Built a new PC, boot-up problems

[Static EMP]

Okay, I'll be as detailed as possible.

I got my parts from newegg and assembled my computer last night. I went to power it on, and, it powered on fine, all the LEDs went on, and the fans fired up. However, there was no picture on the screen. I hear one short beep from the PC speaker, but nothing more. Also, the floppy drive's green light remains lit. After a few seconds, the computer remains on, but it quiets down a lot.

I'm guessing this is a graphics card problem, but I'm not totally sure. The motherboard's green light goes on while it's off signifying everything seems okay. And when I power on the computer, the green light on my graphics card goes on, which signifies that it has been powered correctly.

Quick specs:

ASUS P5K-E WIFI AP mobo
EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
4 GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 RAM
850W CoolerMaster power supply
2 Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 500 GB sata drives
Sata samusung lightscribe DVD-RW
Thermaltake Armor Series 8000BWS chassis

I think it should also be noted that I had some difficulty installing the graphics card. The 9800GX2 is so big that it was nearly impossible to fit in. Even with a full tower chassis and a solid ATX motherboard, I could barely fanagle it in to the right spot. Once I got it in, the tool-free latches on my chassis could not secure it. Luckily I had right-angle SATA cables to fit underneath the huge gfx card.

Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

 

[NoelS]

Static EMP,

The single beep is a good sign, a normal computer beeps once during boot-up...

Have you connected the PSU power leads to your video card? With all that fanagelling, it's possible you overlooked that... also re-check the seating on that video card. If you have it powered up, you should get a picture. Alos check your BIOS to make sure the video card is selected as PCI-E graphics...

The floppy light shouldn't stay on any longer than searching for a floppy for booting. Try disabling the floppy in the BIOS, see if that helps.

Noel