TroubleShooting New GPU

[Legend23]

I've installed a new video card and my computer does not go past the first screen where you press F2 or F9 to enter bios. It stays frozen on that screen, and then moments later a beep comes from the mb. My mb manual gives 2 beep options. 3 consecutive beeps for not detecting cpu or 1 long and 8 short beeps for not detecting vga. My beeping seems like it would go on forever, I've counted 20 and then just shutdown. The computer is running during all this just not starting up, the video card's fans start but then quit. When I place the old video back in it works fine.

I was hoping it was a psu issue, so I went from 550w to 750w but still no luck. Now I'm thinking my motherboard might be to old. I can't return this card because I put off installing it and now I'm past due the return date.

My system,

Motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813135306
CPU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819116506
NEW GPU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125914
OLD GPU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814102967
PSU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP3R88146
RAM: 8GBs
OS: Win7

ANY IDEAS? PLEASE AND THANK YOU..

 

[Legend23]

bump, anyone?

 

[chef7734]

First question is you have the 6 pin pcie power connector hooked up to the gpu? You have the 24 pin and the 4 pin hooked into the motherboard? If so I would say go
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_DOWNLOAD.aspx?DetailID=1328&CategoryID=1&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=24&LanID=0
and download the latest bios and update it.

 

[Legend23]

Yes, psu is hooked into gpu and both places on mb.

 

[chef7734]

Next I would update the bios. Install the old gpu and update the bios and see if that fixes everything.

 

[Legend23]

Mine is 8.0, and it gives a link if so including something about windows 8?

 

[Legend23]

http://www.ecs.com.tw/extra/windows_8_support/intel_win8_biosupgrade.html?

 

[chef7734]

So you are saying your bios motherboard is RC1.8?

 

[Legend23]

the ME Config is 8.0.x.x something, and that last link I posted said if so download this stuff and it relates to windows 8, and I have 7.

 

[chef7734]

The bios has nothing to do with windows version. What version of bios do you have?

 

[chef7734]

your BIOS ME version is lower than 8.1.X.X. Please find the CPU EVO via http://www.ecs.com.tw/extra/ECS_win8/win8_bios.html to update your BIOS first.
After updating this BIOS, you only can flash newer versions afterward.
Please DO NOT flash back older version BIOS, it will cause your system to crash.

you need to update your bios to the latest version. Doesnt matter if you only have windows 7 you still need your bios updated. This is causing a conflict and most likely the problem

 

[Legend23]

Yes I have version 8.0.0.1351. Step 2 of that process shows shutting down a circuit with a jumper. I have no idea how to do that. Is there a way around that?

 

[chef7734]

there are videos http://www.ecs.com.tw/extra/windows_8_support/intel_win8_biosupgrade.html?

 

[Legend23]

I dont have that cap or whatever to put on it. I'm gonna take it somewhere, thanks for helping.