Amd graphics card help

Hi everyone,
I have a friend who recently got an H530, and hoped to upgrade it with a sapphire amd r9 280. First problem came across when there was a 14 pin for a power supply on the motherboard. So he got an adapter and when he plugged in everything the computer would start to crash(no error messages, it would just shut off when he got to the homepage). He has the sufficient power supply,(600w) could it be something wrong with the adapter or is it because its an amd card with an intel processor(althought this should not be the problem)? I am not sure but I think the power supply worked without the graphics card plugged in. I am asking this question for him
Thanks

hi La56789.
When you said "Home Page" Im thinking that it is the Desktop screen with all the icons.
If that's the Case Try tunning the system in Safemode. and check. if it will display.
When you said It will just shut off. Does the power lights on the computer turns off as well.
Let me know your findings
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