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SacramentOfCarnage
 Post subject: GPU wont initialise on cold start
PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:55 am 
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I've just completed my first build and my GPU is not initialising from a cold start, only after reseting.

I've loaded the newest drivers I could find. Originally I used Catalyst Control Centre but it started not loading properly so I've uninstalled it.

My system specs are as follows:
Asus ROG maximus IV extreme-z (bios vers 0403)
Intel i5 2500k 3.3Ghz
8Gb Corsair 1600mhz RAM
Asus HD6970 direst cuii 2Gb
Corsair H80
OCZ vertex 3
WDBC 2TB
Corsair 850W Enthusiast series PSU

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Chumly
 Post subject: Re: GPU wont initialise on cold start
PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:22 pm 
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It's the WTBC drive and the direst video card to blame. Take it with a grain of salt bro...

Double check all work done and make sure you understand it. Didn't do it talking to us, so the computer is hosed.
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Nastyman
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:23 am 
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Airheadq
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:45 pm 
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Update your BIOS?
Should be a few options for waking up on PCIE and having the PCIE as your primary adapter.
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SacramentOfCarnage
 Post subject: Re: GPU wont initialise on cold start
PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:26 am 
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Thanks for the advice given, I should have said my OS is Windows 7.

As far as I can tell Catalyst Control Centre seems to be the culprit. I've come across quite a few forums with people having problems with it. After successfully uninstalling CCC, (including uninstalling C++ x64), reinstalling CCC and the latest drivers from AMD the problem was resolved. CCC even worked for a whole day before stopping working again, but I got no error message on startup relating to my GPU and it not initialising. Ended up just removing CCC and everything is running perfectly.
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coastie65
 Post subject: Re: GPU wont initialise on cold start
PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:29 am 
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I would check to see if the latest version of CCC you were running was not a BETA. When installing that stuff stay with the latest WHQL version.
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