New GPU - System cannot boot

sgtskywalker

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Jul 12, 2013
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My specs:

Computer Unit - HP Pavillon HPE H8-1022
Motherboard - Pegatron IPISB-CH2
CPU - Intel Core i7-2600CPU @3.4 ghz
OS - Windows 7 64-bit
GPU - EVGA Geforce GTX 760
PSU - OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
Memory - 10G RAM

So recently I bought this new GTX 760 from EVGA and a new PSU (OCZ fatal1ty 750W) to meet the requirements (my old PSU was a 460 Watt. It wouldn't be able to run the card). I've had this computer since 2011 and never had a single problem with it. Upon installing the new hardware, when starting the machine, the HP start menu screen appears, followed by a beeping sound every 10-15 seconds and no response from the keyboard.

Obviously the problem must have been with the new hardware, but no. Restoring the old ATI Radeon HD 6770 (the one that came with my computer unit when I bought it) while keeping the new PSU, my system boots and works just fine. All games and everything else works with no hassle.

To test out the GTX 760, I installed it on another computer we have and it booted up and worked perfectly. So there hardly seems to be any issue with it either..!

I tried updating my BIOS, I tried the whole bunch of different connectors that came with my modular PSU to see if that might do the trick, with and without the extensions included with the graphics card. The GPU is a 6-pin + 8-pin one, and both were always connected. After around 8-9 tries, where I checked each time to see if the connectors and the card were connected and fitted like they should, I ran out of options.

Does the problem lie with the motherboard itself (an IPISB-CH2 by Pegatron), who might not be compatible with the GTX 760 or with Nvidia at all, or is it something between my PSU (its connectors maybe) and my Graphics card?

Thank you all!
 

sgtskywalker

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Thanks for the answer!

Yes, I have looked for the latest BIOS version after my first tries where it didn't work. I installed it, hoping it would be different but no. Same result, with the HP start menu window (the first thing I usually see when waking my computer) and a beeping sound every 10 seconds.
 

sgtskywalker

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EVGA support suggested updating the firmware using the other computer on which the new GPU worked, only I'm not familiar with how to do that.. Is it like simply upgrading the driver, or something more complex? How do I it?

Here's what he said :

Also since you do have other computers at your disposal you could try updating the firmware on this video card. You will need to rename the file to 2673_5C.zip in order to access the zip contents. Once the video card has been updated try testing on the HP computer.

Instructions on how to flash the firmware:
Extract the files to a location on disk.
Make sure no programs are running in the background, and double click update.exe.
Press "Y", then ENTER to begin the update.
DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS!
After update, restart PC.