Strange Monitor or Video Card Issue

NorseGod

When ever I turn on my computer, the resolution of my second monitor keeps changing or doesn't display at all. I cannot change the resolution or find the second monitor in the display settings, I always have to reboot the computer. I continue to reboot multiple times until the second monitor displays the correct resolution.

I have two new cards in SLI. I have tried different combinations of unplugging cables and ports and cards and cards in PCI slots and setting the second monitor as main display; always the same problem. Drivers are updated.

Thought about swapping the battery out of my new MoBo. Or the monitor is going out?

I seriously don't know what to do at this point. Was hoping someone here had a similar issue they resolved.

Quizzical

What hardware do you have, anyway?  List the specs of your computer, including your video cards, monitors, motherboard, power supply, and so forth.

Vrika

That sounds like a problem with the monitor: If you have verified that the computer, GPU port and cables work with monitor 1 then they should work also with monitor 2.



You might want to test how monitor 2 works without cable connected into it. It should display error message "no cable connected" if you don't connect the monitor cable at all. If there's something wrong with that message it's easy way to tell that there's a problem with the monitor.

NorseGod

Quizzical said:

What hardware do you have, anyway?  List the specs of your computer, including your video cards, monitors, motherboard, power supply, and so forth.

MoBo Evga Z170 FTW
CPU i7 6700K
RAM 32G
GPU Evga Geforce GTX 1070 FTW x2 in SLI
PSU Evga G3 750
Monitors Asus PA248 x2


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System Information

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Time of this report: 1/21/2018, 11:28:24

       Machine name: XXXXXXX

   Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr.160902-0600)

           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: EVGA INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD

       System Model: Default string

               BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/11/17 09:13:17 Ver: 05.0000C

          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz

             Memory: 32768MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 32726MB RAM

          Page File: 4318MB used, 61130MB available

        Windows Dir: C:\Windows

    DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes

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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.

      Display Tab 2: No problems found.

        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.

        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.

        Sound Tab 4: No problems found.

        Sound Tab 5: No problems found.

          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)

DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)

DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices

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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

       Manufacturer: NVIDIA

          Chip type: GeForce GTX 1070

           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B81&SUBSYS_62763842&REV_A1

     Display Memory: 4095 MB

   Dedicated Memory: 3072 MB

      Shared Memory: 1023 MB

       Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (59Hz)

       Monitor Name: ASUS PA248

      Monitor Model: PA248

         Monitor Id: ACI24B1

        Native Mode: 1920 x 1200(p) (59.950Hz)

        Output Type: Displayport External

        Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um

Driver File Version: 23.21.0013.9065 (English)

     Driver Version: 23.21.13.9065

        DDI Version: 11

       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

  Driver Attributes: Final Retail

   Driver Date/Size: 1/3/2018 18:39:57, 18730328 bytes

        WHQL Logo'd: Yes

    WHQL Date Stamp: 

  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-58C1-11CF-9B78-7B421BC2DA35}

          Vendor ID: 0x10DE

          Device ID: 0x1B81

          SubSys ID: 0x62763842

        Revision ID: 0x00A1

          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

       Manufacturer: NVIDIA

          Chip type: GeForce GTX 1070

           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B81&SUBSYS_62763842&REV_A1

     Display Memory: 4095 MB

   Dedicated Memory: 3072 MB

      Shared Memory: 1023 MB

       Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (59Hz)

       Monitor Name: ASUS PA248

      Monitor Model: PA248

         Monitor Id: ACI24B1

        Native Mode: 1920 x 1200(p) (59.950Hz)

        Output Type: Displayport External

        Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um

Driver File Version: 23.21.0013.9065 (English)

     Driver Version: 23.21.13.9065

        DDI Version: 11

       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

  Driver Attributes: Final Retail

   Driver Date/Size: 1/3/2018 18:39:57, 18730328 bytes

        WHQL Logo'd: Yes

    WHQL Date Stamp: 

  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-58C1-11CF-9B78-7B421BC2DA35}

          Vendor ID: 0x10DE

          Device ID: 0x1B81

          SubSys ID: 0x62763842

        Revision ID: 0x00A1

 Driver Strong Name: oem46.inf:NVIDIA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section147:23.21.13.9065:pci\ven_10de&dev_1b81

     Rank Of Driver: 00E62001

        Video Accel: 

  

       D3D9 Overlay: Supported

            DXVA-HD: Supported

       DDraw Status: Enabled

         D3D Status: Enabled

         AGP Status: Enabled

NorseGod

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives

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      Drive: C:

 Free Space: 143.5 GB

Total Space: 238.2 GB

File System: NTFS

      Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB ATA Device

      Drive:

 Free Space: 916.1 GB

Total Space: 953.9 GB

File System: NTFS

      Model: WDC WD1003FZEX-00MK2A0 ATA Device

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System Devices

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     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Serial IO I2C Host Controller - A160

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A160&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&A8

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A102&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&B8

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller - A145

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A145&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&F8

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3 - 1200/1500 v5/6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers - 191F

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_191F&SUBSYS_191F8086&REV_07\3&11583659&0&00

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) Management Engine Interface 

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A13A&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&B0

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3 - 1200/1500 v5/6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) PCIe Controller (x16) - 1901

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1901&SUBSYS_19018086&REV_07\3&11583659&0&08

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal subsystem - A131

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A131&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&A2

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15B8&SUBSYS_00008086&REV_31\3&11583659&0&FE

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A12F&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&A0

   Driver: n/a

     Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B81&SUBSYS_62763842&REV_A1\4&21D16FD&0&0008

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus - A123

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A123&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&FC

   Driver: n/a

     Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B81&SUBSYS_62763842&REV_A1\4&117A63F4&0&00E0

   Driver: n/a

     Name: High Definition Audio Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A170&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&FB

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PMC - A121

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A121&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&FA

   Driver: n/a

     Name: High Definition Audio Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_10F0&SUBSYS_62763842&REV_A1\4&21D16FD&0&0108

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Serial IO I2C Host Controller - A161

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A161&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_31\3&11583659&0&A9

   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 - A114

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A114&SUBSYS_10413842&REV_F1\3&11583659&0&E0

   Driver: n/a

     Name: High Definition Audio Controller

Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_10F0&SUBSYS_62763842&REV_A1\4&117A63F4&0&01E0

   Driver: n/a

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EVR Power Information

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Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality) 

  Quality Flags: 2576

    Enabled:

    Force throttling

    Allow half deinterlace

    Allow scaling

    Decode Power Usage: 100

  Balanced Flags: 1424

    Enabled:

    Force throttling

    Allow batching

    Force half deinterlace

    Force scaling

    Decode Power Usage: 50

  PowerFlags: 1424

    Enabled:

    Force throttling

    Allow batching

    Force half deinterlace

    Force scaling

    Decode Power Usage: 0

Ridelynn

My guess is bad monitor cable.

Dvora

are you using a displayport cable?  try swapping to hdmi if possible, I've had lots of issues with displayport in general

Ozmodan

Why would you put two 1070's in a SLI setup when you could have just bought a 1080 ti and got the same performance?  I try to avoid doing any SLI any more, too many issues with it.