Need some help.

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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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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

 

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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.

 

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of Windows? That simply need me to format and put disk in? or can you not format SSDs? :3

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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?

 

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Didn't work =(

 

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Yeah I am.
Same one I've been using with my last PC.

DVI-Something

Just find it weird how my card played BF3 on ultra for a while with no issues / tearing last night, and how even my other card didn't work in this pc either.

 

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Thanks for your help anyway

Because the driver database was a mess and two drivers were competing for the same IRQ.

Okay, don't suppose you've got any more ideas up your sleeve do you? :/

 

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Something weird I'm experiencing atm, I swapped PCI lanes, and it detected NVIDIA audio which it hadn't done earlier, and after that, I disabled the card, but I still have the display with no alternative device in device manager.

Surely if GFX card was disabled, it would only show VGA or something.

 

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Extra inf, if I disable and / or uninstall, by the time i've restarted, its back as enabled but not working. >.<

and when I right click on the card in Device Manager, it says the Driver Date is : 20/05/2011, when the nvidia one was released last month