I currently own a 2012 HP Pavilion P7 1297c with Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7. I recently for the purpose of being able to play new games such as Fallout 4 and older games at ultra settings like Skyrim; decided to upgrade my system to stronger components. Iupgraded to a 600w EVGA Bronze rated power supply and also purchased an EVGA GeForce GTX 960 FTW. The power supply fit fine, I successfully installed the power supply with good cable management and the airflow was actually better than before, I ran it for a day and everything was kosher.
The real problem however came when I installed the graphics card. The card fit into the PCIex slot and fit snug, the corresponding connectors all fit in, this included a 2 6 pin molex to 8 pin (which came with the graphics card). I know almost for a fact that the card works, A: because I can hear the ACX 2.0 fans, and B: because with my DVI cable plugged into the CARD, the computer will go to the HP blue screen. However, once I reach this point the computer gives me post beeps which are separated by 5 or so seconds, and then the computer will black screen. I then plugged the DVI into the motherboard DVI slot (My computer has an AMD A-10 CPU with integrated Radeon graphics) and my monitor did not detect the computer at all, and my PC began beeping frantically.
I have read threads which suggest disabling Secure boot and enabling Legacy boot. My current BIOS (Which I actually think is UEFI) does not have these options under any tab. I have not updated my BIOS since I purchased it, and I have considered doing so, but I thought I would ask on here first.
Also, I do have an option under the security tab, it is a slot security option, I can disable or enable the security on any of the few PCI slots on the motherboard, and I am not entirely sure if I should touch them or not. I don't now what steps I should take at the moment, but I would like to figure out whether or not I should return both, or if there is a real solution to this problem, thanks!
The real problem however came when I installed the graphics card. The card fit into the PCIex slot and fit snug, the corresponding connectors all fit in, this included a 2 6 pin molex to 8 pin (which came with the graphics card). I know almost for a fact that the card works, A: because I can hear the ACX 2.0 fans, and B: because with my DVI cable plugged into the CARD, the computer will go to the HP blue screen. However, once I reach this point the computer gives me post beeps which are separated by 5 or so seconds, and then the computer will black screen. I then plugged the DVI into the motherboard DVI slot (My computer has an AMD A-10 CPU with integrated Radeon graphics) and my monitor did not detect the computer at all, and my PC began beeping frantically.
I have read threads which suggest disabling Secure boot and enabling Legacy boot. My current BIOS (Which I actually think is UEFI) does not have these options under any tab. I have not updated my BIOS since I purchased it, and I have considered doing so, but I thought I would ask on here first.
Also, I do have an option under the security tab, it is a slot security option, I can disable or enable the security on any of the few PCI slots on the motherboard, and I am not entirely sure if I should touch them or not. I don't now what steps I should take at the moment, but I would like to figure out whether or not I should return both, or if there is a real solution to this problem, thanks!
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