Streak Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Well the news is.......my new rig is assembled, or so I thought. I plugged it in, turned the power on & nothing sizzled or smoked. A few lights on the mother board came on. Including a start button that slowly pulses on & off. So I press the power button on my case & she roars to life. All sorts of things light-up & the fans are running. Thus I listen for a short beep & watch the monitor.............Well, no beep & the monitor never light just stays orange. What the crap have I done wrong? Streaks is a very sad panda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH_RitterCuda Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 how many sticks of ram? take all out but one in the main buss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 how many sticks of ram? take all out but one in the main buss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 What kind of video card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Posted March 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 What kind of video card? Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 It requires 2 plugs from the power supply. One six pin (IDE?) and an eight pin. I tried pulling the memory and running with each one alone, but nothing different happened. Will give Gec's suggestion a try when I get home this evening. Thanks for the help so far everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted March 6, 2009 2. Administrators Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 The six pin plug is a specific one for gfx cards. If your psu is new it should have at least one. Not sure about the eight pin one though, my card uses two six pin connectors instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH_RitterCuda Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 my PSU has 4 SLI connectors that are 6+2 so you can connect to an 8 pin they also should have supplied a four connector y if your PSU does not have the SLI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Brando Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 According to this article Sapphire have included all the adapters required. What make and model of PSU are you using, Streaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Posted March 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 According to this article Sapphire have included all the adapters required. What make and model of PSU are you using, Streaks? Using a Corsair 750 Watt PSU. It has both of the required connections, and both are plugged-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH_RitterCuda Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hmmm weird, OK you do have the Graphics Card in the right slot? I have the same PSU there is a 8 pin cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thank you thank you thank you Mr. Cuda :wav2: The 8 prong I had on the vid card was for the mobo. Somehow I missed plugging a second power supply to the board. Plugged it in and attached the correct power supply to the vid card and she fired right up, slicker than snot! Windows XP 64 bit is loading as I type this. Thank again to all who helped me get it going. Woo Hoo....first build ever up & running....I might have to go run naked in the snow to celebrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logos Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hell Fire STREAKS !!! Damn Skippy mate. Now I can challenge you to a duel on the dog fight ladder without fear of your rig crashing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hell Fire STREAKS !!! Damn Skippy mate. Now I can challenge you to a duel on the dog fight ladder without fear of your rig crashing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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