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02-07-2013 03:52 PM - edited 02-07-2013 03:55 PM
Hello, i recently bought a HP ENVY h8-1437c, Windows 8, I replaced the (NVIDIA GeForce GT 620) With a (Sapphire HD 7770 1GB GDDR5). I hooked up the 6 pin power and made sure that the card is seated properly multipule times. On startup I get 6 long beeps along with the power LED flashing. Then a few seconds later the power LED turns blue and the PC starts up fine. The card seems to be working fine as well. I have played games on the max settings with no issues, where as before the GeForce card couldent do this. I was reading across the web that it might have something to do with the BIOS secured boot enabled, so I disabled it with no change, same 6 long beep then the PC starts up fine. I guess my question is, is this okay that it beeps? Is it causing any internal issues? The only things I have done so far are adding the video card software, disabled secure boot (using the old GeForce card to get into BIOS) and reseat the new vid card/6pin power wire. Thanks for the help and let me know if you need more info.
Here is the link for my computer specs just in case.
-Micah
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02-07-2013 05:01 PM
Hi,
Based on the following document, 6 beeps ONLY show in this group:
4, 5, 6, 7 Fatal errors related to the operation of critical motherboard components - such as the CPU.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/D
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02-07-2013 05:08 PM
I have seen this page. Accroding to this it is saying.
Power button LED blinks 6 times with 6 beeps
Video Card or Graphics
This is where I become lost. Everything seems to be working fine. Even with the beeps. I doubt it is any failure because my computer is working. Any other ideas? Thanks for the reply.
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02-07-2013 06:07 PM - edited 02-07-2013 06:10 PM
Hi Sarge1D,
Go back into the bios and switch from UEFI mode to Legacy mode. There might be a slight incompatability between the Sapphire video card and the HP bios.
Post your results.
As side note: I suggested in a post a while back that HP do exactly what you are experiencing to allow video cards that have a vbios function difference compared to the bios in the HP PC (beep 6 times as a warning but allow the PC to boot).
HP e9280t, i7-960, 12GB, Vertex 3 120, ATI 4850
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT
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02-07-2013 08:02 PM
Dave, I did EXACTLY what you said. I went from UEFI mode to Legacy mode. That simple. I hope this change dosen't cause any other isses later
(I don't know much about BIOS) Thanks for all the help. To anyone having the same issues I had, so what Dave said.
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02-14-2013 06:06 AM
How do you change to legacy mode?
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02-14-2013 12:55 PM
Hi raw200j,
Please post the exact HP product number for your PC.
Was your PC delivered with Windows 8?
HP e9280t, i7-960, 12GB, Vertex 3 120, ATI 4850
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT
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02-14-2013 12:58 PM
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02-14-2013 01:23 PM - edited 02-14-2013 01:25 PM
Hi raw2000j,
Why do you want to change to Legacy mode?
Tap the ESC key after powering up the PC and then go to computer setup (f10). Now go to the Security topics and select Security Boot Configuration and disable secure boot and finally enable legacy mode. See the below example:
I see that there is bios update posted for your PC. You might want to consider applying the bios update before making any bios changes. Check with HP Support to make sure that the bios update is compatible with your particular model since it appears to be posted for a Compaq PC.
HP e9280t, i7-960, 12GB, Vertex 3 120, ATI 4850
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT
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