Startup Manager is not working

The startup manager doesn't boot when I start the computer while holding the option key. Even if there are no other volumes connected, it still doesn't show the startup manager screen (just main startup disk and recovery).
I recently just reinstalled the OS via recovery mode (other unrelated problem, no biggie). I made a bootable clone with Carbon Copy Cloner, to a bare harddrive of same capacity via a FW800 dock. Booting with the clone via System Preferences isn't a problem. But the Start + Option route doesn't work.
I'm thinking it's the graphics card that I have, a GTX 680 (not flashed for Mac). Because the card hasn't been flashed I don't get the gray screen with Apple logo screen, it goes straight to the Login Page. Not a problem for me, but maybe this is the reason?
Specs:
Mac Pro 5,1 2.4 GHz 12 core
GTX 680 - latest Nvidia Web Driver and CUDA Driver
10.8.5 - all updated
Thanks

Try downloading the HP Support Assistant and running it. It should be able to detect any missing drivers for you.
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