HELP !!! (Urgent) 290x not being detected!

Allnamestaken · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:18

Hey guys,

Urgent problem, I have a watercooled 290x One of the OCUK techlabs ones and when i turn on my machine the computer is not recognizing it.

The cables are all plugged in but no go....

Anyone have any ideas?

I just have a black screen, the rest of the system works fine and if I plug a hdmi lead into the back of the mobo to a screen it works fine everything looks good the only problem being that my graphics card is not detected in device manager......

ChrisD. · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:19

Is it properly connected to the PSU? Are its fans spinning?

Allnamestaken · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:21

Its a water cooled graphics card Milano. It is definately connected to the PSU correctly.

Geeman1979 · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:23

Have you just installed this?

Allnamestaken · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:24

Yeah... ive tried different pcie cables etc dvi to monitor theres not much else I think I can do :\

Geeman1979 · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:25

What motherboard are you using?

Allnamestaken · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:27

Geeman1979 said:
What motherboard are you using?

One of these.

Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87

kallisto316 · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:31

I think the motherboard probably needs the latest bios update.

Geeman1979 · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:32

Tried installing the latest bios? As above ^^^

humbug · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:34

kallisto316 said:
I think the motherboard probably needs the latest bios update.

Geeman1979 said:
Tried installing the latest bios? As above ^^^

^^^^

Nickolp1974 · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:35

Gpu options in bios??
Is it on auto, onboard??

Allnamestaken · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:43

Thing is right, I installed windows while I had an old 8800 installed that works fine when I plug that in but not the 290x as its not even detected.

I also have this other problem that the computer boots so fast into windows I cant get into bios :\.

Also bios update how do I do that?

Uncle Petey · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:47

Just keep tapping Del or F1 after you power up. Don't wait for the splash screen to zip past.

kallisto316 · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:47

Usually you need to tap the "Del" key on most motherboards to get into the bios. If you have a modern EFI style bios, you would need the latest bios file on a usb drive or something similar.

I have to switch my pc on from cold and hammer the Del key in order to get to the bios in time.

Allnamestaken · 21 Dec 2013 at 23:56

Well the integrated GPU is disabled in bios...... i used my 8800gt and that booted up no problem :\.

I did use that card to install windows when i was testing the hardware reason being the gpu was already waterblocked by OCUK so i couldnt run that without a loop.

Maybe a bios update may do something?

Allnamestaken · 22 Dec 2013 at 00:03

HELP MEEEE

Look at all the work ive done

and for this!

Orangey · 22 Dec 2013 at 00:04

Last BIOS update was in August and says:

"Improve PCIE-E compatibility"

So definitely looks like a solution.

Allnamestaken · 22 Dec 2013 at 00:07

Just downloaded it how do I do a bios update? in all my years of computer shenanigans I have never done one O_O

Djxinator · 22 Dec 2013 at 00:09

I dont know the specifics of your board, but usually BIOS updates have to be put onto a freshly formatted USB drive and inserted pre-boot.

You go into the BIOS and find the flash utility, locate the USB Drive (you might have to enable it in the BIOS) and select the BIOS File.

Sometimes Mobos have a flash utility that is software based and can be completed in Windows, like my ASUS Mobo.

murah · 22 Dec 2013 at 00:20

your mobo might be able to update via internet in the bios itself mine can