ThinkStation S10 problem with Nvidia GTS450 Graphics Card

Hi,
I have recently purchased this Thinkstation and decided that I wanted to change the graphics card as I will mostly be using it for media (ie DVD and Bluray on my LCD TV).
I purchased a Nvidia GT 440 originally but could not get anything to display through it and recieved 3 beeps (1 long and 2 short). I confirmed with the company I bought it from that it should be compatible, and had it tested by them to check the card was not faulty.
So I sent that back for a refund and bought a Nvidia GTS 450 thinking that as it takes separate power rather than through the motherboard maybe if it was an issue with power it might work but again got the 3 beeps and no display.
Both cards I tried also at the same time as the Quadro FX370 but still got no display even though the fans were turning.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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First and foremost, the GTS450 is not a supported card.   GeForce cards are not supported in Workstation class systems.  This isn't just a Lenovo statement, but also the same response you'll get from Nvidia as well.
That being said, you're likely running into a ROM space issue in BIOS.  With a known working card, try going into setup and disabling features such as PXE boot and the 2nd ethernet (assuming you're not using either of these).  I know on the 20 series (non- Eseries) we made some BIOS optimizations that would sometimes allow cards like this to at least make it through POST successfully if you free up space by disabling unused features.  Not sure if this same optimization made it into the S10/D10 series BIOS or not, but it's worth a shot.

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