GTX 760 B2 Error

[IIvAnIMaL]

So I've just got a brand new EVGA 2GB GTX 760 GPU today, I went to install it into my MSI Z68A-GD65 mother board but every time I boot up my PC I get stuck on a black screen with the command line and "B2" in the bottom right corner. I've tried resetting and updating my MB Bios But it hasn't worked. I put the GPU in a friends PC with a different MB and It worked fine, then I put it in another friends with the same MB as me and he got the same error so I'm really not sure what to do now! Help please?!

 

[TopLuca]

It seems like a motherboard issue. I recommend booting up normally with the onboard graphics card selected as your default one and try to install the newest drivers from Nvidia then it should work fine. Otherwise You'll have to wait for a better helper than me

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Did you uninstall the old Card drivers before you removed the old card ? If so.....problem you have is that if ya call MSI and EVGA they both gonna blame the other guy. One of the reasons why it's oft worth considering getting the same manufacturer fot both GPU and MoBo.

Might be worth it to use that as a reason to go back to the seller and exchange the EVGA and upgrade to the MSI model which has a faster clock and quieter cooler.

 

[Shaun o]

Lets think about this.
Did you or your friend have any sort of pci-e graphics card in the system?

Or were you both using on board.

Because that error is relating to no video cable plugged into one of the display output ports of the motherboard.
Remove the 760 card.
Plug the monitor lead to the back of the mobo.
It should boot fine.
Enter the bios.
And change the primary graphics driver in the order list to Pci-e interface.
If the board has on board graphics disable it as well.
Make sure if the option to enable Pci-e 3.0 mode in the bios if it exists.

Save the settings before exiting the bios.

Put the 760 card back in the Pci-e slot.
Make sure you connect all of the 12v Pci-e power connectors from the Psu to the 760 card edge top, or side.
Check that the eight pin block from the Psu is fitted to the 8 pin block of the mobo located just above the cpu socket, you must remove the blanking bit of plastic over four of the pin holes on the block to fit the eight pin.
The board will not function right or boot if you only have four pins and not the eight when your connecting a 770 card.
This is because four of the pins provide 12v power face to drive the cpu.
And the other four pins are used to provide 12v at 75 watts of power to the Pci-e slot its self from the board.
This is also the reason why you get a B2 error readout. Because the card is not detected fully in the Pci-e slot of the board due to a lack of the 12v 75w feed.


Now do some checking. B2 is a visual bios error code, in case you have not attached a mini speaker to the board to here the audio beep error code messages.