Updating bios in windows 8.1

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I'm trying to install a new graphics card (gtx750ti) from ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1) and have updated power source to 750w. Turn pc on and no video, the pc is working but nothing on the monitor. Had the vid card tested on another machine it works fine, they suggested updating the bios. I'm hesitant to update as there is no windows 8.1 udate, any suggestions?
OS Name Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
Version 6.3.9600 Build 9600
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ROBERT-PC
System Manufacturer HP-Pavilion
System Model FK574AA-A2L a6652f
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU FK574AA#A2L
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, 2333 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 5.43, 2009-09-10
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer PEGATRON CORPORATION
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.3.9600.17031"
User Name Robert-PC\ROBERT-PC\Robert
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 4.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.95 GB
Total Virtual Memory 8.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 5.72 GB
Page File Space 4.00 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions No
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions No
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
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You will need to run the IPIBL-LB Motherboard BIOS v5.43 Update on Windows Vista or Windows 7. It is unlikely that the update will succeed when run on Windows 8 / 8.1. Additionally, this update doesn't address your issue and will not solve your problem.
The GTX 750 Ti graphics card is incompatible with your HP Pavilion a6652f Desktop Computer and its IPIBL-LB (Benicia) motherboard. Current generation graphics cards will not work with your computer and you will need to purchase a graphics card that is one generation old... such as the GTX 650 Ti / GTX 660 Ti.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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