Bios splash screen "stretched out" with new card

Theocnoob · Nov 19, 2014

I went from a 580 to a 980 today. DId a clean driver install. Ever since I put the 980 in, the bios POST screen is all stretched out. It extends past the left and right borders of the screen and is almost illegible.

When I press DEL and get into the actual bios, that's all stretched out too. I'm worried. Defective card? Fixes? Help!

I'm using HDMI to a 32" LCD TV

No issues before with the 580.

I called EVGA tech support and a very laid back guy was like "ya, maybe you should RMA it. Try a different cable. Try it in a different computer"... so I guess I will.

Other thoughts? Please? I'm very worried my new card might be wonky it was very pricey...

sparkey247 · Nov 20, 2014

Do you have access to a normal monitor? Try hooking it up to an actual computer monitor. Also you might want to try and reset tv settings

MattNo5ss · Nov 20, 2014

Sounds like a TV aspect ratio setting issue to me. You may be in Zoom or Stretch mode instead of the 1:1 mode.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

MattNo5ss said:
Sounds like a TV aspect ratio setting issue to me. You may be in Zoom or Stretch mode instead of the 1:1 mode.

This.
TV issue is 99% of the time here.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
This.
TV issue is 99% of the time here.

Why didn't it happen with my 8800GTS or my GTX 580?

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
Why didn't it happen with my 8800GTS or my GTX 580?

Same connection to the TV?
Same cable?

EarthDog · Nov 20, 2014

Overscan in the bios only because perhaps the UEFI is not 1080 like the TV?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

EarthDog said:
Overscan in the bios only because perhaps the UEFI is not 1080 like the TV?

Yes of course it isn't but WHY only on the 980 and not on the 8800GTS or the GTX580?

Is the card defective? Should I exchange it?

EarthDog · Nov 20, 2014

I wouldn't say of course, because a lot of UEFI's now days are 1080p...

I don't believe the card to be defective.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
Yes of course it isn't but WHY only on the 980 and not on the 8800GTS or the GTX580?

Is the card defective? Should I exchange it?

Want to answer my questions? I can probably tell you WHY.

wagex · Nov 20, 2014

i dont think ive ever had a splash screen not stretch out.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
Same connection to the TV?
Same cable?

Same TV same cable all 3 PCs. The 8800GTS rig was using an HDMI to DVI cable though. But the 580 and 980 are using straight hdmi

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Did you change which HDMI port was being used?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

Nope same HDMI port on the TV should I try a different one? There is only 1 HDMI on the card.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Sounds like the new BIOS adjusting for overscan where the old GPUs didn't.
As Matt and EarthDog said.

It's a TV. Unless you're using a "PC" input on the TV you're likely to have issues.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
Sounds like the new BIOS adjusting for overscan where the old GPUs didn't.
As Matt and EarthDog said.

It's a TV. Unless you're using a "PC" input on the TV you're likely to have issues.

I tried another HDMI port on the TV and had the same problem.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
I tried another HDMI port on the TV and had the same problem.

Is the other HDMI port the dedicated PC input for that TV?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
Is the other HDMI port the dedicated PC input for that TV?

No the dedicated PC input is VGA but I have no VGA form my card nor do I have a DVI cable with a VGA adapter.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
No the dedicated PC input is VGA but I have no VGA form my card nor do I have a DVI cable with a VGA adapter.

Then you're going to have issues with stretching.
Common on a PC to TV connection.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
Then you're going to have issues with stretching.
Common on a PC to TV connection.

Ok so the cards not defective. Good to know.

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