Rough start to new system build

[news-server.wi.rr.com]

Doh!! I knew this wasn't going to be easy....what did I doooooooo!!

The new system is put together, cables are connected,...now I'm just trying
to get video from my NVIDIA 7800GT so I can at least get into the BIOS or a
DOS prompt. My monitor simply will not detect a video signal.

I have dual 7800's (SLI) but I only have one card installed right now to
troubleshoot (FYI...I've swapped them out, too). I made sure the card is
plugged into the blue PCI-E slot per the ASUS mobo manual, the PCI-E power
connector is connected and I have my monitor plugged in.

When I power up the PC, the case, VGA, and CPU fans start up and I can hear
the hard drives spinning. I also don't get any BIOS beeps.... I just don't
get any video.

Is there anything I am missing? Shouldn't I be able to "some" signal through
my video card. Even if there were problems?

Help!!
TK

 

[Todd K]

Sorry. I logged in from my PC and I didn't have my account set up. Hence the
name "news-server"

TK

 

[Crushedalot]

Make sure monitor works
U said hard driveS - hook only one up to non-raid SATA or IDE only, or
dont hook any HD up (yet) it will post without
Check ur IDE / floppy cables make sure not backwards.
Re -seat ur memory module. Try using only ONE dimm for now.
Make sure CPU is fully seated.
Make sure the Vid card is in the correct PCI-E slot for non SLI and
fully seated
Make sure speaker is connected right.
Boot up and see if memory counts down

 

[H. Seldon]

news-server.wi.rr.com explained :

Doh!! I knew this wasn't going to be easy....what did I doooooooo!!

The new system is put together, cables are connected,...now I'm just trying
to get video from my NVIDIA 7800GT so I can at least get into the BIOS or a
DOS prompt. My monitor simply will not detect a video signal.

I have dual 7800's (SLI) but I only have one card installed right now to
troubleshoot (FYI...I've swapped them out, too). I made sure the card is
plugged into the blue PCI-E slot per the ASUS mobo manual, the PCI-E power
connector is connected and I have my monitor plugged in.

When I power up the PC, the case, VGA, and CPU fans start up and I can hear
the hard drives spinning. I also don't get any BIOS beeps.... I just don't
get any video.

Is there anything I am missing? Shouldn't I be able to "some" signal through
my video card. Even if there were problems?

Help!!
TK

If there is onboard video, make sure it's disabled.

 

[Todd K]

Thanks Crush!

LOL.....well, I'm a little embarrassed to say what was wrong but, maybe
others can learn by my mistakes. I know I am.

I never connected the 4-Pin power connector to the motherboard (only the
24-pin). It booted to BIOS fine now.

Back to work......I'm sure I'll be back later.
TK

 

[ed jurewicz]

Don't feel bad. Did the same thing with my son's computer. Spent a whole
weekend talking to myself and the dog. I maintain I didn't do anything
wrong. I blame it on a bad translation from Mandarin into Cantonese into
English in the process of writng set-up manual.