Computer Won't Boot

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

I just bought and installed a new graphics card and psu to my computer. The gpu is an evga gtx 650, and the psu a corsair cx500. When I start the computer, the lights come on and the fan runs, but the screen remains blank. I also hear no beeps and can't access the BIOS menu. When I removed the card, the computer booted fine. Help?

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

have you connected 6 pin connetor from psu to gpu?

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

ASHISH65 :

Yes, I used a 6 pin plug that came directly from the psu, versus the 6 pin that had the two four pin connecters or whatever on the other end.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

1)unplug thee gpu

2)start pc - go to device manager - display - uninstall whichever drivers is

3)restart pc - put gpu back

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

ASHISH65 :

Bninga · Apr 17, 2013

The screen is blank but the computer might have booted up successfully. I had a similar problem where the fans were running but the screen was blank. Turns out my power supply couldn't handle everything, so i unplugged some stuff and it booted fine. Thing is...500 should be enough if your just running one graphics card. My only advice would be to unplug the cd/dvd drive from the power supply with the video card installed and see if it works.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

yes you have to uninstall intergrated gpu drivers

smorizio · Apr 17, 2013

MakE sure the pci power plug near the CPU is connected. It take one or both of those four pin cables.

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

I uninstalled my intergrated graphics card driver, and put my gpu back in. It is still refusing to boot.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

go to bios settings -find primary display or inst display first - set it to PEG or PCI E

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

ASHISH65 :

There is no option in my bios to change the display settings, but there is an option that says "power on by pcie devices" and its disabled. Do I enable it?

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

yes enable it

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

And still no boot. I don't know what to do.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

one last thing remaining - update the mobo,s bios to latest

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

I've been searching for a bios update for ever but I can't seem to find one. My BIOS is and ami p02-a1 and my mobo is an Acer ipisb-rz.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

download this and say mobo details - http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

I'm about to throw my computer lol. The mobo I have, an ipisb-vr, says Acer on the actually board, but the program you gave me said it's manufactured by Gateway. Either way there isn't any official link for the mobo, neither Gateway nor Acer has it listed on their websites. I don't know what to do now. I'm considering just buying a new gpu, but I don't really want to resort to that quite yet. I hate that something as simple as installing a new card is being this difficult. And I'm not really in the mood to buy a new mobo.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

what is full name that is saying means gateway... what?

tell us

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

Manufacturer Gateway
Model IPISB-VR (CPU 1)
This is what shows up in Piriform. I can only find limited specs on the mobo, and there is no available manual. I went to Gateway's website and searched that model, but no result were found. So, I pretty much have no updates or anything for the motherboard.

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

haa finally got it it has intel h67mobo

- http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Acer-M1939-IPISB-VR-Gateway-DX4860-B3-Motherboard-Intel-H67-LGA-1155-DDR3-HDMI-MicroATX/716249588.html

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

ASHISH65 :

lol so now what?

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

firstly check that gpu in others pc (very imp)

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

I don't have another pc to try it in..

ASHISH65 · Apr 17, 2013

may be your friends,relatives?

Bonboneater · Apr 17, 2013

Possibly. Another thing I considered doing is exchanging the graphics card for the same thing, in case the card was defective or fried. Unless you don't think that's the problem?

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