Locked or Dead PCI-E Slot?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
jacobweaver800

jacobweaver800

Respectable
Dec 15, 2017
1,539
0
2,460
I recently got a new computer, I have had it for about 5 months now. I got it for free so i'm not too worried but I'm wondering if its the top slot on my motherboard or its BIOS locked. I'm using an A8-5500 Quad-core with 8 gb's of DDR3 1600mhz and an OEM board. I have an HP Pavilion p7-1534 deskop and I recently decided to get a dedicated GPU since it has an open 16x slot. I bought a GPU and popped it in and I got a beep code, I don't remember how many beeps but it was for expansion card failure, the fan on the card spins up to full speed but theres no video outs. I thought it was the card because I got it for cheap on eBay, but I put it in my old system and that one boots just fine and has video outs and everything, I tested the GPU by pinning it at 100% by mining on it for awhile and it didn't crash or anything and the drivers installed just fine. Wondering if the slot on my board is dead or if it's something BIOS or software related locking the slot, since I can lock all my PCI-E slots in the BIOS.
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
jacobweaver800

jacobweaver800

Respectable
Dec 15, 2017
1,539
0
2,460


Ha, yeah I know, I'm still keeping this I just want to figure out what's happening.
Edit: Also I forgot to mention this over there but that PC was for a friend not me, My wifi is that slow I wouldn't be able to get much higher FPS in any games or download anything very fast.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
COLGeek

COLGeek

Cybernaut
Moderator
Apr 6, 2009
54,218
3,416
179,340
Check your mobo for labeling near the slot you are referring to. Some OEMs limit the wattage of PCIe slots to only work with lower end GPUs (that don't require as much power as a "regular" GPU). These slots are often only rated for ~35w vice the normal 75w. You may have such a system.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
jacobweaver800

jacobweaver800

Respectable
Dec 15, 2017
1,539
0
2,460


I thought of that, there's no such markings, even then I bought a cheap little GPU that probably wouldn't exceed that power limit anyways with a power draw of 19 watts.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
COLGeek

COLGeek

Cybernaut
Moderator
Apr 6, 2009
54,218
3,416
179,340

That GPU should certainly be compatible. If the GPU works elsewhere, then the mobo/slot is the issue. See if you can borrow a GPU from a friend or family member to test with. Good luck.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
jacobweaver800

jacobweaver800

Respectable
Dec 15, 2017
1,539
0
2,460


I wish, i'm the only one of my friends and family that knows anything about computers, only person is my cousin and he need's his PC there's no way he's letting my take out his GPU.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
hang-the-9

hang-the-9

Titan
Mar 25, 2010
60,387
1,081
152,940


The onboard video chip in the A8 CPU you have is faster than the Radeon 6350 you got.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Radeon-HD-7560D-vs-AMD-Radeon-HD-6350/m8826vsm10261


G3D Mark Rating
As of 20th of March 2018 - Higher results represent better performance
Radeon HD 7560D 663
RADEON HD 6350 212
PassMark Software © 2008-2018
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
jacobweaver800

jacobweaver800

Respectable
Dec 15, 2017
1,539
0
2,460


I am aware of that, I just bought it for cheap to confirm the slot works before spending a lot on a GPU. Also, since I'm using an OEM board the BIOS is crap, its an HP, because of this the APU is running at default with 512mb's of VRam instead of 2gb's where it should be. My system has plenty of ram to spare its just I can't change that setting. I'm considering getting a new FM2 motherboard that has an overclocking capable BIOS since I can then change the VRam limit in system Ram. So sine it's limited to 512 mb's VRam, the card I bought was actually faster in most cases.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom