Graphics Cards

[_w]

Hi, I recently bought a radeon rx 6600 which doesn't output video in older Gigabyte motherboards, but the computer does boot into OS just fine even without video. I ran this tests with a radeon r7 360 and the newly bought radeon rx 6600, two old Gigabyte (H61M-DS2 and F2A55M-S1) motherboards and one newer Gigabyte (B450M-DS3), and an old Asus (M5A78L-M LX3).

• The B450M-DS3 running with a ryzen 5 5600x, all gpus does output video (RTX 3070, rx 6600 and r7 360).
• The H61M-DS2 (which is the board i intend to use this rx 6600) running with latest BIOS available and an Intel i7-3770k, this setup the NVIDIA RTX 3070 attached does output video and run fine, the r7 360 and the rx radeon 6600 does not output video but the system is booted and running
• The F2A55M-S1 running with an AMD A6-5400k this setup does output video with the RTX 3070, but does not with the radeon rx 6600 and r7 360
• The M5A78L-M LX3 running with an AMD fx-6300 all gpus does output video (RTX 3070, radeon rx 6600 and r7 360).

All systems used the same RAM chips whenever possible and the same PSU, its a Corsair VS600w

One interesting thing i noticed is that with the F2A55M-S1, connecting through ssh into the machine and running "lspci -k" in Linux even recognizes the rx 6600

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Complex
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Complex
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity 2 [Radeon HD 7540D]
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity 2 [Radeon HD 7540D]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Kernel modules: radeon, amdgpu
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Trinity A-series APU
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Trinity A-series APU
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB OHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB EHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB OHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB EHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 14)
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH IDE Controller
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH IDE Controller
Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp
Kernel modules: pata_atiixp, pata_acpi, ata_generic
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH Azalia Controller
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB OHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB OHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd FCH USB EHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 3
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 5
01:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Upstream Port of PCI Express Switch (rev c7)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Downstream Port of PCI Express Switch
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Downstream Port of PCI Express Switch
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M] (rev c7)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M]
Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
Kernel modules: amdgpu
03:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Onboard Ethernet
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

But it does not in the H61M-DS2

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
Kernel driver in use: ivb_uncore
Kernel modules: ie31200_edac
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation IvyBridge GT2 [HD Graphics 4000] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd IvyBridge GT2 [HD Graphics 4000]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation H61 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd H61 Express Chipset LPC Controller
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Onboard Ethernet
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

I tested also against two diferent monitors, at least 3 HDMI cables and 1 Display Port, even disabling integrated graphics interely in the bios, still no video output, does anyone have any idea what is this about? possible gigabyte bios bug?

[fsadough]

Did you try to update your system BIOS?

[_w]

Yes, The bios is the latest available in Gigabyte website.

[sarobi]

What's the date of that bios?

[_w]

Feb. 2014

[learnerspermit]

I've run into this with older main boards as well. Do the boards in question have UEFI bios as it appears to be necessary to support the newer AMD graphics cards and I think this is because of resizable bar requirements of Vbios on the GPUs but I'm no bios engineer.  Perhaps AMD support could clarify better.

[_w]

Thanks for the info, the bios does have an option for uefi-only boot, I turned it on and it didn't changed anything.

[Hardwood]

Look for CSM (compatibility support module) in the BIOS. IF you have it, try turning it on.

[learnerspermit]

Turn on UEFI  boot and reinstall windows and it should work without issue unless there is some hardware issue.