Is my Graphics Card dead?

WithMyApologies said:
It doesn't show up on that one either.

All I get is Standard VGA Graphics Adapter, and if I untick the box, it's all the same options as the Intel one, but no sign of a Microsoft Basic Display Adapter.

I have changed the 560Ti so that it now says 'Standard VGA Graphics', disabled the Intel HD one, and rebooted the PC into normal mode and the display is working.
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Hmmm then you probably don't use Windows 7 or 8. The screenshot of your Device Manager seemed to be from Windows XP.

Glad you fixed it by disabled Intel IGPU.
 
AthlonXP1800 said:
Hmmm then you probably don't use Windows 7 or 8. The screenshot of your Device Manager seemed to be from Windows XP.

Glad you fixed it by disabled Intel IGPU.
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I do have Windows 7, the reason it looked odd was because it was in Safe Mode. Also, it's not really fixed as the display worked with the Intel one anyway (like I had already said).

So right now, nothing is different except I'm running off the Nvidia card using the Standard VGA driver rather than the Intel one.
 
I managed to get a Windows 7 disc today and have now formatted and reinstalled Windows, but as soon as I install the 560Ti driver and restart, there is no display in normal mode.

Things I've now tried:

Reinstalling Windows
HDMI and DVI cable
Different monitor
Reinstalling driver (both new and old tried)

I'm just going to buy a new card on pay day. Had enough! :D
 
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After reading all the information here, I'd have to hazard a guess that there is a setting causing the refresh rate to be beyond what the monitor can handle which only affects the nVidia card when it's drivers are installed (since the card works with the generic VGA drivers), but my only experience with this issue was with a game that ran at a dodgy refresh rate that the monitor I was using didn't support and I fixed that by going into the direct X diagnostic tool and force setting a single refresh rate which might help (it might not be possible in windows 7 since that option has been removed as of the more recent versions of windows) but if you can access the settings for the nVidia card in safe mode and manually setting the refresh rate you might be able to fix the problem without having to replace the card.
 
what mb are you using op?

have you tried using disabling onboard graphics in the bios? might need to use igpi/disable igpu in bios/install graphic card
 
demonix said:
After reading all the information here, I'd have to hazard a guess that there is a setting causing the refresh rate to be beyond what the monitor can handle which only affects the nVidia card when it's drivers are installed (since the card works with the generic VGA drivers), but my only experience with this issue was with a game that ran at a dodgy refresh rate that the monitor I was using didn't support and I fixed that by going into the direct X diagnostic tool and force setting a single refresh rate which might help (it might not be possible in windows 7 since that option has been removed as of the more recent versions of windows)
but if you can access the settings for the nVidia card in safe mode and manually setting the refresh rate you might be able to fix the problem without having to replace the card.
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Just tried and the Nvidia Control Panel software won't open in safe mode, and when I have the card disabled for normal mode (the only way I can get it to boot normally) the Nvidia Control Panel won't open, I guess because the card is disabled?

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but would reinstalling Windows and freshly installing all the Nvidia stuff not have defaulted the settings in there anyway? Although what you are describing certainly seems plausible to me.
 
WithMyApologies said:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but would reinstalling Windows and freshly installing all the Nvidia stuff not have defaulted the settings in there anyway? Although what you are describing certainly seems plausible to me.
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It certainly should have reset everything back to default unless there's a backup of the settings on the card itself (I'm only guessing here), so if you left the install and use previous settings option active then even with a completely fresh install you could end up back at square one if there's a backup of previous settings stored on the cards firmware so try the old remove and clean out the drivers and try again without preserving previous settings and see if it does any good (this is a really big stab in the dark).
 
Had this countless times with nvidia drivers and windows. Pain in the butt it is.

The way to overcome this (for me anyway) is:

Take your gpu out and boot off your igpu.

Remove all display drivers (nvidia, intel, AMD and otherwise). Use DDU if you wish.

Don't reboot just yet.

Open device manager,go to display adapters.

If "intel hd xxxx" is listed, right click and click disable, then right click and click "uninstall" (it shouldn't be since you uninstalled earlier, right?)

if you get "standard VGA adapter", just need to right click and disable.

**shutdown, bang gpu in and attach display to gpu**

Once back in windows, check in device manager that your onboard "standard VGA adapter" is disabled. Leave this view open, and install your GPU drivers.

DON'T reboot when prompted - check that your onboard is still disabled in device manager - sometimes when the Nvidia driver turns the display off to install the driver, windows will switch to the on board and re-install the driver for it. If this happens, Disable and uninstall it again.

Now you can reboot.

Should be golden from here, just keep that onboard disabled.
 
If you try what I've posted and you still have no joy, there's also the possibility that either the card is dead, the PCI-e socket has developed a fault, or, more likely in my experience, the PSU has degraded over the years and is unable to supply enough power for the card to operate in full, which is why you can use it as "standard display adapter" - it's got enough power to act as a passthrough - but not as the full meat and tatties card it should be. I had the same issue on an EVGA 460se a couple of years ago.

Try the card on another slot (if available) and in another system/on another psu.
 
No luck I'm afraid. Followed your instructions step-by-step but when it came to the part of starting normally with the GPU installed, I got 'Starting Windows' then nothing. The PC stays on, doesn't BSOD or anything, just sits with no display.

Think I'll see if I can test the GPU on a friends rig.

Thanks for all the advice guys.
 
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