H61M-S2P won't detect MSI GTX 960

[vickyiori]

Hi All,

So I've H61M-S2P updated with latest BIOS & I've tried everything under the book but it just won't show anything each time I try the card.

It boots up fine, I can even hear the login sound but no display.

The onboard works fine however.

1. Tried resetting CMOS, CMOS battery removal-plug.
2. I've literally disassembled & reassembled the whole PC and it still won't show.

It's not detected either in BIOS on in Device Manager when I boot from Onboard graphics.

Specs are:

1. Intel i3 2120
2. MB: H61M-S2P Rev 2.1, BIOS Version: AMI UEFI
3. 8GB 1333
4. Corsair 500 Cx
5. MSI GTX 960 2GD5T OC

Is the MB dying or something?

Kindly help.

Thanks,
Vikas

[shadowsports]

Greetings,
(H61m) This chipset was released during the transitions from PCIe 2.0 > 3.0.  Sandybridge to Ivybridge.  The non B3 version (yours) should support PCIe 3.0 spec cards.

Your CPU however, is PCIe 2.0 capable only.  While a new BIOS rev should give you backwards PCIe compatibility, this is not always the case based on what we've seen from other users here.

Recommend CLR_CMOS (which you did)
Remove and reseat card
Ensure you have Aux power connected
Ensure correct BIOS settings (Disable On-board)
Change Gen Modes from AUTO to Gen2 if available in your BIOS rev

Are you sure that CX500 has enough Amps on the 12v rail to run the card?  May want to look into that.

[dmdilks]

It could be the CPU it is a sandy bridge and they don't really support 3.0 cards. I'm not saying if you put in a Ivory bridge it will work. We see some people having problems with a new video card not working on older boards. But that is where I would look at the CPU.

[vickyiori]

Greetings,
(H61m) This chipset was released during the transitions from PCIe 2.0 > 3.0.  Sandybridge to Ivybridge.  The non B3 version (yours) should support PCIe 3.0 spec cards.

Your CPU however, is PCIe 2.0 capable only.  While a new BIOS rev should give you backwards PCIe compatibility, this is not always the case based on what we've seen from other users here.

Recommend CLR_CMOS (which you did)
Remove and reseat card
Ensure you have Aux power connected
Ensure correct BIOS settings (Disable On-board)
Change Gen Modes from AUTO to Gen2 if available in your BIOS rev

Are you sure that CX500 has enough Amps on the 12v rail to run the card?  May want to look into that.

Thanks for the reply.

I've tried all the options you've mentioned and still nothing. I tired PEG1,2,3, Auto, disabled on board, etc.

I previously ran AMD Readon HD 7850 on this build fine without needing any modification in BIOS. It died a few months ago, therefore I was looking for only a GPU upgrade. 

I believe HD 7850 was also PCIe 3.0.

One more thing, after I reassembled the board is no longer detecting one of the RAM. Weird. It was working fine.

Seems like the board is dying.

I will have the local vendor guys check it up.

If all else fails, looks like I will need to upgrade. 

Thanks

[dmdilks]

Nvidia are a different animal when comes to video cards. I have run many newer ATI cards in older boards but when it comes to Nvidia it is different. I have seen two X79 boards run into problems with GTX-900 series cards. They were lucky it was just a bios update.