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gtx 660ti problem

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HomerSmith

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got a gigabyte gtx660ti, put it in my ip-35-e , a pci-e2.0 board, until i can get a pci-e 3.0 board.

drivers wont install, i get "this graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware" message. in the device manager i only see " standard vga graphics adapter"
this slot has run a 8800gt for the last two years . so i dont suspect a bad slot.
i have tried reboot and reseating the card, am going to reinstall the 8800 to double check the slot,
any one have an idea whats up?
 
Holy crap, an ABIT motherboard. You tried driver 305.68?
 
did you download the drivers from the nvidia website or did you try to install from the disc... if so then try downloading them from nvidia
 
Did you shut down the PC, turn off the PSU, and then power it on and turn the PC on to see if that fixes the issue of the hardware not being detected?
 
Have you plugged both PCI-E power cords into the 660Ti?

Is your PSU able to supply 150W on the 12v rail? The 660Ti needs at least 40W more than the 8800GT did.
 
i first tried the 304.87 from the disc, then the 305.68 from nvidia.
i shut down , unplugged , rebooted 4 times

evilsofa you may be on to something, my 500w seasonic psu specs shows it supplies 38a on the 12v rail, i dont know how that translates to watts. but my gut feeling is under powered psu problem.
 
Oh hell no, a 500W Seasonic PSU will have no problem powering any single video card. PSU is not the problem.

You are plugging two PCI-E power connectors into the card, right? It should be either two 6-pin PCI-E power connectors or one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI-E power connector.

You aren't plugging an 8-pin EPS power connector into the card by mistake? See this page for the difference between 8-pin PCI-E and 8-pin EPS:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html
 
try backing up windows and reinstall it then install the video drivers... if that doesnt work you need a rma
 
Check for BIOS and chipset updates on your mainboard. I've seen video drivers refuse to install because of random mainboard compatibility issues. This happened to me once and a BIOS update fixed it.
 
Like others have said, it could be the chipset drivers, BIOS update or if all fails a format and reinstall. Do you have a way to install the card in another computer to rule that out? The key is the process of elimination
 
yes, i have both six pin pci-e plugs connected.
yes, i have tried removing / reinstalling video drivers 3 times.
bios is the one that came with the board, i havent updated them, may be something to try.
i do have a another old board (a8n-e) to try the card in, i think i will try that and if that fails i will update bios on the ip-35-e. or order a pci 3.0 board , then its rma time.
 
evilsofa said:
Oh hell no, a 500W Seasonic PSU will have no problem powering any single video card. PSU is not the problem.
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Not sure about any video card, though a 500 watt Antec Earthwatts powered my GTX 560ti fine and that uses more power than a 660ti if I am not mistaken. Likely not the case.
 
real life has taken me away from this for a few days, i did have chance to run a live linux cd and it sees a GK 104 board. so maybe card is good. will have to try a fresh install of win 7 when i get a chance.
 
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