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Need some help.

Quotey

Quotey

Quotey

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Hi there.

I've just built my first PC, and everything seemed all well and good.
Then, after installing windows, I saw that my graphics card wasn't working properly, so I checked device manager and it said, "error code 43, device blocked...".

I couldn't get anything to work until I read more about the mobo, where I found a igpu setting and swapped the primary display device from auto to PCI-E and it worked.

Great right? ... well 30 minutes into BF3, my pc locked up, and after restarting, I was getting error code 43 again, but this time, the PCI-E trick didn't work.

Any idea what could be happening?
I'm trying everything at the moment, wiping drivers and trying different ones, but get the same result each time =/.

Facts:
Nvidia CP doesn't open, as it says I'm not currently connected to a nvidia GPU
Device Manager shows GTX 570 under display, but has warning! sign.
Graphics card fans do turn.
When I played BF3, everything was smooth on ultra.
All POST LEDs on mobo seem to indicate everything is fine.


Basic specs:
I5 2500K
Mobo is Asus P8Z68 Gen 3 pro
Corsair AX850 watt PSU
8GB G-Skill RAM
GPU: msi twin frozr GTX 570
 
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Hi Quotey,

It sounds to me like a driver issue. I would uninstall the gfx drivers then do a reinstall of the latest beta drivers 295.73

Let us know if this resolves your problem
 
You need to disable the onboard GPU.

It doesn't help that you haven't listed your specs.

But an early doors shot in the dark would be that you haven't disabled your onboard GPU and thus the control panel won't open. If you have more than one GPU in your device manager then it would make sense.

Nvidia control panel will not open if you have another non Nvidia card in there. It's to stop you running an Nvidia card as Physx with another card such as an ATI. There are hacks, but in an ideal world you want to disable the onboard.
 
Well I've tried using drive sweeper to remove all the NVIDIA drivers before, done it to install the one which comes with the MSI card, aswell as the most up-to date drivers you suggested.

How would I disable my onboard GPU? The BIOS is the new GUI type, and I've looked for all GPU related settings, but I can only find the one where you either:

Enable / Disable iGPU, mines disabled
Set primary GPU, mines PCI-E

There aren't any other options there as far as I'm aware :/

Specs are:
Crucial 256GB 2.5" M4
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155
MSI GTX 570 TWIN FROZR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Socket 1155 DVI VGA HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
G-Skill 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24)
Seagate 1TB Hard Drive
Coolermaster V8 Cooler
Corsair 850W AX850 Modular PSU
 
How many VGA adapters do you have in your device manager?

That would be a start. I think what's happening is you have them both enabled and there is a resource conflict between them. They both want to sit on the same IRQ and use the same interrupt.

That would be why sometimes when you boot the Nvidia card manages to take the resources and others it doesn't.

But yes, first thing to do is look at your device manager. Then if the Intel one still won't go away try right clicking it and disabling it in Windows and then reboot.

Edit. I just did some digging and found this.

Yes,you can disable the onboard GPU and no,it won't hurt the performance at all.
In the BIOS,go to Advanced>System agent configuration and change the "Initiate graphic adapter" to "PCI-E/PCI" (Setting it to iGPU will use the onboard GPU)

If you already tried that and it's still showing up in the device manager then something isn't right. Could be a faulty motherboard or CPU. As I said above, check your device manager.

It's possible you're not saving the settings in bios too.
 
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My Device manager shows both my onboard gfx and my 560 card. To me it is driver conflict (Which I would have thought a reinstall of the Nvidia driver would sort). Try like ALXAndy says and disable the onboard gpu.

If this does not solve your problem, I would try the onboard gfx and see if it returns any problems. If that runs ok, then it could well be a faulty GPU but I would try it in a different system before I RMA it.
 
Okay, just tried my old 9600GT, same issues as my GTX 570.

My GTX 570 is the ONLY display device that appears when I set:
"Initiate graphic adapter" to "PCI-E/PCI", which is how it worked last time for me.

But since the PC freeze up last night, that option simply isn't resolving it.

Any tips for driver updating?

Atm I've been doing:

Uninstall from CP.
Delete folders from C:\\
restart into safe mode
driver sweep anything left behind
windows loads, i install newest driver
then I still get error.

When I do uninstall all the drivers though, my monitor gets very grainy, with a blend of blue and gray colours, fixed to 640 res.

After many restarts though, that goes away and I'm able to view things at 1280 x 1024, but that's the highest it's going.
 
Okay, reinstalled windows, installed all of mobo drivers, and here is where I'm at;

Set it to run PCI-E in BIOS, but it's using VGA at the moment.
In device manager, under 'Display adapters' it says 'Standard VGA Graphics Adapter'.

I don't have any NVIDIA drivers installed at present, and there is no sign of GTX 570 detection.

Now, could I ask what you would do from here?

Would it be best to 'disable' that option and hope GTX 570 takes its place, or maybe just try update it? or maybe even check for 'hardware changes'?

Just trying to maximise my chances of a good outcome ;p
 
Reinstall the Nvidia drivers and see how that works. If the 9800 was doing the same then it is not a faulty GPU.

I would assume it is saying standard vga adapter because no drivers are installed for it yet?
 
EDIT DONT INSTALL ANY DRIVERS YET FFS. YOU COULD END UP BUGGERING THE INSTALL AGAIN !

Right click the standard VGA adapter. I assume there is only one. Open Properties.

Under properties click the Details tab.

Drop down the Property to Hardware IDs.

I want -

Ven_XXXX and
DEV_XXXX

XXXX being the 4 digit numbers under each.
 
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1086&SUBSYS_25711462&REV_A1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1086&SUBSYS_25711462
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1086&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1086&CC_0300
 
Code 43


Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)
Recommended resolution

One of the drivers controlling the device notified the operating system that the device failed in some manner.

If you have already run the Troubleshooting Wizard, you might want to check the hardware documentation for more information about diagnosing the problem.

I just took that from the Microsoft website, which leads to driver problems.
 
10DE is Nvidia. So that's the 570.

If there are no other VGA adapters there then download and install the latest drivers from Nvidia. You want the WHQL ones or whatever they're called.
 
Okay, this is the driver I have:
295.73-desktop-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql

When I install it, should I need to be wary of anything I need to opt out of?
Such as Nvidia physx or 3D Controllers or audio etc?

Or would express be fine?
 
No. The audio device it lists is the one built into the card itself. It's to carry the audio over HDMI if you are using HDMI. None of what it installs should cause a problem.

I just think that what happened was simple. When you first built and install the machine you did not disable the onboard and it clashed with the 570. I would imagine you put in the dvd that came with the board and it then installed the drivers for the onboard along with some sort of control panel and that all just clashed with the Nvidia counterparts.

It was all of that you needed to clear off, as it all goes into your MSCONFIG startup list. However, instead of sitting here for hours running you through that it was easier for you to just wipe it and reinstall.

/Neck out.

I have every confidence that when you now install the Nvidia drivers it should all go well :)
 
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