HELP: New Graphics Card is Evil

[tmavvy]

I have an HP Pavilion HPE H8-1120 desktop computer. The graphics card I'm trying to install is the EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1 gig.

Motherboard: IPISB-CU(Carmel2)
CPU: Intel i7-2600
RAM: 8 gig DDR3
GPU: GeForce GT 530
PSU: EVGA 500W - 40A on 12V line

So here's my problem. I want to upgrade the graphics card so I can play games on higher settings. It currently uses a GeForce GT 530 perfectly fine, but when I put the GeForce GTX 750 in, the computer turns on but stops booting up at the blue HP intro screen and the card starts beeping. As far as I can tell the card doesn't have any 6 or 8 pin PCI-E connectors so I just have to put the new card in the slot and it draws power from that. I've updated my BIOS from the HP website and it still hasn't worked.

I tried disabling the GT 530 through device manager. I've tried uninstalling the GT 530 completely. Nothing works, the computer won't start windows or even let me use Esc/F2/F8 functions while booting. It just stops at the HP screen and beeps. I'm thoroughly confused and need some help from an expert.

For now I've simply taken out the GTX 750 and I'm using the GT 530 fine. I don't think the card is DoA because I just sent one back thinking it was DoA. Something has to be wrong with my computer.

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

 

[In3rt1a]

Wait, are you trying to have them both in your computer at the same time? That would be a problem... If that is not the case, I would completely uninstall all nvidia drivers, put the new card in, and then try again.

 

[In3rt1a]

Also, sometimes a specific number of beeps signifies a certain error, you may want to check your video card's manual.

 

[tmavvy]

Also, sometimes a specific number of beeps signifies a certain error, you may want to check your video card's manual.

No I'm not trying to use both. I want to replace the junky GT 530 so I don't have to play games on the lowest settings. This is just my guess... but I think it's one longer beep, then a pause, one long beeps, etc etc then my monitor goes into power saving mode.

 

[jnewegger23]

When was the last time you updated your bios? Many of the newer cards require the latest drivers. Many of the latest drivers require the latest bios.

 

[tmavvy]

When was the last time you updated your bios? Many of the newer cards require the latest drivers. Many of the latest drivers require the latest bios.

I updated my BIOS yesterday. Didn't do anything.

 

[tmavvy]

No one seems to understand why this is happening so I think I'm just going to buy a whole new computer...

 

[bonie]

if your hear the beeping sound from your MOBO your Memory RAM might be the problem. try to refit the memory and see if the beeping sound exist. try to boot your computer to the default video card. if its boot completely then you might assume that you have a faulty card. RMA the card.

 

[In3rt1a]

Check your motherboard's manual, it should provide some insight as to the meaning behind the beeps.