Hey guys, I put together a new build for the first time in a long time and I went with a GTX 980 Superclocked by EVGA. It's going pretty well except that the one problem I am having is that my monitor is not always detected when Windows 7 starts. I am connecting through a DisplayPort. About half the time when Windows 7 starts I see the BIOS screen come up and then I see "Windows is Starting" but after that the monitor stops being detected. If I restart the monitor will be detected and works fine but this only happens about half the time I start my PC up. Anyone have any ideas on this?
 
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Me too. Mobo BIOS loads fine. But black screen right when it boots into windows and you get nvidia drivers.

Replugging the monitor does nothing. My 1080p doesnt work either. Restarting doesnt help. I have to restart with my 4k unplugged and only my 1080p to get windows to show. I can plug in my 4k immediately after.

Likely some sort of driver level error.

I'm having similar issues.
 
I have a quad monitor setup, and the monitor on the Displayport (via active DVI adaptor) could (most of the time) be detected by windows 8.1, but would not activate it in the settings.  Replugging in the monitor or reinstalling drivers did not help.  A reboot also did nothing.
 
The workaround I found that works 100% for me: shutdown, then disconnect power via the switch at the PSU or disconnecting the power cord.  Once rebooted, the monitor works fine unless I reboot or switch between surround mode and extended desktop.
 
I just stay in surround desktop mode now for all tasks, to avoid the need to shutdown and reboot.  Only down side is now the card idles at about 40 watts, where in extended desktop mode it idles around 12 watts.
 
I'm sure it's a video BIOS or driver issue that will be addressed at some point.

Can you all post what monitors are not being detected so we can investigate and also your exact graphics card and video BIOS version from the NVIDIA Control Panel please?  Thank you.

Evga having Displayport problems with Asus monitors must have some tradition.
http://forums.evga.com/Displayport-brightness-bug-RMA-cards-quality-Nvidia-driver-support-m2090408.aspx
I never got a solution for that from Nvidia. Now with my brand new GTX 970 i have the same wrong colors until i override EDID or use a custom monitor inf.
 

pokuly
Evga having Displayport problems with Asus monitors must have some tradition.
http://forums.evga.com/Displayport-brightness-bug-RMA-cards-quality-Nvidia-driver-support-m2090408.aspx
I never got a solution for that from Nvidia. Now with my brand new GTX 970 i have the same wrong colors until i override EDID or use a custom monitor inf.
 

Just the GTX 980 as my 780Ti worked just fine with the monitor.

manuelg_nvidia
Can you all post what monitors are not being detected so we can investigate and also your exact graphics card and video BIOS version from the NVIDIA Control Panel please?  Thank you.

Same problem on my EIZO S2433W monitor.
It is a 1920x1200 monitor 60Hz.
 
Running Windows 8.1 on two EVGA GTX980 SC in SLI.
BIOS Version 84.04.1F.00.80
 
It seems an hardware problem, could it be fixed with a bios update?

bgeery
POSSIBLE WORKAROUND FOR GUYS WITH 4th MONITOR PROBLEMS:
I also have the issue, but what worked around it with a super-cold boot -- shutdown and then briefly switching off the power to the PSU before booting.  4th monitor works as long as I don't then switch between extended desktop and surround modes.  Pain in the butt, but I can live with it until we get a real fix.  See if my workaround helps you.
 
INFORMATION FOR MANUELG_NVIDIA:
EVGA 04G-P4-2975-KR GTX970
Video BIOS 84.04.1F.00.72 (bug also in original release version)
(3) Dell S2230MX and (1) AOC 2267W Monitors (same bug for either)
4th monitor using an Accell B087B-005B-2 DisplayPort to DVI-D Active Adapter

Didn't work for me. 

I am also having problems with my evga gtx 980 sc 2.0. It will come on to bios but when windows wants to start I get a black screen.I am using 1 asus VX279q moniter with  my evga gtx 980 superclocked 2.0 and my video bios is 84.04.1f.00.86 PLEASE HELP.

I also sent requested logs and info.  I included both with and without my workaround being used.

There are few "hardware" problems that can't be remedied with a driver or video BIOS update.

I'm using the Samsung u28d590d 4K monitor. 
My 980 evga sc bios is 84.04.1F.00.80 (P04 B-oard) according to gpu-z.
I also have a second 980 lent to me for testing from another brand.  Just like the first card, it does not boot.  
It's bios is 84.04.1F.00.8B (P04 B-oard) 

stevemoore888
There isn't one yet.

stevemoore888
I know man, I'm in the same boat. I'm about to RMA my card.

the problem is that RMA will not solve your problem.

I am having the same issue with an Asus monitor running 1440p and 2 samsungs doing 1080p, i started another thread before i saw this one. 
 
Since its 1440p I can run it with a Redmere cable in the HDMI port just fine, but the displayport won't work unless I unplug one of the other monitors.  Its like it can't handle it.  It detects the monitor, but won't let me enable it.  When I try the screen flickers for a bit, then goes back to being disabled. 
 
I can live with it being on the HDMI cable as the redmere has enough bandwidth, and it reduced my framerate stutter when I switched from a standard HDMI cable. That might not work with folks running 4k, you can try though, 6ft 10.2GB/s cables are pretty cheap at newegg or monoprice if you can give it a whirl in the mean time.