Upgrading TP01-2234 graphics card

[tgpumpkin]

HI, I have a Tp01-2234.  I am trying to add a low profile 4 G GT730 graphic card.  I down loaded the driver but didn't yet, i was hoping not to remove the old driver until i knew this card was going to work..  When I restarted the computer I had a black screen when connected to either the graphics card or the original monitor connection directly off the processer.

1. Should this work the card seems like it should run off mother board power fine without a seperate power connection.

2. If i install the new driver before the card will i get any output on the screen.

3. is there anything i forgot to do/ask.

Thanks

[BeemerBiker]

The GT-730 (2gb or 4gb) require a 200 watt power supply according to Tech power up

According to this document you might have only a 180 watt supply.  Is that right?

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Knowledge-Base/Power-Supply-Cross-Reference-for-specific-model...

With the new card in, disconnect the power to any hard drives and see if the system boots up into the BIOS setup.

Possibly our upgrade expert @NonSequitur777 might be able to give better advice.

[NonSequitur777]

@BeemerBiker,

Yes, a stock HP Pavillion TP01-2234 as issued with the Erica6 motherboard (SSID: 8906) is fitted with an underwhelming 180-watt power supply.

Even though TechPowerUp says that you need a minimum 200-watt power supply, in my opinion a GT 730 which has a lowly 49-watt TDP should be able to be powered by the OP's 180-watt power supply sans any issues whatsoever. Having said that, it needs to be acknowledged that there are persistent anecdotal witness statements of sorts from HP Users across the spectrum who tried to make various low-power graphics cards work using their stock 180-watt power supply and getting nowhere.  Meaning, there are reasons to consider that at least the 180-watt power supply may have underlying dependability issues.

If the OP could ascertain that this GT 730 is actually in working order, by installing it in another PC and see if it works, that would be helpful.

An GT 730 should work regardless of whether it has the correct graphics driver or not: Windows does a great job to make it work using its 'generic' graphics driver.

Something else, my friend.  I am not sure what the OP is trying to accomplish with a GT 730 -which is situated at the very (rock) bottom of the graphics cards listing.  As a matter of fact, the OP's processor, which, according to the aforementioned specs is a Ryzen 7 5700G, is fitted with a powerful iGPU (integrated graphics) named Radeon Vega 8, which is far more powerful than what a GT 730 has to offer:

Link: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-730-vs-AMD-RX-Vega-8-Ryzen-iGPU/m12582vsm441....

Look, if I was the OP, I would consider upgrading the power supply to a 400-watt power supply with p/n: L04618-800, which will provide ample power to select a better graphics card, based on the OP's budget constraints.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777