Graphics card not working - problem wit BIOS setting!

[MikeNashFlash]

My GPU is not functioning correctly. The fans are spinning correctly, it is mounted correctly, in device manager it shows up as a GTX 1070, which is correct. However, under "properties" it says that Windows has stopped the device because it has reported problems.

Now, I have looked for online tutorials on how to solve this problem and most suggested I uninstall the drivers and reinstall them. I have tried this multiple times and it has not worked.

Recently, I went into the BIOS and noticed that under Advanced\System Agent (SA) Configuration\Graphics Configuration there is a setting entitled "primary display", which is set to "CPU Graphics". This seems to be the source of the problem. I have changed this setting to "Auto" and "PCIE" (the only other options), and instead of allowing the monitor to receive an input from the graphics card, instead when I re-enter the BIOS, every time it has reset this setting to "CPU Graphics". I definitely have the latest version of the BIOS installed, and I am unsure how to solve this problem.

Is it possible that there is a problem with the card itself? Since two items in this order were faulty already (RAM and HDD), I am suspecting that. If you have any suggestions for my try and fix this issue, I would gladly take the advice.

For reference, the motherboard I am using is the ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming

 

[MikeNashFlash]

Power cable connected to the GPU properly? Card seated correctly?

Have you tried to do a clear cmos?

remove power cable to PC, remove battery and leave it awhile.

Yes to all of these suggestions. I have tried these already.

When I connect the HDMI cable to the graphics card, there is no signal detected by my monitor. Just a black screen. I cannot even access the BIOS. I have tried using the motherboard port, switching to PCIE setting and then quickly switching the cable to the graphics card and still there is no signal detected.