help me I'm begging

Also, its lighting up, everything is on with it, the fan turns on briefly when the computer is turned on, but then turns off, which it is supposed to unless it gets hot I think.

 

[Benab3]

What version of Windows do you have?
Also about the fans what exact model of card do you have?

 

[Oliviajane]

I have windows 7. And The exact model of the card is a Geforce MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G

 

[Oliviajane]

http://us.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-GAMING-4G.html#hero-overview Is the exact copy of what I have.

 

[Benab3]

Do you have SP1 on your Windows, if you do was your computer a pre-built that you are upgrading?
If that isnt the issue than make sure in your bios that your graphics setting is for PCI-E

 

[Oliviajane]

I get this error when I try and download any driver http://prntscr.com/6zqr5b and when I go into the device manager this is all I see http://prntscr.com/6zqro8 even after scanning for hardware changes.

 

[Oliviajane]

Uhm , im not sure what SP1 is and my computer was prebuilt, and im just upgrading stuff.

 

[Oliviajane]

And I will go check my bios to make sure its on PCI-E

 

[Benab3]

to check sp1 click windows key right click computer and go to properties, post a screenshot if you can here

 

[Oliviajane]

Ok I went into bios and it was set to Auto, so i changed it to PCI from Auto, with no results.. The options were IGFX/PEG/PCI/Auto. And here is my other thing. http://prntscr.com/6zqu00

 

[Benab3]

Right, you have sp1, make sure your windows is up to date and if it is put the bios to peg

 

[Oliviajane]

Everything is up to date. So Im going to do that brb

 

[Oliviajane]

Peg didn't make a difference.

 

[Benab3]

Can you check the seating on the motherboard, try a different slot if you can and make sure the power connectors are in properly.

 

[SBMfromLA]

Are you sure your PSU is strong enough to handle the card? You did plug in the additional plugs at the end of the card, right?

 

[Oliviajane]

I've properly seated the card 3times and I've made sure that all plugs on the card are plugged into my Power source. Like I said it does turn on, the light that is, and the fan.

 

[Oliviajane]

http://prntscr.com/6zr1cu That is what it looks like right now I can maybe get a better view of the plugs into the card, but everything is plugged in none the less.

 

[Benab3]

When you boot, is your video cable plugged into the i5 graphics or the 970?

 

[SBMfromLA]

I have a quick question.... you said the card wasn't showing up in Device Manager... so does that mean your computer boots up and you have your screen displayed? Your monitor is plugged into the card?

 

[Oliviajane]

When I boot up my monitor is plugged into the Onboard GPU the i5graphics, I guess. When I try to plug my monitor into the 970 it won't turn on.

 

[Oliviajane]

just says DVI no signal.

 

[SBMfromLA]

I checked around and might have found a solution. Someone said you need to set it to PEG (Pci Express Graphics), and not the plain PCI.

 

[Benab3]

We Already did that

 

[Oliviajane]

there is no options in my Bios to set it to anything other than IGFX / PEG/ PCI/ or Auto.

 

[Oliviajane]

I might have done something wrong, the only way I know how to change the PCI is on the 3d model in my bios if you guys know of another way to get to the Bios then u should tell me :X , I'm pretty new with the whole computer thing.