Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error

ruigie · 11-November-08, 02:14 AM

Right now im running on a 6300(AGP) that i've had for a while now, recently i was given an old school BFG OCed 6800 (AGP) from a friend. After opening the machine and inserting the video card already, i press the power button (making sure the video card and everything else is plugged in as well) and i get a beep. and a disk error please insert disk to continue or something of that sort. I've been thinking it may be the power supply? but not so sure. This is a used eMachine W4885, the only thing added is the 6300. Any help?

zerocool135 · 11-November-08, 06:29 AM

try going into the bios and checking the boot settings sometimes that happens to me when i add new hardware it changes the boot settings and gives me a boot error

reflux · 11-November-08, 11:54 AM

Make sure you didn't knock any connections when installing the new card. Reseat everything.

ruigie · 11-November-08, 12:01 PM

^^
Everything is flushed i checked everything else.

I can't seem to get into bios since that is the first thing that shows up when the screen turns on. =/

Monsignor Funkibut · 11-November-08, 02:04 PM

Press and hold F1 during restart?
-MF

ruigie · 11-November-08, 04:40 PM

Yes it was the boot priorities! awesome thank you so much you guys!

11-November-08, 02:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
ruigie Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error Right now im running on a 6300(AGP) that i've had for a while now, recently i was given an old school BFG OCed 6800 (AGP) from a friend. After opening the machine and inserting the video card already, i press the power button (making sure the video card and everything else is plugged in as well) and i get a beep. and a disk error please insert disk to continue or something of that sort. I've been thinking it may be the power supply? but not so sure. This is a used eMachine W4885, the only thing added is the 6300. Any help?

11-November-08, 06:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
zerocool135 Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 42	Re: Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error try going into the bios and checking the boot settings sometimes that happens to me when i add new hardware it changes the boot settings and gives me a boot error

11-November-08, 11:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds/Ipswich, UK Posts: 3,551	Re: Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error Make sure you didn't knock any connections when installing the new card. Reseat everything. __________________

11-November-08, 12:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
ruigie Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Re: Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error ^^ Everything is flushed i checked everything else. I can't seem to get into bios since that is the first thing that shows up when the screen turns on. =/

11-November-08, 02:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tucker, Ga Posts: 1,886	Re: Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error Press and hold F1 during restart? -MF __________________ The Danse, The Parfum, The Man .....

11-November-08, 04:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
ruigie Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Re: Adding new Video Card Causes Disk Error Yes it was the boot priorities! awesome thank you so much you guys!

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