Hi all,
I have a problem with my GPU and I think I have narrowed it down.
It seems this a common problem but there doesn't appear to be a solid resolution so I am hoping turning to here will help me.
Summary -
As it stands now, Windows does not boot after installing GPU driver. After having GPU issues for the last 2 weeks (see further details below) I am currently running on a fresh Windows 7 Pro system after multiple restores. When I come to install my GPU driver (GTX 780), and I am ensuring I am installing that only via custom install (no GeForce Experience, 3D, Audio stuff etc) the installation wants to restart the PC. I hit ok and on reboot, the system does not boot. My monitor just displays black and my PC continues to run . I am forced to do a hard re-set each time, go into safe mode and uninstall the driver. It does not matter if I install the driver by the disc that came with the PC, or download from NVIDIA. It also doesn't matter which version I install (tried 3 or 4 now).
When the driver is uninstalled I can run Windows normally but of course I am having to use 'Generic Non-PnP Monitor on Standard VGA Graphics Adapter'. And on device manager under Display Adapters, GTX 780 is not there.
PC spec -
Hardware
- ASUS Maximus VII Gene
- i7-4790K Quad Core
- Palit Super Jetstream GTX 780
- 840 EVO, HDD
- 32GB Hyperx
Relevant software
- NVIDIA Control Panel (pre-installed, was fully working and I was running 3 monitors just fine)
- Geforce Experience (think I installed after purchase, always up to date and working)
- Thunder Master (pre-installed , was always working)
System
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (never encountered any major issues, not even one BSOD in 1 year)
History -
- PC purchased from PC Specialist just over a year ago
- It has been running absolutely fine up til now
- 2 weeks ago my displays started to intermittently crash during some games to black screens and my fan would go 100%
- the tower appeared to still be running normally though
- the temporary fix was to hard reset and reboot in safe mode
- uninstall the GPU driver and reboot
- after 6/7 times of the fault/fix cycle, the final time I encountered a Windows error and the system would not boot
- I have had to try multiple restores just to get Windows up and running successfully (issues with Start Up Repair and my BIOS boot settings went strange)
- currently Windows is installed on my HDD (previously it was on my SSD, I thought this could help)
- motherboard drivers installed OK
- Windows updates installed OK
- SSD drivers installed OK
So I think I am fully refreshed now and I cannot think of any reason as to why this shouldn't be working.
Any help please?
Many thanks in advance
(sorry this is long, more info the better)
I have a problem with my GPU and I think I have narrowed it down.
It seems this a common problem but there doesn't appear to be a solid resolution so I am hoping turning to here will help me.
Summary -
As it stands now, Windows does not boot after installing GPU driver. After having GPU issues for the last 2 weeks (see further details below) I am currently running on a fresh Windows 7 Pro system after multiple restores. When I come to install my GPU driver (GTX 780), and I am ensuring I am installing that only via custom install (no GeForce Experience, 3D, Audio stuff etc) the installation wants to restart the PC. I hit ok and on reboot, the system does not boot. My monitor just displays black and my PC continues to run . I am forced to do a hard re-set each time, go into safe mode and uninstall the driver. It does not matter if I install the driver by the disc that came with the PC, or download from NVIDIA. It also doesn't matter which version I install (tried 3 or 4 now).
When the driver is uninstalled I can run Windows normally but of course I am having to use 'Generic Non-PnP Monitor on Standard VGA Graphics Adapter'. And on device manager under Display Adapters, GTX 780 is not there.
PC spec -
Hardware
- ASUS Maximus VII Gene
- i7-4790K Quad Core
- Palit Super Jetstream GTX 780
- 840 EVO, HDD
- 32GB Hyperx
Relevant software
- NVIDIA Control Panel (pre-installed, was fully working and I was running 3 monitors just fine)
- Geforce Experience (think I installed after purchase, always up to date and working)
- Thunder Master (pre-installed , was always working)
System
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (never encountered any major issues, not even one BSOD in 1 year)
History -
- PC purchased from PC Specialist just over a year ago
- It has been running absolutely fine up til now
- 2 weeks ago my displays started to intermittently crash during some games to black screens and my fan would go 100%
- the tower appeared to still be running normally though
- the temporary fix was to hard reset and reboot in safe mode
- uninstall the GPU driver and reboot
- after 6/7 times of the fault/fix cycle, the final time I encountered a Windows error and the system would not boot
- I have had to try multiple restores just to get Windows up and running successfully (issues with Start Up Repair and my BIOS boot settings went strange)
- currently Windows is installed on my HDD (previously it was on my SSD, I thought this could help)
- motherboard drivers installed OK
- Windows updates installed OK
- SSD drivers installed OK
So I think I am fully refreshed now and I cannot think of any reason as to why this shouldn't be working.
Any help please?
Many thanks in advance
(sorry this is long, more info the better)
