Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe- Video problems with 3 units HELP

[robcaryh]

Hi all
This is the 3rd MB i have had in 2 weeks from newegg.Every one i get gives me the one long beep and 2 short beeps indicating a video error. I have also had the video card i ordered from them,a Biostar 7600GS PCIEx16,replaced with the board.I have also gone to staples and purchased a PNY video card and got the same error with all the boards.I find it hard to believe that 3 MB's are all bad,I tried all the slots as well.

I cant get any display on my monitor at all,just the beeps.

Can anyone here suggest any reason for this? I have been building computers for 15 years and have never had a problem like this. Of course,Asus and Biostar tech support are worthless.

 

[robcaryh]

Is there any way it would come from the factory set to not use the PCI Express slot for video? This is the only other thing i can think of is that its looking to the regular PCI slot for video.Anyone have any other ideas? I just can't believe I got 2 bad motherboards.

 

[Okasa]

did you try swapping the graphics card for another, tho considering its pci-e i doubt you have another handy. However, you can double check to see in the BIOS if it is set to pci-e or AGP. however that is probably not the problem. it sounds like a graphics card error to me, oh and you could always swap your card in a working computer to determine if its working or not, need to narrow down the problem