I recently received my first gaming PC from a friend, and while it worked well before shipping, I'm now encountering some problems. When I plugged it in after getting home from work, I noticed horizontal lines on the screen, and the GPU (a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 from Gigabyte) is showing error code 43. My friend and I spent about four hours updating, removing, and reinstalling the drivers, but we're still stuck. Is there something we might be overlooking, or could the GPU have been damaged during shipping?
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It sounds like the GPU might have gotten a bit loose during transport. If it was shipped fully assembled, that could definitely be a possibility. I recommend checking the physical connection first—remove the GPU and reseat it in the slot. Sometimes connectors can come slightly undone which causes those kinds of errors.
Yeah, I removed the GPU and checked the PCIe connection, and it looks fine. How do I properly reset the hardware though?