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  • OGR
    OGR Posts: 157 Forumite
    The length doesn't matter. PCI-E is designed to allow you to plug any speed card into a socket that in theory supports higher speeds. It looks like the card you have is x8 speed but the slot supports up to x16.

    Have you tried another slot? I can see you have 2 more full length slots. As the card you have only needs x8 speed anyway there is no reason you need to use the top slot.
  • dipsomaniac
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    edited 6 August 2019 at 9:46AM
    i thought that card would be recognised in device manager without changing bios or installing drivers.

    i am reluctant to uninstall internal graphics drivers or set bios to pcie incase i then have no graphics and can't go back. in the worst case senario i am assuming i could remove mb battery or force bios back to defaults?

    i haven't yet tried apennysaved suggestion to enable multi graphics

    the card was bought from ebay and sold as new other as the card wouldn't fit in the sellers case. it arrived in the orginal packaging but didn't include any software. it didn't show any signs of being used

    i am using pc atm to write this but will try a different slot at some point today
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  • bengalknights
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    Have you installed nvidia driver manager also try the other slots.

    Its looking like a dead card.
  • slinga
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    DoaM wrote: »
    If the card isn't being seen at all in Device Manager then it's either dead or not fitted/connected properly.


    Where in Device Manager should I look for my card? It's a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745
    Had it for maybe 4 years now.
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  • OGR
    OGR Posts: 157 Forumite
    Under display adaptors.
  • slinga
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    edited 6 August 2019 at 10:44AM
    OGR wrote: »
    Under display adaptors.
    Thanks.


    It shows up under 'Display' when I run Belarc Advisor.


    But when I check 'Devices' under 'Settings' I don't see anything.
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  • DoaM
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    You want Device Manager, not Devices.
  • slinga
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    DoaM wrote: »
    You want Device Manager, not Devices.
    Righteeo.


    I had to search to find Device Manager but the Device Adapter is there and working properly.
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  • dipsomaniac
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    update:

    have tried a different slot - no display
    have enabled multi graphics in bios - no display/card not in device manager
    have tried to download geforce experience/drivers - geforce can't detect gpu

    nvidia-can-t-continue-6-aug-19.jpg

    i am not convinced the card is dead but think it maybe a win10 issue

    if i uninstall internal graphics driver in divice manager will windows load a driver when i reboot?
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  • DoaM
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    Can you see anything relating to the new card in the BIOS? (Check the BIOS with and without the card and see if there are any differences). If no then it's not a W10 issue; if yes then it might be.
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