big problem

[luckystrikefilters]

i set up a new comp.

asus a8n sli deluxe
3500+ winchester
arctic cooling freezer64
gainward golden sample 6600gt
74gb raptor
300gb seagate

now the ram isnt here yet so im using 2 old 256mb ddr266 dimms.

now the monitor doesnt get signal if i have the sli selector thing on single card or dual doesnt matter.

why?

all fans are running all leds are on the drives have power everything seems fine just that the monitor doesnt get a signal. please help i want this to work. ty

 

[luckystrikefilters]

please this is annoying me so much im on a p3 till i get this to work.

 

[vidguru83]

does your monitor have a DVI connection or analog? if you can try to switch from both of them. I had problems with my monitor not picking up a signal until i switched the DVI. Another thing you could do is power off everything and unplug the PSU and reset the video card on the blue slot with the single card selector side into the slot housing. then try again. You could also try to use a PCI video card for the moment and see if it works.

 

[century child]

Originally posted by: luckystrikefilters
i set up a new comp.

asus a8n sli deluxe
3500+ winchester
arctic cooling freezer64
gainward golden sample 6600gt
74gb raptor
300gb seagate

now the ram isnt here yet so im using 2 old 256mb ddr266 dimms.

now the monitor doesnt get signal if i have the sli selector thing on single card or dual doesnt matter.

why?

all fans are running all leds are on the drives have power everything seems fine just that the monitor doesnt get a signal. please help i want this to work. ty

It's most likely your RAM if you are using old stuff. You could try just running one stick in slot B1 and see if it will boot.

 

[luckystrikefilters]

thanks ill try the resetting and only one ram. will report later if it worked.

 

[luckystrikefilters]

tried all still doesnt work. my case doesnt have a pc speaker so i cant get the beeping failure messages either sigh

 

[luckystrikefilters]

oh my monitpr has an analog vga plug. my gainward has two dvi sockets and came with two dvi to vga adapters. i tried both in both dvi sockets and neither gives me a single. im very frustrated.

 

[century child]

Not being able to hear the beep code makes this really difficult. I would suggest trying to come up with a speaker, maybe borrow from a friend who owes you a favor or something. Alternatively, you could try plugging a pair of headphones or speakers into the audio out and see if the POST voice reporter has anything to say.

 

[luckystrikefilters]

you mean i do not need a pc speaker that i can connect to the board internally? i do have a creative 2.1 inspire something. can that do the beeping without the comp loading any sound drivers?

 

[century child]

The onboard sound can output the POST voice report when both this feature and onboard sound are enabled in the BIOS. You can try plugging a pair of headphones or speakers into the sound output of the onboard sound controller and see if anything is reported. If not, you will need to try to come up with a speaker that you can connect to the mainboard so you can get a beep code to help diagnose the problem. Or you could always wait til your new RAM comes and see if it runs then.

 

[FastEddie]

Have you tried clearing your cmos?

 

[luckystrikefilters]

awesome im typing this message with my asus sli thing (only one card so not really sli ). i plugged the speakers in and it did say system failed memory test. so my buddy split his 1gb in half and gave me one 512mb dimm which i can keep till end of the week when my ocz pe rev 2 arrives. thanks so much ppl. ty ty ty. new comp rocks.