SBDevga
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Tuesday, December 04, 2018 5:50 AM
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I am attempting to install my newly acquired 2080Ti Black Edition (11G-P4-2281-KR) into a slightly older system, replacing my failing 560Ti. I realize that this is not a particularly performant match for the rest of the system, but I am attempting to put off further upgrades for a little while longer. Unfortunately, I am having trouble with the install; in short, the UEFI/BIOS post beeps seem to be complaining that there is no graphics card installed when I boot up (5 beeps, no output to monitor). Further, the onboard "Dr. Debug" boot reporter seems to be indicating that it remains in the "OEM pre-memory initialization code" part of the boot-up (29). The card itself does light up as you'd expect, and the fans do activate. The card is firmly seated into the slot, and the slot latch snaps into place properly. I have already replaced the PSU with a new and verified working unit (850W, PSU tester and multimeter readings under load confirmed good). I am able to put my old 560Ti back in, and the machine boots up properly. Additionally, I am using the same PCI-E connectors when switching between the cards, so I'm confident neither power nor connectors are an issue. I have tried both with and without the powerlink adapter I need for my case, and that does not alter the outcome. I have also tried putting the card into a different PCIe slot, but the result is the same. Interestingly, depending on how I reboot/reset the system (reset vs. power button hold), I sometimes do get the UEFI setup boot menu screen, but am unable to access it (MB still reports same boot-up phase (29)). I've searched around a fair bit online (before I bought, even), and I have seen a scattered few folks querying about compatibility with 2080s and older Sandy Bridge motherboards, and I didn't see any explicit "that won't work" issues, either with P67 MBs in general or mine specifically. Has anyone else tried installing a 2080 into a Sandy Bridge/P67 MB system? Any thoughts on things to try? Or, generally, what kind of incompatibilities might cause such an issue? I suppose it's also conceivable the new card itself is bad...unfortunately I don't have another system to put it in to test. Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k RAM: 16GB HDD: 3TB PSU: eVGA Supernova 850 T2 (new) OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Professional 64-bit GPU: eVGA RTX 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming (11G-P4-2281-KR)
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squall-leonhart
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Re: 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming install problems on older MB
Tuesday, December 04, 2018 5:54 AM
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☼ Best Answerby SBDevga Tuesday, December 04, 2018 7:31 AM
Contact Asrock for a uefi firmware update.
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Re: 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming install problems on older MB
Tuesday, December 04, 2018 6:39 AM
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☄ Helpfulby SBDevga Tuesday, December 04, 2018 7:29 AM
Most likely need a bios update like squall said, but I would also try resetting the cmos.
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SBDevga
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Re: 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming install problems on older MB
Tuesday, December 04, 2018 7:30 AM
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Yep, you guys hit the nail on the head. There were a few UEFI/BIOS updates available. Generally I try to stay away from "beta" releases, but given that the latest was 2013 and there were a few addressing PCIe compatibility and VGA detection, I went ahead and flashed to the latest. Card is now detected, and I'm up-and-running. Thanks!
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Re: 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming install problems on older MB
Tuesday, December 04, 2018 7:38 AM
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Great graphic card, great PSU. You now need only to upgrade platform on i7-8700K + EVGA Z370 Micro or Z390.
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Re: 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming install problems on older MB
Tuesday, December 04, 2018 2:02 PM
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Outside of that issue, you're going to be bottle-necked by a 2700k. It's an amazing processor but they all reach their limits eventually.
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SBDevga
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Re: 2080Ti Black Edition Gaming install problems on older MB
Wednesday, December 05, 2018 10:16 PM
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Vlada011 Great graphic card, great PSU.
Yep, although the PSU actually has a larger physical footprint than the Seasonic 850W it replaced (an inch or two "longer"), which caused some minor issues in my ridiculous case config. GTXMan Outside of that issue, you're going to be bottle-necked by a 2700k. It's an amazing processor but they all reach their limits eventually.
Yep, I fully expected that. That said, I was pretty surprised to see Battlefield V running pretty smoothly on Ultra settings. Mind you, I'm not running a 4k monitor, and of course it seems apparent that BF V is not particularly CPU-bound, but that was still a pleasant surprise. Generally speaking, everything seems to be flying along splendidly. In any case, this was something of an emergency intermediate upgrade (failing old card, and needed a new card for VR development when Oculus made Vulkan-capability a requirement with their Core 2.0 update). But as you say, the day will certainly come to modernize the rest of the setup.
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