rx 550 driver issue

[jokersupersport74]

please help tried everything to install the driver and i keep getting code 43 everytime

 

[jokersupersport74]

I have 7 too Wich one would you try

 

[Darkbreeze]

I would use 10. If you originally had Windows 7 installed on there, and you upgraded to Windows 10, and it was a legit Windows 7 activated product key, and a legit upgrade to Windows 10 was done, then you do NOT any longer have a legit Windows 7. That has been known for a long time. Once you upgrade the system, your license for the older version becomes invalid. No way around that.

Do me a favor though, look on your system for a sticker that has a number that says "Service tag" or "Express service tag" and has a number next to it. Give me that number so I can try to see if there is a bios update available for your system. Often, a bios update is all that is needed to solve these kinds of issues. Problem is, on older systems, there is often NOT a newer bios available. But if there is, then it should be tried before anything else.

 

[jokersupersport74]

Is it possible to flash the bios to one with uefi

 

[jokersupersport74]

I can't find the service tag on this board ....i see a sticker with a qr scan tag but that's it

 

[Darkbreeze]

Is it possible to flash the bios to one with uefi

No. Unified extensible firmware is a TYPE of bios. A newer type. UEFI bios can generally operate in Legacy mode, to be compatible with older hardware, but older motherboards cannot become compatible with UEFI ONLY hardware. Some older motherboards do however have bios updates that make them compatible with hardware that is newer than the motherboard, but there comes a point where the OEM of the motherboard simply stops supporting it for newer hardware and when that happens, there is nothing that can be done.

There's no way to know if your unit has a newer version available without the service tag. However, since the card IS working somewhat and is clearly visible in device manager I think it's worth the effort to try a clean install.

You did not however answer my earlier question regarding the legitimacy of your Windows install. Is your current Windows 10 license activated?

 

[jokersupersport74]

I tried to look up the service tag using cmd and it said it was unidentified ...iam starting new intall Now

 

[jokersupersport74]

I have legit windows 10 no problem and I still have a few windows 7 disk I have never used

 

[Darkbreeze]

Ok, then I'd do a totally clean installation. Backup anything important on the OS drive and then completely remove ALL of the partitions INCLUDING the boot and restore partitions exactly as outlined in the clean install tutorial I linked to. If the boot partition and all existing partitions are not deleted, then there can be issues.

Also, prior to beginning the new installation by booting to the install media, it would probably not be a bad idea to remove the cmos battery for a minute or two and then replace it, then go into the bios and find the option to set optimal or setup default settings and do so. Then, set the boot order to your installation media, save settings, exit bios and proceed with the install.

 

[jokersupersport74]

so i quess the motherboard isnt going to work ....i need to get a board that i can use the same cpu and power supply at least....i have my gaming rig that has 32gb of ram so the board i get can be ddr3 ram ill just take out one stick of my ram and use it in the other board i get...here is a board i was looking at but i don't think the pci express slot is going to be what iam looking for but on the other hand if the bios can be changed might be what iam looking for here is the model P5P43TD

 

[jokersupersport74]

or if you have any suggestion on one i would definitely appreciate the advise ....i would like to stick with asus too iam sure you agree

 

[jokersupersport74]

ASRock G41C-GS here is another i think you will like this one because of the ram compatibility

DFI P45 T2RS this one ok too but don't i need a uefi bios for this card to work with my older hardware

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, before you do that I think I'd at least try a different power supply first. It may be a PSU issue. If you have another one that you could temporarily use, doesn't even really need to fit the case as long as the motherboard power connectors are the same, which they should be unless it's out of a small form factor unit. Since you had another card that didn't work in that system, but both cards work in different systems, and since the card is recognized but just doesn't install right, I'd suspect either a power, motherboard or operating system issue.

If you have another power supply, the one from your asus machine for example, that is high enough capacity, it costs you nothing.

Reinstalling Windows, which can quite OFTEN be the problem, costs you nothing.

Buying a new motherboard, costs you some money PLUS it might not be the problem. I'd eliminate these other possibilities first and THEN worry about getting a different motherboard unless you know something about this motherboard leading you to have reason to believe it IS the problem, that I don't know about.

You can do a clean installation of Windows 10 as follows, but you'll want to back up any important files or documents to another drive or external media first, as everything on that drive will be wiped out.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3567655/clean-installation-windows.html

 

[jokersupersport74]

i've already tried reinstalling windows it didn't work and the temp power supply works with the card on my asus gaming rig...my gaming rig has a rx 290 tri-x saphire in it and the power supply i used to test the rx 550 runs the r9 perfect every day i think you are right about the board being to old to support the card but with that being said you definitly know a lot more about the issues than me i'll trust your judgement .......but i have followed every you posted step by step just like you said in the description

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, in light of that then I'd have to agree that it's probably something related to a fault or limitation of the motherboard. If you CAN get a motherboard with a UEFI bios, that would be the better option so long as there is not a major difference in price because then it will stand a much better chance of offering ongoing bios updates, support for a newer and broader range of hardware and potentially continue to support newer hardware if you keep the system long enough to need for it to do so.

Otherwise, you might actually be somewhat limited to whatever is still out there and available. Obviously there are no longer any of these boards being manufactured so you are stuck with either new old stock (NOS) or used. I'd probably shoot for new old stock if you can find it, but used is ok too if you can trust the seller.

 

[jokersupersport74]

i have been doing a lot of shopping around and i hate to spend more money than i already have on another system being that i just build this one new old stock and have to get another board that won't fit in my case because the way dell does there backwards motherboards .....i have been looking at this card for a few days and can't find anything solid on weather not it has to have uefi to work can you have a look and tell me what you think please ......

EVGA GeForce GT 730 DirectX 12 04G-P3-3739-KR 4GB 64-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready Video Card

 

[Darkbreeze]

Since the specs on that card specify a PCIe 2.0 interface and support for operating systems all the way back to Windows XP, then it is clearly a card with legacy support. If the problem IS the card, then that should work, BUT, that is an extremely low end card. Not suitable for any kind of gaming other than very basic or browser based games.


If the point of your RX 550 was to be able to have at least minimal gaming capability, you're not going to have that with that card. It will not meet the minimum recommendations for most AAA games.

 

[jokersupersport74]

the point of this build was to have an extra minecraft pc with titles like that so on ......the card that was in here before played tomb raider 2013 way better than i expected....iam just looking for the max card i can use on the system thats not requiring me to build another just to use the wrong cards ive been ordering

 

[Darkbreeze]

I would probably look for a GTX 750 or 750TI. Even a GTX 760 would probably work fine.