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primetime replied to the thread Windows 10: Black Screen Of Death.Definitely check system logs for solid clues -
primetime replied to the thread Windows 10: Black Screen Of Death.very possible
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It actually did it again after cleaning and installing. This is an end of life card (AMD 7950), and the last drivers AMD published last summer were the cards "end of life" drivers. I have a suspicion they have a 7950 bug in that last driver...
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primetime replied to the thread Windows 10: Black Screen Of Death.black screen of death is a somewhat common amd video card/driver issue i have had a few times in the past and ended up fixing them by doing a full ddu clean and clean installed latest working driver for the card. has zero to do with usb in any way
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primetime reacted to Dan_D's post in the thread Extreme difficulty slotting RTX 3090 into Z690 motherboard with
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It's harder to damage the pins than you'd think. My guess is that the board is either horribly misaligned in the case or the retention tab at the front is causing issues. -
primetime reacted to Dan_D's post in the thread Extreme difficulty slotting RTX 3090 into Z690 motherboard with Like.
There is no evidence the slot is damaged.
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primetime reacted to ZodaEX's post in the thread Extreme difficulty slotting RTX 3090 into Z690 motherboard with Like.
Half your body weight? Hopefully you're a gnome.
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primetime reacted to Azrak's post in the thread Extreme difficulty slotting RTX 3090 into Z690 motherboard with Like.
Loosen (but don't remove all the way) all 9 MB screws so the MB can move slightly left/right/up/down, then install the GPU (gently). If it still fights with you, keep looking. I always keep the MB screws loose until the GPU is installed because...
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primetime reacted to Dan_D's post in the thread Extreme difficulty slotting RTX 3090 into Z690 motherboard with Like.
Also make sure the GPU retention tab isn't positioned incorrectly. The ASUS boards have that button to release the tab and its possible there is something going on with that mechanism.