Replaced Video Card-Won't Boot

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Freerunner

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I just replaced my video card and when I turned on the computer I'm getting a message "AHCI BIOS not installed!! CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded.

What's going on?
 
OK, now I REALLY screwed things up. I was able to get into the utility and changed the order for boot so that the CD drive would be read first. I thought I had a disc that I could boot from but I couldn't find it. Now it seems to be stuck on the cd drive when booting up. Nothing happens.
 
ok start from the beginning, put your old card back in. Then get back into BIOS and change boot priority. Either the BIOS needs to be flashed to support the new card, your computer can't register the new card at all or it is defective. Make sure your computer can handle the new card. Maybe your motherboard doesn't support it? Maybe the power supply won't power it? Could you tell us what motherboard and new video card you have? Thanks.
 
Put old card back in and computer will not post. I can hear things spinning but nothing else happens. Old card was Radeon HD 4890, driver not updated to Win 10 (nor would it ever be). Changed to Radeon R9380, 4GB. MB is Foxconn BloodRage GTI LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX. Am willing to also upgrade mb, but not sure how to tell what is compatible.

PSU is CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7
 
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OK, finally got it up and running where I could get into the BIOS and make the changes back to hd as #1 and cd as #2. But I still get the same messages when trying to continue to boot into windows.
 
Set your SATA controller mode/type to whatever it isn't on, either AHCI or IDE mode. This mode basically tells the mobo how to treat the hard drive. Windows works in either but will only boot in the same mode that you installed it in. Sounds like it got reset to default settings so you just have to change it back. This should fix your problem.

From the sounds of it you installed in IDE mode and after the BIOS got reset it switched to AHCI mode and now will refuse to boot.
 
Do I make that change where it says "OnChip IDE Device"? I went ahead and changed this one as stated and now nothing comes up. Will have to reset BIOS to get back to utility.
 
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Ultimately what you need to get working is set your hard drive with Windows on it as your primary boot device and with the correct SATA settings for when you first installed Windows. It sounds like you should be in IDE mode. If you're in the wrong mode, the drive will still be seen but it will usually fail to load Windows and attempt to boot off of one of your other devices.
 
It's currently in IDE mode, which at least allows me to get into the Setup Utility. If I change it to AHCI then I cannot even get to the utility. I have to remove the battery to reset the bios.
 
Changing your SATA settings will likely reset your boot order each time. Try this.
  1. Remove any extra drives except for Windows on your hard drive. Any CD's, flash drives, or extra hard drives should be removed.
  2. Clear CMOS (again) to return to factory defaults.
  3. Note what the SATA mode defaults to.
  4. Leave it at the default mode and set your Windows drive as your initial (and only if possible), boot option. Save and reboot.
  5. If it fails, try to enter BIOS again, set to other SATA mode and ensure hard drive is still first boot choice.
  6. Reboot. If you're still having problems you might have to do a Windows repair
 
Still having problems. But here is something I found out after disconnecting the power, opening up the case, and pushing the "power on" button on the mb. The computer comes on to the checksum error message and then when press F1, Windows and my desktop appears. However cannot restart using Windows, have to turn off manually. Does this help narrow the cause?
 
I believe I fixed it:) I found an error code on the mb, looked it up, and saw that choosing "optimize defaults" in the CMOS utility takes care of it. The system is working now.

So to my original question, how do I know if my new video card (Radeon R9 380) will work with the rest of my system? My mb is Foxconn Bloodrage GTI.
 
As long as you have a pci express video card slot and a good enough power supply to push the card, it will work. And you have both so your fine.
 
One last question. Should I remove the driver from the old card BEFORE I replace it with the new one? I already downloaded the newest driver from the web site and have it sitting on my desktop.
 
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