[SOLVED] Windows 10 Will not detect my gpu RTX 2070

[stooper]

New Build, new windows 10 key/install with a few months old 2070 that was in my previous system
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sDZBPn

The monitor is plugged into the gpu, it lights up, spins, etc. Bios detects it, but whatever I do it will not show up under display adapters

 

[1LiquidPC]

What is showing under display adapters if 2070 is not? 2070 worked complete fine in old build? Is the primary OS drive a fresh install, not carried over or anything from previous system? What is shown when you try installing drivers?

 

[stooper]

#1 Microsoft Basic Display Adapter #2 yes completely fresh Install/yes it worked just fine #3 geforce.com if I manually search I get the -nvidia driver not compatible with this version of windows- error and I have to cancel/exit

 

[1LiquidPC]

Odd situation. Power connections double checked? Since card is known to work fine, possible a board issue? Try another x16 slot perhaps just to see if OS is showing the card. Does is show x16 Gen 3, ect. in UEFI besides just being recognized?

 

[stooper]

Power connections are good, tried a different one, Tried another slot, same issue. The UEFI says Navida gpu native 16x, It was on auto, changed it to gen 3, nothing new. One Issue I notice is for windows update it's RED--at risk, blah blah, but when I Check for updates nothing is found. I even reinstalled the last major update on the list

 

[stooper]

I also threw the gpu in the previous system just to see if still worked, it does.

 

[1LiquidPC]

UEFI on latest version for new build? Tried another OS install just to see? Seems odd to be some kind of hardware conflict.

 

[stooper]

SMBIOS Version 3.2

Embedded Controller Version 255.255

BIOS Mode UEFI

another OS besides win 10? Have never done that

 

[stooper]

So this doesn't sound like a windows 10 issue?? Anyway I uninstalled ALL updates and am re-installing

 

[larkspur]

Since Windows is booting and you can see it on the screen then Windows is in fact "detecting" your 2070 because it is using it as a display adapter. The problem is that Windows is using its native generic display driver instead of Nvidia's driver. So the question becomes why won't nvidia's drivers install? Are you downloading the driver package directly from nvidia and running the .exe manually? Or are you trying to install the driver through windows update. I would download the driver manually and install it by running the .exe. Is that what you did when you got the "nvidia driver not compatible with this version of windows " error? Make sure Win 10 is fully updated before installing the newest driver from nvidia.

I assume you are going here and downloading the driver package right? https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

 

[stooper]

Yes I've done that like 5 times, get the same error, I think I need to get the windows update page green, but had to leave for work, so I'll update here when I get back, thanks guys.

 

[Ketchup79]

Power connections are good, tried a different one, Tried another slot, same issue. The UEFI says Navida gpu native 16x, It was on auto, changed it to gen 3, nothing new. One Issue I notice is for windows update it's RED--at risk, blah blah, but when I Check for updates nothing is found. I even reinstalled the last major update on the list

Windows up showing "at risk" may not be the issue, but may be pointing to the issue. Did you download and install all motherboard drivers from here first? https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-Crosshair-VIII-Hero/HelpDesk_Download/

As to the Nvidia issue, you are getting the error BECAUSE you don't have the latest version of Windows. I would recommend you get the driver updater fixed, however, one shortcut here would be to download the latest version and let it run the update for you.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

You should have a button at the top that says "Update now". If for some reason you do not, or it doesn't work, use the "Download tool now" option.

 

[stooper]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 did it! The GPU is now in device manager, Thanks all!!

 

[Ketchup79]

Great! Thanks for letting us know!

 

[stooper]

Now how do I change this to solved??

 

[Ketchup79]

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