My current Windows 7 32-bit system won't POST when I install my new Radeon HD5770 video card. When I pull out my new video card and replace it with my old nVidia 8800 GTS, it boots into windows fine. When my computer fails to POST with the new video card installed, my MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard hangs with a status code of "60" on the diagnostic LED, but I can't find my mobo manual online or anywhere that contains the list of status codes and their definitions to see what that code means. Any ideas?
Other notes, the new video card says it supports PCI-Express 2.1, but my motherboard doesn't, not sure if that matters.
Thanks in advance for all your help! I'm going to begin researching this problem right now, but I thought I'd post this quick question in the meantime just to give me a boost.
Answer
- Does the new video card work in another system?
- Is there an extra power-supply cable you're forgetting to connect (eg a 75W 6-pin PCIe connector)?
- Is your power supply capable? (The HD5770 system requirements show a 450W PSU with 6-pin PCIe connector is necessary, and provide a link to finding information on which PSUs are certified for use with ATI graphics cards.)
The system requirements do not seem to require PCIe 2.1, so you may be in the clear there (only a 16-lane (x16) PCIe slot is listed as required). Sometimes it's hard to tell if "supports" new-tech-version really means "requires".
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