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Asus Maximus IV Extreme & Ati 290x issue

Steven_belfast
Level 7
Greetings,

from installing my new gpu in my motherboard the system will not post,
i keep getting error B2 until I clear the cmos

if if I go back to my old gpu system boots ok every time.

I have aver updated the bios on my motherboard and same issue.

Ok ok my pcie lane is only 2.0 but this card should still work ok.

Spec is
Corsair Hydro H100
Asus Maximus IV Extreme
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz
Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W

new gpu is xox r9 290x black edition
old gpu was ati 6990

It does not matter when pcie lane I install to.

can you offer any advice,
| Asus Maximus IV Extreme | Intel 2600K | Corsair Hydro H100i GTX |
| XFX Radeon R9 290X Black Edition | G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB |
| Corsair Force Series 3 120GB | Corsair Obsidian 800D (6GB/s) |
| Corsair Professional Series AX1200 |
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chevy350
Level 10
Have you tried flipping the bios switch on the video card to the other position?
AMD 2700X, Asus ROG Strix X470-F, G.Skill Trident Z Neo 3600 (16gbx2), XFX RX 580, NZXT Kraken X62, Corsair 750D, SeaSonic 860W, OCZ RD400, Samsung 950 Pro 256Gb, Intel 520 120Gb SSD