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03-27-2016 05:08 PM
If I install a pcie card will it automatically change in the bios from onboard to pcie? I can't get to the bios to change settings because of the blank screen.
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03-28-2016 09:53 PM
Dan, welcome to the forum.
Yes, when you install a discrete video card the Integrated video will automatically be disabled.
You will have to be careful when you pick a video card. Newer cards require UEFI in the motherboard instead of a standard BIOS. The last series of cards that didn't require UEFI were the GT 640's. Also, you may have to upgrade the power supply unit (PSU). Most newer cards require at least 400W to operate properly.
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03-28-2016 09:53 PM
Dan, welcome to the forum.
Yes, when you install a discrete video card the Integrated video will automatically be disabled.
You will have to be careful when you pick a video card. Newer cards require UEFI in the motherboard instead of a standard BIOS. The last series of cards that didn't require UEFI were the GT 640's. Also, you may have to upgrade the power supply unit (PSU). Most newer cards require at least 400W to operate properly.
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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03-29-2016 12:58 AM
I was hoping that would be the case but I wasn't sure. I'll try to find the right size pcie card and try to get it running again, I tried an ATI Radeon 9250 pci card and it didn't do anything. Thanks for the help.
danl1
04-02-2016 03:31 PM
Hi all, still no video on a known good monitor. the computer boots just fine, mouse and keyboard light up, fans and hard drive spin up. this started when using onboard graphics, according to HP it is Nvidia 6150se gforce. while using the computer the screen went black, no changes in software or hardware, I went to the HP support site and went through the trouble shooting section, from the results there it looks like the onboard graphics died. I installed an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI 256 MB card with no change in results. At this point I joined the forum to see if I could find a solution, I thought maybe the PCI card didn't reset the bios and I needed a PCI-E card so I bought an ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 256MB PCI-E DVI video card I installed that today with no change, still no video. I thought maybe I needed a bios update (I have bios 5.13 installed) but I couldn't find an update. I went through the part about resetting the bios with a blank screen and that also had no effect.
It is a Pavillion a6457c desktop 64 bit with 6 G ram. I was running Ubuntu 15.04. I dual booted Ubuntu with Vista for quite some time and about a year ago I did a clean install on Ubuntu and since then it has been working great with no problems.
I think I am at my limit of expertise so now I turn to the pros, what should I try next? Thanks again for your help in the past and hoping for the future. Dan
04-02-2016 10:38 PM
Thank you for the additional information.
I am beginning to think that your problem may be a failing power supply unit (PSU). There is enough power to boot the computer, but not to power the display. It is very difficult to troubleshoot the PSU without a monitor. You could take a chance and buy a new PSU, but it would be better if you could borrow one from someone.
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