Aspire GX-781 can not find PCI-E card

Gorm
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edited August 2023 in 2019 Archives
Have just installed a PCI-E video capture card. But the PC can not find the card. I have installed the drivers. The PCI-E card works fine on two other computers. I have updated the BIOS.  Nothing shows up in the device management. Any ideas, pse?

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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
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    Sorry can't offer much help. I had similar issues when trying to install updated cards on HP & Dell desktops. No video whatsoever when installed. I eventually gave up trying. I concluded that the firmware writers & card designers must've had a failure to communicate.  :)   Jack E/NJ 
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  • What is the video card model? There must be some bios function that enables the discrete video card in video output.
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  • Gorm
    Gorm Member Posts: 13

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    Hi. Thanks for the answer. But it is not the video card but a PCI-E card for recording video. In fact it is all PCI-E cards the computer can not find.
  • OK! Even so, go to video output and select discrete.
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  • Gorm
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    Hi. O tried it, but the items are greyed out. I can not select it. It is under 'Advanced' Intel AES-NI is disabled and it is possible to change it to Enabled. 'Video Output' is Discrete and can not be changed, 'Onboard Graphics Controller' is Disabled and can not be changed.

  • Can you inform the model of the PCI-E card for recording video? Also, isn't it showing up as a hidden device?
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  • Gorm
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    Hi.
    It's a very strange computer. First of all - no. The capture card does not show up under Hidden Devices.
    I tried to install the newest drivers with no luck. Another strange thing: I tried to replace the graphics card - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with another craphics card a GeForce 405 then the boot screen did not show up. Blank screen until the PC has booted up. And if I tried to tap the 'Del' or 'F12' during boot-up I had a blank screen for a very long time.


  • Can you enter the model of capture video card?
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  • Gorm
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    Yes. It is a Startech PEXHDCAP.
  • Commodore_1995#
    Commodore_1995# ACE Posts: 97,695 Trailblazer
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    What version of windows is installed on your desktop? Have you tried disconnecting the other video card?
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  • Gorm
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    Hi. It is not a notebook but a stationary PC a GX-781 full size cabinet. I have only one video card installed. The experiment I described was that I replaced the original video card with another video card and then there was no boot menu only black screen. It tried the same with 2 other video cards with same result. So the GX-781 can only work with the original installed video card. And at the same time the PC do not detect a card in the PCI-e bus.
  • What I want to know is this:
    a) When you disconnect the offboard video card, is the image displayed using these ports?

    b) In video outup, select onboard and in onboard graphics controller select enabled:

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  • Gorm
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    Hi. After removing the graphics card I had video out on the backside HDMI connectors.
    Installed the video capture card but it did still not show op in device management.
    I could not update the StreamCatcher program. A program is missing and the program wants access to a .msi file which is non-existent.

  • Have you tried installing by clicking "add legacy hardware"?

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  • Gorm
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    The card and/or the company is not in the list.
    I think we stop now. I made a mistake in buying an Acer PC when I bought a new PC. This I have to pay for.
    Thanks for your efford. Sad there was no solution. Via diverse adapter cards I can use the PCI-e card on one of my old computers.
  • I understand your frustration. However, we do not try all solutions. What is the bios version? Have you tried reinstalling windows with the capture video card attached to the mainboard?
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  • Gorm
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    The Bios version is R02-A4. I updated the BIOS few daya ago. And I am not going to reinstall Windows. It is a great work and it will not give any result, because the problem is in the BIOS. But I have tried with Linux it giving the same result - no PCI-e card detected.
  • Did this issue occur after the bios update? What was the previous version of bios?
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  • Gorm
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    I don't know the former bios version. But the problem with PCI-e has been there all the time. It was part of my effort in making the PCI-e to work that I tried to update the bios. But all the problems remained. I had hoped Acer had corrected the errors (PCI-e and no boot menu using another video card) but it was not so. It is probably too much to expect the SW folks to check their work fully.
  • I will ask other ACE colleagues to also check this topic.
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  • Gorm
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       Thanks.