New Graphics Card wont boot the Computer

[xAIMx]

Hello,

I bought a new Graphics Cards, a EVGA GTX 980 Ti.
I replaced my old card and wired the 6 pin connector and the 8 pin connector to my power supply and now it won't boot. The little green LED is the only thing that turns on, but that turns on when I connect the main power cord. When I press the power button, nothing happens, no fans or beeps, nothing

I have a Be Quiet 630 W power Supply so I should have enough power?

 

[hdmark]

what motherboard do you have?

 

[StarChief]

UUhhhhh what do you mean you "wired the 6 pin connector and the 8 pin connector to my power supply" ?

 

[xAIMx]

what motherboard do you have?

Asus P8z77-v lx

 

[xAIMx]

UUhhhhh what do you mean you "wired the 6 pin connector and the 8 pin connector to my power supply" ?

The card have a 6 and 8 pin PCIe and I used a cable to connect them to the power supplys PCIe port

 

[senseijtitus]

How much max output does your PSU has like what is the wattage rating on it. Also which Brand and model is it of?

 

[xAIMx]

How much max output does your PSU has like what is the wattage rating on it. Also which Brand and model is it of?

It's a Be Quiet and it has a max output of 630 W Here is a picture of the specs
http://puu.sh/j5SyG/2b0694c741.jpg
http://puu.sh/j5Sy8/5cf2071928.jpg

 

[senseijtitus]

How old is this PSU?

And what are the other components like the CPU, and the number of HDDs and the RAM configuration etc,.....

 

[xAIMx]

How old is this PSU?

And what are the other components like the CPU, and the number of HDDs and the RAM configuration etc,.....

I have an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
I have 1 HDD of 1 TB
I have 16 GB Kingston RAM

I don't know how old the PSU is but it's not new at all
http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/250

 

[senseijtitus]

Have you checked with another GPU that you may have with you to check if this is an issue related to the GPU?

 

[senseijtitus]

Faulty GPU can also cause system boot up issues.

 

[xAIMx]

Have you checked with another GPU that you may have with you to check if this is an issue related to the GPU?

I have my AMD HD 7700 series, witch works fine, it doesn't require and PCI cords into the Power Supply

There is one thing that might be the cause I'm thinking :

I bought this :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A98T5XG?redirect=true&ref_=ya_st_dp_summary

Because my power supply diden't have any cords with it, or they got lost or whatever, and it didn't fit right away, I had to cut a little bridge between two of the pins out to make it fit in the power supply, but I was told that it was the right cord and that it should work fine, it was just from a different brand
Could this be the cause? Cause these cords are "expensive" and I would hate to have to buy a total new one

 

[Pyre]

Well one trail to attempt: put the vga/dvi/hdmi in to the motherboard's port not the gpu, if that works good. Next if u have old gpu test that and if that old gpu does work well maybe the 980 has an issue. A 980 requires less than 200W so i am sure your psu can handle it.

 

[Bossyfins]

Have you tried to install the drivers before installing the GPU?

 

[xAIMx]

Well one trail to attempt: put the vga/dvi/hdmi in to the motherboard's port not the gpu, if that works good. Next if u have old gpu test that and if that old gpu does work well maybe the 980 has an issue. A 980 requires less than 200W so i am sure your psu can handle it.

It worked fine, when I tried my onboard grapichs and it worked fine when I used my old gpu, the only thing I can see if that the PCI-e cord I'm using is not the right one, but, it just doesn't make sense, even know it's a silverstone cord it is still the same, and it should work

 

[Pyre]

Have you tried to install the drivers before installing the GPU?

I dont think it can be done. it says "he little green LED is the only thing that turns on, but that turns on when I connect the main power cord. When I press the power button, nothing happens, no fans or beeps, nothing"


Therefore he/she cant install if they cant log on or get into bios.

 

[xAIMx]

Have you tried to install the drivers before installing the GPU?

I uninstalled all AMD drivers I had, and Tired to install the EVGA gtx drivers, but it would not let me cause I didn't have a evga gtx gpu installed I where using my old card, and if I plug in my new card it will not boot at all

 

[Bossyfins]

Op, what are your full specs.

 

[Pyre]

Have you tried to install the drivers before installing the GPU?

I uninstalled all AMD drivers I had, and Tired to install the EVGA gtx drivers, but it would not let me cause I didn't have a evga gtx gpu installed I where using my old card, and if I plug in my new card it will not boot at all

Your old gpu boots still. so i think the new gpu may need to be exchanged.

 

[Bossyfins]

Okay, let me get my thoughts sorted.


Old GPU boots?

Removed old drivers and installed GTX ones?

WHat program did you use. I recommend using onboard graphics and using DDU to remove the AMD drivers.

 

[xAIMx]

Have you tried to install the drivers before installing the GPU?

I uninstalled all AMD drivers I had, and Tired to install the EVGA gtx drivers, but it would not let me cause I didn't have a evga gtx gpu installed I where using my old card, and if I plug in my new card it will not boot at all

Your old gpu boots still. so i think the new gpu may need to be exchanged.

Yes it boots with old GPU and it also boots without any GPU, but when I install the GTX it will not boot up at all
Could it be the cords I'm using or does it go deeper and the card may be damaged
The PCIe cord I'm using is actually normally for a Silverstone PSU, but it should work since it has the same specs

 

[xAIMx]

Okay, let me get my thoughts sorted.


Old GPU boots?

Removed old drivers and installed GTX ones?

WHat program did you use. I recommend using onboard graphics and using DDU to remove the AMD drivers.

I used onboard Graphics and just the default windows remove program
When I removed the AMD suit, it asked if I wanted to remove every AMD Driver, and it then did, and warrned me that if I proceeded I would not be able to use my AMD card without installing the drivers again

 

[senseijtitus]

You can add the card later. For now, just check if the PC is working without the card installed on the mobo. After that, install the card and make sure it is properly based to the case. Then get into windows and install the driver and right after that, update it and check restart and then check if this issue is happening again.

 

[xAIMx]

You can add the card later. For now, just check if the PC is working without the card installed on the mobo. After that, install the card and make sure it is properly based to the case. Then get into windows and install the driver and right after that, update it and check restart and then check if this issue is happening again.

The computer works fine with onboard graphics, so are you saying I should add the card while it's running? That does not seem safe at all. And I can't get any life in the computer when the Card is installed, I don't think it's the drivers, cause then I would be able to boot at least

 

[Pyre]

You can add the card later. For now, just check if the PC is working without the card installed on the mobo. After that, install the card and make sure it is properly based to the case. Then get into windows and install the driver and right after that, update it and check restart and then check if this issue is happening again.

The computer works fine with onboard graphics, so are you saying I should add the card while it's running? That does not seem safe at all. And I can't get any life in the computer when the Card is installed, I don't think it's the drivers, cause then I would be able to boot at least

I think you should exchange, you cant even get into bios so whats to point of putting gpu in again whilst system is on.