Can't install GT730 On my HP Z600 Motherboard.

fismula1993 · Sep 19, 2017

Hi, i bought a new Nvidia GT 730 and i am trying to install it to my HP Z600 Workstation. Now, the problem is that when i try to boot the pc alone with the GT730 i get 6 beeps which indicates GPU Problems. But, when i put my old Nvidia Quadro FX 1800 on and i also put this GT730 In the other slot, the pc recognizes the card, even though it does not boot up with it, i can install it and i can also install the Nvidia GForce GT 730 Driver. Now, is there any possibility for me to add the new card without the FX1800, and to make it run alone in my pc?

cin19 · Sep 19, 2017

If you used win10, and if you install the aftermarket GPU, try this: install the fx1800, boot into the BIOS to disable the secure boot and enable legacy boot. Also use DDU uninstall the GPU driver. After that shut down the PC, switch the GPU to gt730. You should be able to boot.
Check the manual to see how to and where you can disable/enable the secure boot/legacy boot.
DDU http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

fismula1993 · Sep 19, 2017

cin19 :

i was searching all around and i can't find the secure/Legacy boot option for HP Z600. Are you sure that it has it as an option?

cin19 · Sep 19, 2017

Here is the instruction from HP, if you can't find that option, that means you may have problem with the aftermarket GPU. You can only use the OEM support GPU.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04784866

fismula1993 · Sep 19, 2017

cin19 :

So, if i cant disable secure bot from bios, there i no other ways to do it? Because i cant find it in my bios. Is there a kind of workaround?

cin19 · Sep 19, 2017

fismula1993 :

Sorry, I don't know. But I think we can't, except HP to rewrite/update the BIOS.

fismula1993 · Sep 20, 2017

cin19 :

fismula1993 :

Sorry, I don't know. But I think we can't, except HP to rewrite/update the BIOS.

I have the 2010 version of my bios, but they have updated to a new bios of 2013, you think that that might be enough?

BFG-9000 · Sep 20, 2017

They list an even newer BIOS dated Apr 14, 2016 on the Windows XP page. But none of the BIOS revisions list anything to do with PCIe compatibility.

And you can forget about Secure Boot or UEFI as you don't have them. They became widely available around 2012 with Sandy Bridge and you have Nehalem. Early EFI implementations (without the U) could be problematic as they had UGA instead of GOP.

The issue is all modern nVidia cards come with a Hybrid BIOS which is supposed to work with both Legacy BIOS or UEFI. In practice, they do seem to work fine with just about any aftermarket PCIe motherboard even going back to Core 2 and Pentium 4. The problem is there are compatibility issues with many OEM boards that don't have UEFI, because those often don't properly negotiate a Legacy boot with the card so it defaults to UEFI which the BIOS can't see (Windows can see any device without an option ROM but just can't boot from it). The MSI 750Ti has a vBIOS selector switch to force Legacy BIOS mode and it seems to work in many cases, or you may wish to consider the Red Team over at AMD.

fismula1993 · Sep 20, 2017

BFG-9000 :

They list an even newer BIOS dated Apr 14, 2016 on the Windows XP page. But none of the BIOS revisions list anything to do with PCIe compatibility.

And you can forget about Secure Boot or UEFI as you don't have them. They became widely available around 2012 with Sandy Bridge and you have Nehalem. Early EFI implementations (without the U) could be problematic as they had UGA instead of GOP.

The issue is all modern nVidia cards come with a Hybrid BIOS which is supposed to work with both Legacy BIOS or UEFI. In practice, they do seem to work fine with just about any aftermarket PCIe motherboard even going back to Core 2 and Pentium 4. The problem is there are compatibility issues with many OEM boards that don't have UEFI, because those often don't properly negotiate a Legacy boot with the card so it defaults to UEFI which the BIOS can't see (Windows can see any device without an option ROM but just can't boot from it). The MSI 750Ti has a vBIOS selector switch to force Legacy BIOS mode and it seems to work in many cases, or you may wish to consider the Red Team over at AMD.

Hi, so the problem is the Graphic Card or the Motherboard here? Do i need to return the card? How can i make this work, is there any solution to it? Bios upgrade wont do anything?

cin19 · Sep 20, 2017

The problem is the compatibility like BFG-9000 said, that related to GPU and MB. You need to return the gt730 because it did not work with your PC.

Here is from HP forum, one guy said the gtx1050ti works with the z600. https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Stock-HP-Z600-GPU-Upgrade-to-GTX-version-possible/td-p/5432118

So you may try to find more info about which GPU will work with your HP Z600.

fismula1993 · Sep 20, 2017

cin19 :

If i got this right, basically i have to find a GPU That supports old motherboards with BIOS and not only UEFI

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