Computer stuck on start up screen aftering upgrading graphis card & psu

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

Hi I have the HP p7 1245. I just bought a new psu and graphics card. I did everything and now when I turn on my computer, it gets stuck on the starting screen showing the HP welcome screen. pressing the keys wont do anything. help please!

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

Actually, after the blue HP screen, I can press the esc key to bios. There it shows all my specs including. However I cant do anything after that, and every key I press makes a small noise

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

http://i.imgur.com/jBEXovp.jpg heres the link to th screen im stuck on. when I press anykey it makes a small noise and doesn't do anything.

dkulprit · Nov 29, 2013

HOw would you describe the noise? A whine? A grind?

If you were to remove the graphics cards and boot up, will you get past post?

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

its jus a small beep

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

wow. tried replacing to my old graphics card and now my computer wont even start.. i shouldve let my friend done this.. omg..

dkulprit · Nov 29, 2013

Well 1 beep usually means that it is posting. Is it a series of beeps in any pattern? What card did you buy, what power supply did you buy? The power supply could be undervolting, or the video card could be bad. Unfortunately it can happen.

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

Hi all, my semi computer expert friend came over tonight. He did everything and concluded that my motherboard is simply too old for the gTX 660.
Right now my computer consists of everything pre build except its using a new 600w psu. The computer I bought released in 2011, and the motherboard could be the cause after many trial and errors.

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

This makes sense, since my computer with old graphics card and handle the new 600w psu. But when the gtx 660 is put, the computer simply stops at the link I sent to you guys.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c03168381 this is the computer i have currently.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02980014&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en and this is the current motherboard i have. my friend says the motherboard i have does not support the gtx 660. can someone confirm ?

dkulprit · Nov 29, 2013

I do not see a reason it WOULDN'T work... You have the slots for it. Does your old card work in the motherboard once you switched back? You could put a GTX titan in there and it should work. It would be a complete waste, but it should work.

There are only 2 things I can see why this wouldn't work:

1. The power supply is bad. The video card that comes with your computer does not require external power to the card itself. Which power supply did you buy. Make and model please. Putting your components into a PSU calculator it shows the draw should only be in 330's. So you should have more then enough.

2. The new video card is bad. It happens. It sucks when it happens, but it happens.

Please supply with make and model of power supply.

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

hmm well heres a link to a thread with some guy having the same problem as i have, with the same parts, literally.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1758670/install-gtx660-ipisb-carmel-motherboard.html
my psu: Corsair CX600m 80 bronze
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 660
motherboard: that caramel
My OLD video card with my OLD motherboard works. my NEW video card with my OLD motherboard DOES NOT work, so this might be the motherboard fault?

Willy156 · Nov 29, 2013

so after researching further, oem parts are a scam.. very restrictive when it comes to upgrading parts; even though my motherboard should work, it doesnt because hp. good stuff. never gonna buy prebuild pcs evar again

dkulprit · Nov 30, 2013

Thought I posted this a while ago.

A bios update might work. But who knows if they have a bios that will resolve it.

crookedmouth · Nov 30, 2013

I agree about never buying a pre-built. When you open up the case is the led power light blinking? I've been reading some HP support docs and found a pre-video graphics error. The possible fix is to disable the FDO jumper after resetting cmos. I can't find a straight answer as to what FDO is exactly but it appears to allow you to program the bios firmware and it also may disable ME settings which stands for Management Engine. I know this all sounds screwy but it might be worth a shot.
Disconnect power cord, reset cmos, find the FDO jumper(it's outlined on your motherboard link), place the jumper to the disabled position. Replace power cord and start up.

Willy156 · Nov 30, 2013

I am almost certain after reading this: http://www.speakeasyclinic.com/t18816-so-i-got-my-gtx-760 that the problem is indeed the motherboard.

crookedmouth · Nov 30, 2013

I found more information on that jumper setting even though it is still poorly documented. It could have something to do with PCI interactions.
http://intelmanagementengine.com/intel-technologies/all-about-intel-management-engine-interface.html

Perhaps try installing the original driver for IME(intel management engine) after doing the FDO disabling from above post?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=cp-101506-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4063&product=5192648&sw_lang=

BIOS update
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=cp-102192-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4063&product=5192648&sw_lang=

Willy156 · Nov 30, 2013

Ok I updated my BIOS, but still the same problem.

Computer stuck on start up screen aftering upgrading graphis card & psu

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