HP Pavilion QW779AA: Added a graphis card

I'm upgrading the graphics card, but the machine won't let me spend the onboard graphics card PCI via BIOS?

Thank you for the additional information.

The main problem is that the card requires UEFI in the motherboard instead of a standard BIOS.  HP didn't start using UEFI until mid-October 2012.  Your computer was released in December 2011.  You can contact the Technical Support from the manufacturer to see if they have a VBIOS update for the card that will allow him to work with UEFI.  Also, I believe that if you want to upgrade the video card, you must pass the power supply (PSU).  I recommend at least 500W.

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