Help installing new graphic card - BIOS settings - Gigabyte Geforce 750 Ti

newinvestor23 · May 27, 2015

Hey,
So I bought a new Gigabyte Geforce 750 Ti and I am having a problem installing it. When i install it, it just beeps a few times at start up screen then goes to a black screen with a flashing cursor. I think it has something to do with my integrated graphics card I am pretty sure, but i cannot find an option in the bios to turn it off.
I have (from dxdiag)

Acer
Aspire M3420
(Bios ver. 04.06.05)
AMD A8 - 5500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (4 CPUs) ~3.2GHz
16384MB RAM

I bought a 500w power supply as I knew I needed more so I added that.

Should I update BIOS? If this card can work in my computer, do I crossfire it to make it better or just use the 750? (If possible?)
I looked for videos on youtube but I cant find anything.
If you need anymore info, just ask.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

Martin1982 · May 28, 2015

Check the BIOS settings integrated can be set to "force"
In the BIOS see what options you have I guess you also have auto and disable. BTW. Don't use disabled before your dedicated gpu is working ;-)

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

So there is no place to enter "forced" in integrated settings.
Under Advanced ->Integrated Peripherals -> (the current settings are as follows)
Onboard Sata Controller -> enabled
Onboard Sata mode -> AHCI
Onboard USB Controller -> Enabled
Legacy USB Support -> Enabled
USB Storage Emulation -> Auto
Onboard Audio -> Enabled
Onboard LAN Controller -> Enabled
Onboard LAN Option ROM -> Disabled

Thats all I see so there is no place for GPU. The only thing i see for PCI is under Power-> Power on by PCIE is Disabled. But i tried enabling that and it didnt work.

Martin1982 · May 28, 2015

Try under North bridge on my Asus mb it's there with my apu system

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

Where would that be? I am not sure what North bridge is or where to change it?
2 things I noticed, When I plug in a HDMI to my motherboard and took out the original Video card, it works, thats what I am using now. It also opens up options, It allows me to enable or disable AMD-V and set UMA Frame buffer size.
Also, if I setup the new card with the HDMI plugged into the motherboard, it gives 1 long beep and 2 short beeps.
I tried disabling AMD-V but same thing.
Is it possible Acer turned off adding your own card? And is there any options under Advanced ->Integrated Peripherals that can be changed to fix it? I do not see a lot of options in my BIOS like UEFI or picking PEG or anything like that. Also reading that Enabling Legacy and disable the Secure Boot option may fix it, but I cannot find any place to change that. I think Acer locked the BIOS.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1948067/evga-geforce-gtx-650-displaying-monitor.html
That post said they locked his. How do I find out if that is my problem?
Thanks

turkey3_scratch · May 28, 2015

750Ti cannot SLI (Crossfire is for AMD cards but same thing) BTW (just informing you of that).

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

ya I thought so, I just wanted to be sure. Do you know if my mobo is locked to certain video cards? I have a feeling it is.

RaidHobbit · May 28, 2015

newinvestor23 :

Hey,
So I bought a new Gigabyte Geforce 750 Ti and I am having a problem installing it. When i install it, it just beeps a few times at start up screen then goes to a black screen with a flashing cursor. I think it has something to do with my integrated graphics card I am pretty sure, but i cannot find an option in the bios to turn it off.
I have (from dxdiag)

Acer
Aspire M3420
(Bios ver. 04.06.05)
AMD A8 - 5500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (4 CPUs) ~3.2GHz
16384MB RAM

I bought a 500w power supply as I knew I needed more so I added that.

Should I update BIOS? If this card can work in my computer, do I crossfire it to make it better or just use the 750? (If possible?)
I looked for videos on youtube but I cant find anything.
If you need anymore info, just ask.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

Beeps mean something isn't plugged in correctly. Remove everything and plug each back in.

turkey3_scratch · May 28, 2015

The Mobo should work with any card. I'm not sure if that 750Ti requires a 6-pin power cable but make sure it's plugged in, too, if it needs it.

Woody1999 · May 28, 2015

The GTX 750Ti has issues working with the old Legacy BIOS. Is your BIOS UEFI (you can use the mouse) or Legacy (keyboard only, blue background)?

If it's legacy, go to Asus' website and get the latest BIOS for your motherboard.

Woody

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

Its plugged in because the fans on the card spin, and it shows the boot screen (where it says press Del fro BIOS) but will not work after there.

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

Woody1999 :

Its Acer, and I have the latest BIOS I think, because the only BIOS I can update on Acers website is P01.A1L BIOS for Linux (I am using Windows 8)
I say I can only update that BIOS is because I read on Acer forum that I can only upgrade the same P01.xxx, but there are P12.xxx (which I tried and does not work). I did not think it would be this hard to put in a video card, damn Acer.

Woody1999 · May 28, 2015

Can you verify that you have UEFI though?

Woody

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

Woody1999 :

I think its legacy, because its blue background and no mouse, only keyboard

It is Legacy, i just looked at msinfo32 . Anyway to flash a third party BIOS or something to bypass the lock (assuming its that of course)?

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

So if I check my info using msinfo32, it says I have a M3420, but on the side of my case, it says I have a M3450. There is an updated BIOS for the M3450, can I update that BIOS? Or can/will it mess up my computer?Maybe it will give me a few more options.

Woody1999 · May 28, 2015

The GTX 750Ti has always had problems with the old legacy BIOS, and 99% of the time won't work. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about this, as Acer haven't released a UEFI BIOS to download for that board.

I recommend returning the card and swapping it for something like the R9 270. It's a better performing card (and works with the legacy BIOS) but is more power hungry. Luckily your new power supply can support it. They tend to retail for about £110.

Woody

Woody1999 · May 28, 2015

The only way you can be sure is by opening up the case and looking at the name on the mobo. The name is often located just underneath the RAM slots.

Woody

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

Woody1999 :

Thanks Woody,

So the R9 270 is compatible and will give me similar performance to the 750 ti? If that is the case I may just do that. Thanks for your help.

Woody1999 · May 28, 2015

The 270 is actually better performing than the GTX 750Ti, which tends to trade blows with the lower end R7 260X. The reason that the Nvidia card costs so much is the incrdible power efficiency, which comes in handy on low power builds.

Woody

newinvestor23 · May 28, 2015

Oh ok, well I see the R9 270 is like $10 (Canadian) more then the R7 290. I assume that will work on my system as well? For $10 more I may as well get the x?
Thanks again for your help and insight.

Woody1999 · May 29, 2015

Sorry, say again? The R9 290 is cheaper than the R9 270?

Woody

newinvestor23 · May 31, 2015

Woody1999 :

Sorry, I meant the R9 270x is $10 more then the R9 270

Woody1999 · May 31, 2015

Nah, it's not worth it. The 270X is just an overclocked 270. You can overclock the 270 to the performance of a 270X for free, no need to pay an extra $10.

Woody

newinvestor23 · Jun 3, 2015

Hey woody, So I got a Asus R9 270, but now it will not even boot at all, there is just a black screen, no beeps, thats when the card is in and I am plugged into the card or the motherboard with the card in.
So many hassles. I have tried uninstalling drivers, disabling onboard graphic card, all kinds. Any help is greatly appreciated?
thanks

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