Install Problems--Dell Optiplex 760: trying to install Nvidia K2000 GPU (card does fit, but not recognized)...
Yup, its a bad situation, currently the only way to even get to the device manager with the card installed is to take out the legacy AMD card that came with the Ebay purchased Dell Optiplex 760 "mini tower" is to hot-swap in the Nvidia K2000 GPU into the empty PCIe after booting to on board Intel graphics (dell mini tower has BTX form factor, but the Nvidia K2000 GPU does fit! and the fan is running!).
Then there a couple problems.
1.) Unless I "restart" windows 10 the bios will shutdown the on board graphics and use the K2000 which since it is not recognized because of the lack of drivers will give me a black screen and the only way to get back to windows 10 is to shutdown the Optiplex, remove the K2000 and then start the Optiplex and then hot-swap the K2000 back in again (and adjusting the bios is no help since there are only two initial graphic states: a.) auto switch between on board graphics and dedicated GPU (which allows the hot-swap), and b.) dedicated GPU from the start which would fry the computer at worst and at best is inherently futile).
2.) given the hot-swapped state I am able to access the windows 10 device manager and under "Other devices" a yellow, exclamation marked, triangular flag called "Video Controller" shows up (under events the time is the same as when I did the swap). Also when I select the "Driver" tab I get the following manufacturer list: Standard display types, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., and Microsoft (so obviously I am getting a Code 28), and Under "Events" it gives a very cryptic message: Device PCI \VEN_8086&DEV_2E13&SUBSYS_027F1028&REV_03\3&172e68dd&0&11 requires further installation.
3.) I have tried two NVDIA installation packages: 377.83, and 377.11, and of course they can't identify any Nvidia devices within the Optiplex. I also tried to do a windows search for an appropriate driver in the parent install directory for the Nvidia desktop application. Currently the Optiplex is kept offline, I could put it on line and allow a search to see what windows would come up with, but I think that would be a fail as well (Also regarding the weather this has the latest bios I have thoroughly researched this in the past and yes it does and that was a long time ago and obviously there is no way Dell is going to provide any additional bios upgrades so that is moot issue).
So If I could only find the driver(s) and put it on a flash driver and then make it available to the Optiplex I could know something more about the situation. And I will bring the computer online if anyone that helps deems it necessary and try to drum up my lengthy and cryptic wifi code and give that a shot as well. Also, somehow my gut tells me that "driver easy" would only make matters worse...
I am all ears
Yup, its a bad situation, currently the only way to even get to the device manager with the card installed is to take out the legacy AMD card that came with the Ebay purchased Dell Optiplex 760 "mini tower" is to hot-swap in the Nvidia K2000 GPU into the empty PCIe after booting to on board Intel graphics (dell mini tower has BTX form factor, but the Nvidia K2000 GPU does fit! and the fan is running!).
Then there a couple problems.
1.) Unless I "restart" windows 10 the bios will shutdown the on board graphics and use the K2000 which since it is not recognized because of the lack of drivers will give me a black screen and the only way to get back to windows 10 is to shutdown the Optiplex, remove the K2000 and then start the Optiplex and then hot-swap the K2000 back in again (and adjusting the bios is no help since there are only two initial graphic states: a.) auto switch between on board graphics and dedicated GPU (which allows the hot-swap), and b.) dedicated GPU from the start which would fry the computer at worst and at best is inherently futile).
2.) given the hot-swapped state I am able to access the windows 10 device manager and under "Other devices" a yellow, exclamation marked, triangular flag called "Video Controller" shows up (under events the time is the same as when I did the swap). Also when I select the "Driver" tab I get the following manufacturer list: Standard display types, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., and Microsoft (so obviously I am getting a Code 28), and Under "Events" it gives a very cryptic message: Device PCI \VEN_8086&DEV_2E13&SUBSYS_027F1028&REV_03\3&172e68dd&0&11 requires further installation.
3.) I have tried two NVDIA installation packages: 377.83, and 377.11, and of course they can't identify any Nvidia devices within the Optiplex. I also tried to do a windows search for an appropriate driver in the parent install directory for the Nvidia desktop application. Currently the Optiplex is kept offline, I could put it on line and allow a search to see what windows would come up with, but I think that would be a fail as well (Also regarding the weather this has the latest bios I have thoroughly researched this in the past and yes it does and that was a long time ago and obviously there is no way Dell is going to provide any additional bios upgrades so that is moot issue).
So If I could only find the driver(s) and put it on a flash driver and then make it available to the Optiplex I could know something more about the situation. And I will bring the computer online if anyone that helps deems it necessary and try to drum up my lengthy and cryptic wifi code and give that a shot as well. Also, somehow my gut tells me that "driver easy" would only make matters worse...
I am all ears