TomB11

PCI-E power supply doesn't seem to be a problem: The sockets in my system have no reported ratings; the issues i'm having also don't match those in the video at all. Thanks though, i wasnt aware of this potentialy being an issue. I found another thread on the HP forums: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktops-Archive-Read-Only/Pavilion-P6-2030-Upgrading-Graphics-Card-issue/td-p/3404275 Indeed BIOS-compatibility seems to be the issue. I'm going to have to abandon this little project. Perhaps i'll try a custom build when my budget and prices are more in favor of it. Thank you all.

I'm aware of the OS and BIOS not being the same product. And just to confirm, yes my system uses Legacy BIOS. The other day however, i stumbled upon an article talking about how some version of windows have BIOS and/or UEFI compatibility and that, for example: a BIOS based install would not allow UEFI use. It could however be reinstalled in a UEFI compatible way. This might not even apply to Windows 10 so... Yeah. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825112.aspx But if i'm getting your point. What that article describes also required a UEFI compatible MOBO, which my system now probably doesnt have, considering its age. Therefore i wouldn't have any other choice then to look for a UEFI compatible MOBO, Please correct me if i misunderstood you in any way.

I'd already like to thank you for your patience so far. So if i understand this correctly, and the BIOS (or lack of UEFI) is causing my problems i'm left with two options: - A clean install of Windows in the hope that my MOBO supports UEFI. - Find a 2nd hand or other cheap MOBO that does. If this has nothing to do with my BIOS, do you have any idea what could be the cause?

No, my system still uses legacy BIOS. Is it possible to switch to UEFI in a (relatively) simple way?

Recently i wanted to upgrade my old HP Pavilion (+/- 5 years old) with a gtx 1050 ti. Originally (and currently) it is equipped with: - generic MOBO with 1 PCI-E slot - Core i5-2500 - 8Gb DDR3 RAM - Geforce gt545 When i replace my old graphics card with the new one i encounter several problems. Boot times become ridiculously long, only a part of the screen is actually displayed (does fill the entire 1080p monitor though), i seem to be unable to change the resolution and when i try to, the display becomes somewhat glitchy. I believe there shouldn't be any compatibility issues and that i installed the gtx1050 ti correctly. As you probably have guessed by now i'm new to PC modding/building, so any ideas or help would be very welcome.