Solved Windows 8 won't start up with Nvidia card

Matt1112

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hey guys,

I have a nvidia 670 (running Windows 8 64bit) and every time I reboot it starts the computer up with "Microsoft Basic Display Drive". My graphics cards are up to date and it is plugged in correctly, I believe it may be something to do with a windows update which automatically took place, I could be wrong though, that's just my guess. my 670 is on it's highest version, and even if I try to update again, it says it 'not compatible' because it can't find my graphics card, but I know it's there, because if i go 'Show hidden devices' in device manager it is there. I have tried a fair few things, nothing has worked, any suggestions? Thanks

dxdiag.png devices.png uptodate.png
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Have you set it as "First display device" or disabled on-board graphics in BIOS? Also from your dxdiag it looks like you have the monitor plugged into the on-board graphics.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8 pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Intel core i7 3930k @ 4.17GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus p9x79 pro
    Memory
    4x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP xmp quad channelled
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX660 ti, Signiture 2, FTW 2GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    32" Samsung tv, 21" Dell monitor both 1080 native
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 x2
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 830 256gb sata3 ssd, 4x250gb sata2 hdd RAID_0, 3tb ZyXEL NSA-310 (nas).
    PSU
    Tagan tg-800-bz 800w modular
    Case
    Icute mesh with 280mm side fan
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 (2x120mm push and pull)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft comfort curve
    Mouse
    Anker 8000dpi 1000m/s precision gaming mouse
    Internet Speed
    10MB
    Other Info
    Logitech 5.1 with phantom channels. xbox 360 pad for windows.
I'ved had a lot of problems with the driver for Nvidia Quadro FX 540, works OK with the Ms supplied driver but notwithstanding anything from Nvidia or Winows update. It is my secondary card driving my to supplementary monitors. M ain't display is from the onboard Intel graphics.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8
I fixed it, thanks for the help guys, how I fixed it though was a little different, I went into my device manager and rolled back my Intel HD graphics, my computer auto updated that and the update failed, doing all sorts or weird things. Thanks for the help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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