Built system...no video signal

[gridiron123]

Got my shipment from Newegg, built it last night and have been unable to get a video signal. Specs are as follows:

AMD FX-51
Asus K8V mobo
Asus Raedon 9800XT
4x512mb Corsair XMS
Thermaltake Xaser 3 case/PSU
2xWestern Digital Raptor
2xSeagate 120GB
Lite-on CDRW
Plextor DVD+/-RW
Samsung 3.5 drive

Card is firmly in the slot, everything else appears to be in working condition from what I can see and hear (Kinda had to know much without being able to look at the monitor). The fans on the Raedon are running when I power up (As is everything else). No beeps or funny LED light codes from the mainboard. Unfourtanetly I don't have another card to try out to see if the Raedon was DOA. I'm thinking about RMA'ing it but I want to make sure thats what it is before I do it. Is there a way to check for output from it and stuff? With a test light or something perhaps?

I have to leave town Thursday and would really like to be able to get the system going or alteast know whats going on for sure before I leave. I have already contacted asus via their support forum, not much luck there yet other then a suggestion to flash my bios (Kind of hard to do when you can't see what your doing). Any help really appreciated.

 

[Morlos]

This may be stating the obvious but have you checked the pins on your monitor cable(bent pins are rare but it happens)? Have you tried a different monitor?

Peace Morlos

 

[gridiron123]

Yeah, the monitor I tried hooking up first is the one I'm using right now (17in LCD from OfficeMax, its a Proview) I also tried hooking up an old 17in box monitor with the same results.

 

[Finsta]

Dude, It's the 9800XT...ASUS ones f'ed beyond belief. Trust me, I have one myself...

 

[gridiron123]

So are you trying to tell me I need to RMA it to newegg ASAP before it spontaneously combusts?

 

[Penz]

this is most likely not your problem, but whenever I built my system I was not getting any video. After an hour, I figured it out. Some of those contacts down inside the vga slow were bent across the bottem of the slot. I have NO idea how they got bent but they were. RMA'ed the board. Recieved the new one and it booted up fine.