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29th Jan 2008, 18:39
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| i just got done putting my computer together. now the motherboard boots up and everything becuase it has lights all over it. but nothing shows up on the screen. ive tried putting the monitor on both connectors. it makes the cracling sound so i know its connected. ill post my specs if you need them. but the basics are geforce 8800 gt, intel e8400, evga slot 775 680i. |
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29th Jan 2008, 18:42
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| PSU is usually the culprit, that or video. Make sure you hooked up the power lead to the 8800GT.
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#3
29th Jan 2008, 18:47
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| both hooked up, but i did use the "pci-e" connector instead of the adapter that came with the card. edit: just doublechecked and its all running in there, including the gpu fan. psu is 500w |
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29th Jan 2008, 19:03
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| Crackling sound - you mean a CRT degaussing? That doesn't mean it's connected, only that it's powered on. Monitor worked before? Using VGA or DVI?
__________________ "I loved the P182 so much that, when my wife's system was all noisy and needed all sorts of cleaning, I bought her one. Then, when I wanted a cat, I bought a P182. The P182 is not a cat per se, but it's still an excellent buy." |
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29th Jan 2008, 19:06
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| yea i just unplugged it from this laptop before i put it into the desktop. um not sure the type but its a typical plug that i put onto one of those adapters for the card |
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#6
29th Jan 2008, 19:08
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| So there's no adapter, which means it's DVI..this may seem stupid, but really re-checked the connection? Sometimes they have to be really tight.
__________________ "I loved the P182 so much that, when my wife's system was all noisy and needed all sorts of cleaning, I bought her one. Then, when I wanted a cat, I bought a P182. The P182 is not a cat per se, but it's still an excellent buy." |
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29th Jan 2008, 19:11
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| i just unplugged and replugged everything in. even tried a different adapter for it. nothing again. |
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#8
29th Jan 2008, 19:30
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| just varified that it works though, repluged it into this laptop. |
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#9
29th Jan 2008, 19:45
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| ill go ahead and put up all i can think of that may help. cpu intel E8400 mobo evga 680i lt (said that bios needed to be upgraded to accomodate e8400) ram 2gb mushkin 800 graphics evga geforce 8800gt 512 psu 500w antec phantom 500 as i said before, everything powers up, fans turn on, lights light, etc stays that way until i turn it off but again, nothing shows on the monitor ( plugged in with the adapter that came with the card). hopefully if i leave this up someone will get an "eureka" moment and it will be fixed *crosses fingers* thank you for all your help |
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29th Jan 2008, 20:00
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| ok new update, i looked on another tech support forum and someone had a similar problem. they told him to take off the power cord to the motherboard from teh case and touch the two pins with a screwdriver. evidently if it doesn't turn off when you do that again it means mobo, but mine shut back down. so im assuming its the PSU. this sound like a decent assumption. the psu is fairly old (4 years ago i got it) and the other persons psu was same wattage |
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