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daveg12

daveg12

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Recently updated my gpu to a gtx 980 and updated my psu to a 650W
Ever since upgrading these two components I have had a long bios splash screen like 2 mins long where before it was seconds, I also can't access my bios, tapping the del key dose nothing.

I have done some research and uninstalled my old amd drivers and ran cc cleaner and it's still the same, getting quite frustrated

Mobo is gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Much appreciated
 
ExRayTed said:
Try re-setting the BIOS
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Follow this up if necessary by deleting and then re-creating your Paging File. I had similar minutes-long delays last week (not related to GPU change but it sounds worth a shot as it could be the PageFile has become somewhat corrupted after the GPU change) and that solved it.
 
Surely the paging file won't affect the BIOS speed?

Sounds like you may have knocked a wire somewhere, and the BIOS is struggling to find a HDD or something?
 
mushtafa said:
Surely the paging file won't affect the BIOS speed?
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Well to be precise it affected the time between startup and entering windows, which meant that the BIOS splashscreen stayed on screen for minutes. Kind of interesting because I didn't expect a Page File issue to affect anything prior to entering Windows. But it did.
 
Danny75 said:
Well to be precise it affected the time between startup and entering windows, which meant that the BIOS splashscreen stayed on screen for minutes. Kind of interesting because I didn't expect a Page File issue to affect anything prior to entering Windows. But it did.
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Good point, didn't think of it like that
 
Boot order is in the BIOS. I only suggested checking/changing that incase it was wrong and wouldn't boot.

With the 980 back in, can you tell the BIOS to use the GPU rather than leaving it on auto.

Init Display First
Specifes the frst initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics
card, or the onboard graphics.
-Auto Lets BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default)
-IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display.
-PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display.
-PCI Sets the graphics card on the PCI slot as the first display.

Internal Graphics
Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. (Default: Auto)
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Your manual is here if you haven't got a copy.
 
I have changed the setting to PCI maybe o should have changed it to peg if I try to enter the bios when using my 980 I get a blank screen I have to disconnect and go through onboard graphic to get into bios settings
 
Yep, you would need the PEG setting.

Might be a daft question, but do you have both the PCI-E power cables connected to the 980?
 
yes both power cables are connected i have had the card running for a week, and a week of long splash screens :(

so i have changed the settings to PEG, disabled integrated graphics, re set BIOS, deleted and re created page file.

yet still long splash screen and if i try to enter bios with 980 in it just turns blank.

any other ideas?

thanks for the help btw

much appreciated
 
So you can boot windows OK (with long splash screen), but can't enter BIOS at all with the 980?
Have you tried updating the BIOS? F11a is the latest. Double check which board you've got though, rev 1.0 or rev 1.1. (Should say on the edge of the board)
 
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