HP ENVY 700-216 Video Crisis

[AlexWhyse]

I decided I wanted to upgrade my graphics recently.  I bought a 520W power supply to support the extra powe of the graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce GT 610).  I also got a DVI-A adapter.  When I plug the card in and hook the moniter up, the power light flashes and makes beeping noises at me. I have tried to enter the BIOS to locate the Primary Display Adapter, but have been unable to.  I do know once I find it, I need to change the primary to "PCI".

So, my question is this: how do I access the Primary Display Adapter on this computer?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Did you change the required BIOS settings before installing your new video card?

If not, most likely that is the cause of your dilemma.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03653200

[AlexWhyse]

Thank you!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[Mr_Flex]

Paul,

registered jsut to repsond to you. My brother has the same issue with getting a discrete card working on his 700-216. He gets the black screen and mobo beeping. I already had him disable secure boot in the uefi/bios. When I click on your link, it re-directs to a generic HP support page. What were you linking to? Or rather what other settings need to be changed in the MSI 7778 (jasmine) motherboard?

Thanks