JohnJSal
Active Member
Hi all. I tried installing my new GPU today (GTX 1660 Ti), but when I boot up the PC I only get a black screen once I get past the motherboard boot-up screen. (Also, this particular screen seems to remain onscreen much longer than it did with my previous card. It was almost instant with the other card. Now it hangs around for maybe 20-30 seconds.)
I put my old card back in and uninstalled the old drivers, both through Control Panel and then using DDU. That still didn't work and I'm still getting the black screen once I get past the long boot-up screen.
If it matters, the light on my monitor is orange instead of blue. Blue means it's on and is receiving a signal. Orange means on but no signal.
Please help!
Edit: For what it's worth, the card is installed properly as far as I know. Firmly in the slot, 8-pin connector...that's about it. My previous card had two 6-pin connectors, so I used one of them with the 2-pin extension. The other isn't used.
Edit 2: I've also tried going into the BIOS screen during startup to see if the motherboard is listed as the primary display, but even though the boot up screen remains onscreen for so long (and tells me to press Del for BIOS), pressing the key (once, repeatedly, holding it down) doesn't do anything.
Edit 3: I've also noticed that I'm not hearing the usual Windows startup sounds. I figured I was still booting into Windows but just not seeing it, yet I don't hear the usual noises. Not sure what that means. I have everything plugged in just as it used to be.
Edit 4: OK, well, regarding that last edit...I've been sitting here for a bit wondering what to do, and suddenly I heard the Windows boot up sound. I don't know why it took so long, but it sounded like Windows did boot up, I just can't see it. But it didn't do that before.
I put my old card back in and uninstalled the old drivers, both through Control Panel and then using DDU. That still didn't work and I'm still getting the black screen once I get past the long boot-up screen.
If it matters, the light on my monitor is orange instead of blue. Blue means it's on and is receiving a signal. Orange means on but no signal.
Please help!
Edit: For what it's worth, the card is installed properly as far as I know. Firmly in the slot, 8-pin connector...that's about it. My previous card had two 6-pin connectors, so I used one of them with the 2-pin extension. The other isn't used.
Edit 2: I've also tried going into the BIOS screen during startup to see if the motherboard is listed as the primary display, but even though the boot up screen remains onscreen for so long (and tells me to press Del for BIOS), pressing the key (once, repeatedly, holding it down) doesn't do anything.
Edit 3: I've also noticed that I'm not hearing the usual Windows startup sounds. I figured I was still booting into Windows but just not seeing it, yet I don't hear the usual noises. Not sure what that means. I have everything plugged in just as it used to be.
Edit 4: OK, well, regarding that last edit...I've been sitting here for a bit wondering what to do, and suddenly I heard the Windows boot up sound. I don't know why it took so long, but it sounded like Windows did boot up, I just can't see it. But it didn't do that before.
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