My hd 6950 was performing poorly on one of my pci-e slots. So today I switched the card to a different pcie slot, (Both were x16 2.0) and I am getting the same performance I had before it started to perform poorly. Although in this slot the gpu fan is right next to the edge of the case and does not get adequate cooling. Is there a way to reset a pci-e slot for a graphics card?
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How to reset a pci-e slot for hd 6950.
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No, there is no way to "reset" a PCI-E slot. There is most likely something wrong with the card.
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So your saying in its original slot, its performing badly, but when you switch to the other slot, its working fine[your gpu]?
Try blowing the slot out with compressed air, or spray alcohol into it to clean etc [make sure it evaporates of course], it may have slight corrosion.
Try blowing the slot out with compressed air, or spray alcohol into it to clean etc [make sure it evaporates of course], it may have slight corrosion.
When I switched the card the first time from the first pci-e slot to the second one I had to install new drivers for the card so I thought they had the driver or something. And I will try to blow it with air.
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May just need the drivers reinstalled and a reseat.
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Are you sure they both run @ x16 bus speed? Check your bios too why not, one slot may be set wrong|?
The re-seating worked! Thanks a lot for the replys