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Computer Type: Desktop
GPU: ASUS R9 270x DirectCU II
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600
Motherboard: GA-AB350-Gaming 3
RAM: LPX Vengeance 2x4gb 2800
PSU: Corsair CX550M / Some BeQuiet 550W non-modular PSU
Operating System & Version: Windows 7 Ultimate
Description of Original Problem: I recently ordered a new motherboard (AB350 Gaming 3) with a new CPU (Ryzen 5 1600) and RAM (LPX Vengeance). The motherboard has a little disco before boot where it tests the CPU, RAM, GPU (labelled VGA) and then Boot. For each test, a separate light goes on and if there's no problem the light goes out again. However, with my current GPU (ASUS R9 270x DirectCU II ) the light doesn't go out. With an older GPU (Zotac GTX470) the system boots fine and everything functions. Seems like a clear cut case of a dead GPU, however my R9 270x still works just fine on my older motherboard+CPU+ram combo (P7P55-M with i5 760). When the PSU gets power, the R9 270x shows green lights above where the power is connected and when I try to boot, the fans spin. Not sure if that helps, but I thought I might as well mention it
Troubleshooting:
I tried plugging it into a different PCI-E slot on the motherboard, however a friend said that was a bad idea since only the top one was PCI-E 3.0.
I tried using a brand new PSU (so I've tested it with two, both of which should be plenty to power the new system at 550W since pcpartpicker only rates it at about 350)
I updated my new motherboard's BIOS to the latest version.
I tried changing the PCI-E settings from Auto to Gen3, in case it didn't recognize the R9 270x as gen 3.
At friends recommendation, I tried turning off XMP but it was already disabled by default.
Messed around with various UEFI/Legacy boot settings but those seemed to change nothing
After someone else on another forum pointed it out, it seems to me this video from JayzTwoCents has the exact same issue I'm experiencing
At this point, I feel like the only troubleshooting step left is to flash my GPU bios, however I have some questions with the guide posted by Solaris17.
Firstly, I have no clue what bios file I should actually use. I was advised to take one off the TPU archives with the same "Graphics Card Info" as what shows up in GPU-Z, however there's currently no hard drive in my old system so I can't check the GPU-Z info without formatting again and reinstalling windows just to check. All I know is it's the "Asus R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 1120Mhz 2048MB GDDR 5", which seems to be the same as the bottom 4 BIOS files as far as I can tell.
However I noticed in some threads I checked that it's not recommended to use bios files from other users and instead should use the stock BIOS provided by the manufacturer (which I assume would be this).
Secondly, I noticed there are three atiflash version options in the flashing guide. There's the basic flash package, the "atiWINflash_274.zip" and "atiflash717(DOS).zip", since I'm going to be using a freedos bootable usb stick, I feel like the third is the correct one. But I'm not sure if that one is up to date and if it even matters if it is outdated, as the updates could simply be support for newer GPUs.
However, if you have any other ideas on things I could try, please do tell me so I can see if they help with my problem.
GPU: ASUS R9 270x DirectCU II
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600
Motherboard: GA-AB350-Gaming 3
RAM: LPX Vengeance 2x4gb 2800
PSU: Corsair CX550M / Some BeQuiet 550W non-modular PSU
Operating System & Version: Windows 7 Ultimate
Description of Original Problem: I recently ordered a new motherboard (AB350 Gaming 3) with a new CPU (Ryzen 5 1600) and RAM (LPX Vengeance). The motherboard has a little disco before boot where it tests the CPU, RAM, GPU (labelled VGA) and then Boot. For each test, a separate light goes on and if there's no problem the light goes out again. However, with my current GPU (ASUS R9 270x DirectCU II ) the light doesn't go out. With an older GPU (Zotac GTX470) the system boots fine and everything functions. Seems like a clear cut case of a dead GPU, however my R9 270x still works just fine on my older motherboard+CPU+ram combo (P7P55-M with i5 760). When the PSU gets power, the R9 270x shows green lights above where the power is connected and when I try to boot, the fans spin. Not sure if that helps, but I thought I might as well mention it
Troubleshooting:
I tried plugging it into a different PCI-E slot on the motherboard, however a friend said that was a bad idea since only the top one was PCI-E 3.0.
I tried using a brand new PSU (so I've tested it with two, both of which should be plenty to power the new system at 550W since pcpartpicker only rates it at about 350)
I updated my new motherboard's BIOS to the latest version.
I tried changing the PCI-E settings from Auto to Gen3, in case it didn't recognize the R9 270x as gen 3.
At friends recommendation, I tried turning off XMP but it was already disabled by default.
Messed around with various UEFI/Legacy boot settings but those seemed to change nothing
After someone else on another forum pointed it out, it seems to me this video from JayzTwoCents has the exact same issue I'm experiencing
At this point, I feel like the only troubleshooting step left is to flash my GPU bios, however I have some questions with the guide posted by Solaris17.
Firstly, I have no clue what bios file I should actually use. I was advised to take one off the TPU archives with the same "Graphics Card Info" as what shows up in GPU-Z, however there's currently no hard drive in my old system so I can't check the GPU-Z info without formatting again and reinstalling windows just to check. All I know is it's the "Asus R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 1120Mhz 2048MB GDDR 5", which seems to be the same as the bottom 4 BIOS files as far as I can tell.
However I noticed in some threads I checked that it's not recommended to use bios files from other users and instead should use the stock BIOS provided by the manufacturer (which I assume would be this).
Secondly, I noticed there are three atiflash version options in the flashing guide. There's the basic flash package, the "atiWINflash_274.zip" and "atiflash717(DOS).zip", since I'm going to be using a freedos bootable usb stick, I feel like the third is the correct one. But I'm not sure if that one is up to date and if it even matters if it is outdated, as the updates could simply be support for newer GPUs.
However, if you have any other ideas on things I could try, please do tell me so I can see if they help with my problem.