[Dragonspire]

So I have a pc I built myself and I decided to upgrade the graphics card

Specs:

650 watt PSU

Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard

Msi Radeon r7 370 [upgraded card] radeon hd 6450 [old card]

AMD FX 8320 proccessor

Two hard drives, one running x64 and x32 windows 7 I had the x32 hard drive in first

This all started out when I upgraded the card. The PC would give the all good beep, then a long beep followed by 3 short. Then eventually after enough restarts it would work fine, just couldint turn off the pc without it happeninf again. According to the code this was a memory failure above 640kb, I took out the new card and put in the old one and it worked just fine. So I looked up what to do, and I moved the the one stick of ram and it didint work. Also tried reseting the bios by unplugging and taking out the motherboard battery and it too didint work. So I took out the x32 drive cause I wanted to focus on the x64 first

But now the PC starts up, goes to bios just fine. But it seems to freeze when it triesto start up windows. I really need help here, Im still a noob and im freaking out. I dont have a windows disk nor do I have the money to rebuild a whole new pc

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

Hi and Welcome to TSF!

Can you boot your system to Safe Mode?

Where did you get the copy of Windows 7?

 

[Dragonspire]

It wont run in any mode, it shows bios and choose which option to start windows but the x32 bit drive doesint show in bios anymore

Windows 7 was installed by a relative, I have no experience in the software area of pc building. I mostly put it together but he did the software, so I have no clue

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

Please preform a MemTest86 test using this guide here:

How to perform a MemTest86 Test - Tech Support Forum

 

[JimE]

Brand, model, and age of the power supply?

Quality is much more important than just the size rating. A quick check shows the new card recommendation is a 600W unit. It's recommended that the power usage not exceed 80% of the available power. Also, age affects performance. If it's three years or older, it should be replaced, especially if it's going to be stressed.