When I have 2 graphics cards installed my screens are blank until Windows boots. I press del to enter the BIOS, and use the ASROCK straight to UEFI tool with the same result. I know I am in the BIOS, because when I ctrl alt del, I hear the system reboot, I just cant see it. I have tried switching the dvi connection to every output, all of the ones on the graphics cards and the one on the motherboard. The only thing that works is to open up the case and remove a graphics card, or unplug its power.
This is simply an unacceptable solution. I am in the BIOS all the time changing boot orders.
Has anyone had this problem or heard of a solution?
On topic: that is a strange thing though. But why exactly do you have to be in the bios, eerrm UEFI, all the time? If it's to do overclocking or whatever can't you just do that on a single gpu and then add the other when done?
I am using dvi not hdmi, and believe me I have tried turning the monitor on and off as well as selecting my input. I don't think clearing the cmos will help, I just updated my BIOS which set my ram back to 1300, so again had to unplug a card change it in the bios.
I like to run a linux distro on a separate drive and select which os I use from the boot order. I don't like dual booting or mucking with the mbr...adds time to startup.
I found one forum somewhere discussing what seemed to be the same issue. Something to do with the graphics card frequency not playing well with uefi and ufei not being fully baked and the mobo blames the gpu manufacturer and vise versa and the solution is to deal with it. I don't like that solution. If I can't find a better one the solution will be new motherboard. I just purchased this one last month and it should still be in the amazon return time.