I was wondering if there was a way to change the default port used during boot on my eVGA 780ti Classified? I am running 3 different displays. My primary is a Samsung monitor that is plugged into the display-port (it has to be in this port because its a 4k monitor) and I have another monitor which is plugged into the DVI port and then a TV that is plugged into the HDMI port. The computer will post to the display-port if it's the only monitor that is connected but I would really prefer it to default to that port since I always have the others connected too.
 
I am guessing this is something within the BIOS. If so, does anyone know of a modified BIOS that has this?
 
Thanks!
 
 
EDIT:
 
I CANNOT move the cables of the primary monitor. It uses the display-port because its a 4k monitor and requires a display-port to run at 4k with 60hz. This cannot be changed. I want the computer to post to the video cards display-port. Not the HDMI or DVI's.

Move the cables..... Once you are in Windows, set the default main screen you want. Simply unplug the cable from the one that is currently booting, and move that cable to the one you want the boot screen and bios to appear on. Take the cable that is now free and move it to the other monitor that used to have the boot screen.


Once complete, go into Windows, and configure the monitors and main display in the control panel.

Think simple. Don't make things complicated ;-)

P. S., if the computer is completely shut down when you do this, it won't know you disconnected any displays. If you are trying to get a specific display to show, and changing the cable won't work, try shuffling monitors.

Scarlet-Tech
Move the cables..... Once you are in Windows, set the default main screen you want. Simply unplug the cable from the one that is currently booting, and move that cable to the one you want the boot screen and bios to appear on. Take the cable that is now free and move it to the other monitor that used to have the boot screen.


Once complete, go into Windows, and configure the monitors and main display in the control panel.

Think simple. Don't make things complicated ;-)

P. S., if the computer is completely shut down when you do this, it won't know you disconnected any displays. If you are trying to get a specific display to show, and changing the cable won't work, try shuffling monitors.

I guess you didn't get what I wrote. I CANNOT move the cables of the primary monitor. It uses the display-port because its a 4k monitor and requires a display-port to run at 4k with 60hz. This cannot be changed. I want the computer to post to the video cards display-port. Not the HDMI or DVI's.

jskibb

Scarlet-Tech
Move the cables..... Once you are in Windows, set the default main screen you want. Simply unplug the cable from the one that is currently booting, and move that cable to the one you want the boot screen and bios to appear on. Take the cable that is now free and move it to the other monitor that used to have the boot screen.


Once complete, go into Windows, and configure the monitors and main display in the control panel.

Think simple. Don't make things complicated ;-)

P. S., if the computer is completely shut down when you do this, it won't know you disconnected any displays. If you are trying to get a specific display to show, and changing the cable won't work, try shuffling monitors.

I guess you didn't get what I wrote. I CANNOT move the cables of the primary monitor. It uses the display-port because its a 4k monitor and requires a display-port to run at 4k with 60hz. This cannot be changed. I want the computer to post to the video cards display-port. Not the HDMI or DVI's.

As far as I know, the display port initialzation order is DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort. You can't change the order of the boot initialization of the ports on the GPU. Since this is all occurring prior to the OS and drivers being loaded, no amount of fiddling with them will make any difference. The same with your motherboard BIOS it doesn't set GPU display port initialization order. This would have to be a change made to the GPU hardware/firmware.

I'm having the same problem. I had my card replaced under warranty and now it boots on my other (vertical) monitor which is a pain in the neck. There MUST be a way to undo this!

Try using display port to HDMI and dvi adapter cables. Then plug the main moniters in to DP1 and the adapter cables in to DP2 and DP3. That way the GPU sees all 3 moniters on DP and dvi and HDMI empty.

I thought the 700s had 3 display port plugs but I'm wrong this does however work on my 980 Ti sli setup very well.

As James stated earlier, there is no way to change the default port. It will always be DVI > HDMI > Displayport, and there is no way to modify this in the BIOS. 

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2986-KR
This card has got only one DP that i have 2x :(

Solution? :)

SavageThor
The only way to boot up on display port is to leave the DVI and HDMI empty on the back of the GPU. The 980 has 3 Display ports. And if you connect all 3 moniters up to display port with a display port to HDMI adapter and a displayport to DVI adapter. the main monitor on display port 1. Then the main gsync moniters will be displaying the bios.

I have a GTX970, Primary display is HDMI and secondary vertical is DVI. I am having this same problem so I purchased a DVI to DP adapter thinking since the boot order was DVI>HDMI>DP then by hooking up my DVI monitor to a DP port would make my HDMI first in the boot order to get to bios on my main display. This didn't work. My vertical monitor is still booting first even thought it is connected to a DP port.

the_Scarlet_one
Move the cables..... Once you are in Windows, set the default main screen you want. Simply unplug the cable from the one that is currently booting, and move that cable to the one you want the boot screen and bios to appear on. Take the cable that is now free and move it to the other monitor that used to have the boot screen.


Once complete, go into Windows, and configure the monitors and main display in the control panel.

Think simple. Don't make things complicated ;-)

P. S., if the computer is completely shut down when you do this, it won't know you disconnected any displays. If you are trying to get a specific display to show, and changing the cable won't work, try shuffling monitors.

NOTE: You can not do this when you have 4K TV connected because the DVI does not support sound but only video....!  If you hook up the  DVI to TV then no audio on that HDMI port...!!!

jskibb

HeavyHemi

jskibb

Scarlet-Tech
Move the cables..... Once you are in Windows, set the default main screen you want. Simply unplug the cable from the one that is currently booting, and move that cable to the one you want the boot screen and bios to appear on. Take the cable that is now free and move it to the other monitor that used to have the boot screen.


Once complete, go into Windows, and configure the monitors and main display in the control panel.

Think simple. Don't make things complicated ;-)

P. S., if the computer is completely shut down when you do this, it won't know you disconnected any displays. If you are trying to get a specific display to show, and changing the cable won't work, try shuffling monitors.

I guess you didn't get what I wrote. I CANNOT move the cables of the primary monitor. It uses the display-port because its a 4k monitor and requires a display-port to run at 4k with 60hz. This cannot be changed. I want the computer to post to the video cards display-port. Not the HDMI or DVI's.

As far as I know, the display port initialzation order is DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort. You can't change the order of the boot initialization of the ports on the GPU. Since this is all occurring prior to the OS and drivers being loaded, no amount of fiddling with them will make any difference. The same with your motherboard BIOS it doesn't set GPU display port initialization order. This would have to be a change made to the GPU hardware/firmware.

I figured that is probably the case. It's not a big deal or anything. I was just hoping it was possible but I don't think it is without a modified BIOS/Firmware. Unfortunately, doing that myself is beyond my abilities. :(

Initialization order in first place seems to be HDMI and not DVI...!

I was just trying to explain the solution of swapping my monitor cables will not work because I do not have a DVI connection on TV and do not want to use an HDMI adapter either.

I have my monitor connected via DVI, and my TV connected via HDMI. However when the PC starts up the BIOS defaults to the TV, then Windows log-in appears back on the monitor.
 
Weird thing is that it worked normally and out of nowhere switched like this. I did nothing.
 
Any way to solve this?
 
(evga 1070ti)

psb962
I just upgraded to a 1070. I'm running my primary monitor off the displayport and the secondary off the DVI. It always boots to DVI (which from the above I understand is the priority of the card) but the main monitor doesn't start at all - unless I restart the PC, in which case it comes on after the other monitor.
 
Starting my PC, then restarting it, every time, to get both monitors working, gets old. Why would my 1070 start the monitor on the displayport ONLY on a restart?
 
Now here's the kicker - if i unplug my secondary monitor (DVI) and start with just the primary connected (displayport) it works fine, but there is a distinct pause in the bot -almost like it's restarting of own accord - before the monitor lights up.
 
Notes: 

• New drivers clean install
• Firmware tool run and firmware updated
• Windows 10 has correct settings for primary and secondary monitors
• NVCP has multimonitor setup correctly, same as windows
• All cables new and tight
• Cannot swap cables among monitors

Maybe it has something to do with windows fast startup... https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4189-turn-off-fast-startup-windows-10-a.html
 
Make sure it's disabled.