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Western Digital Caviar Blue 250gb Spins Then Stops Then Tries Tp Spin Again

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CPU Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer i11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler -running 28C at idle
Motherboard ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC 2GB Video Card
Case Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

Describe your problem:

First time PC builder. Everything went together easily, Windows installed from USB without a hitch and things were going good until I updated the graphics card drivers with the driver CD. It asked for a reboot, so I did and it failed to boot back. It will now boot to the initial Windows logo, freeze the spinning dots, wait about 10 seconds, then shut off the monitor and I lose USB power. When graphics card is removed and using onboard graphics with HDMI out, everything boots fine and works great. Fan spins on the GPU. I've tried several of the display peripherals. Sometimes, it will boot into UEFI, but not let me continue into Windows. Do I have a bad GPU already? I've been very careful in handling it.

List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem:

Fresh Windows install. Attempted to update drivers manually. It simply will not boot when the GPU is plugged in.

I used Display Driver Uninstall to uninstall all Nvidia drivers and installed the latest drivers for my GPU and OS. Card worked fine until I rebooted. Same deal.
I've verified that it's connected correctly at both ends, and that the card is properly seated in the PCI-E slot. If I boot into UEFI, the card is recognized and it is stable, it's only when booting into Windows that problems occur.

I'm using the correct PCI-E slot (there's only one) and was using Displayport cable to my monitor, but also tried the HDMI out. I've disabled Integrated Graphics and installed the latest drivers from GeForce to no avail. I have the latest BIOS version installed.
I'm trying to get this thing up and running and so far, this is my only holdup. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

hang-the-9
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If the system works OK on integrated video, that narrows things down. Bad video card, bad power supply, maybe bad PCIe slot. Best thing to do is test the video card in another system with the power to run it, that would rule out the card or not.
RobCrezz
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Have you remembered to plug in the pci-e power cables to the graphics card?
rgd1101
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Or could be a bad PSU or loose cable, since it is a smi-modular.
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Yes, I've verified that the power cable is plugged into both ends properly. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the GPU wouldn't work at all if it was a PSU issue, would it? I can keep it working in UEFI for hours.
rgd1101
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the pci slot provide 75w(I think) power, enough for bios and probably safe mode. but once you install the driver, it might/will try to use more.

Is there another spot on the PSU for the pci power cable plug into?

  • #6
No, there's only one 8 pin connector on the semimodular PSU. It fits the 6+2 cable. The GPU I have only makes use of the one 6 pin.
  • #7
Okay, I brought my multimeter home from work today (Fluke 115) and tested my PCI-E cable. I have 12.02V on all three power pins and ground on all the common grounds. I also backprobed the connector hooked up to the installed GPU to make sure to eliminate voltage drops in the cable or PSU as a possibility, but I still had the 12.02V powered up. Same antics.
hang-the-9
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If the system works OK on integrated video, that narrows things down. Bad video card, bad power supply, maybe bad PCIe slot. Best thing to do is test the video card in another system with the power to run it, that would rule out the card or not.
  • #9
Okay, I got my hands on a loaner video card, a Powercolor AX6770. It has a higher TDP than the GTX 950. It works fine in the build, hence, my PSU and MOBO are okay. My next step is to try the GTX 950 in someone else's PC and go from there.
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