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Thursday, July 01, 2021 8:38 PM (permalink)
I have the GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB GDDR5 card. After removing the card and weeks later plugging it back in, I get the error: please power down and plug in PCIe power cable for this graphics card.

I am plugging in the connector straight from the power supply, as before. The fan is running. Is that motherboard power doing that? Anyway, nothing has changed in the set-up. Any idea why I am getting this error? Can I be confident the card is not shot?

Thanks.

System:

CPU - i7 6700K
Board - Z170A M3 Gaming
RAM - G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM
OS - Windows 10 Pro
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB GDDR5
A generic 700W Power Supply
post edited by hatflyer - Thursday, July 01, 2021 9:17 PM
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    Re: Power-Related Error Friday, July 02, 2021 6:00 AM (permalink)
    Could be a problem with the gpu. Have you tried using a different pci-e cable to power the card?


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    Re: Power-Related Error Friday, July 02, 2021 8:09 AM (permalink)
    hatflyer
    I have the GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB GDDR5 card. After removing the card and weeks later plugging it back in, I get the error: please power down and plug in PCIe power cable for this graphics card.

    I am plugging in the connector straight from the power supply, as before. The fan is running. Is that motherboard power doing that? Anyway, nothing has changed in the set-up. Any idea why I am getting this error? Can I be confident the card is not shot?

    Thanks.

    System:

    CPU - i7 6700K
    Board - Z170A M3 Gaming
    RAM - G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM
    OS - Windows 10 Pro
    GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB GDDR5
    A generic 700W Power Supply


    Do all the usual double checks making sure there is nothing in the slot and the GPU is fully seated. Reseat both ends of the PCIe  cable (if it's modular), try another cable if that is an option as already suggested.

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    Re: Power-Related Error Friday, July 02, 2021 12:34 AM (permalink)
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    hatflyer
    I have the GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB GDDR5 card. After removing the card and weeks later plugging it back in, I get the error: please power down and plug in PCIe power cable for this graphics card.

    I am plugging in the connector straight from the power supply, as before. The fan is running. Is that motherboard power doing that? Anyway, nothing has changed in the set-up. Any idea why I am getting this error? Can I be confident the card is not shot?

    Thanks.

    System:

    CPU - i7 6700K
    Board - Z170A M3 Gaming
    RAM - G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM
    OS - Windows 10 Pro
    GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB GDDR5
    A generic 700W Power Supply


    Do all the usual double checks making sure there is nothing in the slot and the GPU is fully seated. Reseat both ends of the PCIe  cable (if it's modular), try another cable if that is an option as already suggested.


    I only have 1 6-pin PCIe cable coming from the power supply. I ordered an adapter to use 2 molex connectors to 6-pin to feed into the graphics card. I guess I can't use the 4-pin and 4-pin to molex adapter as a second molex power source for the 6-pin?
     
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    Re: Power-Related Error Friday, July 02, 2021 2:46 PM (permalink)
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    Could be a problem with the gpu. Have you tried using a different pci-e cable to power the card?

    Is there a way to test the card with a volt meter? I know little about using any such meters.
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    Re: Power-Related Error Sunday, July 11, 2021 7:02 AM (permalink)
    thats weird
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