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‎08-31-2018 07:57 AM

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Product: HP Elite 7500 series MT
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello,

as the title says, i am going to upgrade my GPU to hopefully 1050ti and don´t know whether the motherboard "ipmmb-fm" motherboard and

300W PSU is enough.

Specs:

               Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 MHz
BIOS:    AMI 8.09, 28. 8. 2012
Motherboard: software says it unavailable, but when i opened the case i found "ipmmb-fm" sign in the middle
PSU:  dps 300 ab 72 a                  (300W)

OS:  Windows 10 (64bit)

 

 

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‎09-02-2018 12:20 PM

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@Martin76

 

@Martin76 wrote:

It´s Legacy mode.

So what does it mean?

This means that you won't be able to use the GTX 1050.  As I said, it requires UEFI.  The last video cards not to require UEFI are the GTX 660/670 series.

 

I'll go back to the second half of my original post, contacting the manufacturer's Tech Support for help is your best option.  They might even have a card that will work with both Legacy and UEFI.

 

Please click the Thumbs up + button if I have helped you and click Accept as Solution if your problem is solved.



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‎09-01-2018 09:09 PM

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@Martin76, welcome to the forum.

 

The first thing that you have to check is the BIOS.  Is it UEFI or a Legacy/standard BIOS?  The GTX 1050 Ti requires UEFI in the motherboard to operate properly.  HP didn't begin using UEFI until mid-October, 2012.  I can't tell from the specifications when your computer was released.

 

Your best option is to choose a manufacturer and contact their Tech Support for help with choosing the best video card for your system.  They are the experts on their products.  This will save you money, time and frustration.  It is getting very difficult to know whih newer cards will work with older computers.

 

Please click the Thumbs up + button if I have helped you and click Accept as Solution if your problem is solved.



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‎09-02-2018 01:15 AM

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I have Bios 8.0.12


Ok then, and if I have a rig that requires 210W, is 300W PSU enough?

But thanks for the advice to contact thranufacturer, didn't think of it before.
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‎09-02-2018 09:00 AM

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@Martin76,

A simple test for the boot environment (BIOS or UEFI) is here.

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‎09-02-2018 11:39 AM

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It´s Legacy mode.

So what does it mean?

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‎09-02-2018 12:20 PM

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@Martin76

 

@Martin76 wrote:

It´s Legacy mode.

So what does it mean?

This means that you won't be able to use the GTX 1050.  As I said, it requires UEFI.  The last video cards not to require UEFI are the GTX 660/670 series.

 

I'll go back to the second half of my original post, contacting the manufacturer's Tech Support for help is your best option.  They might even have a card that will work with both Legacy and UEFI.

 

Please click the Thumbs up + button if I have helped you and click Accept as Solution if your problem is solved.



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