Dead GFX or Dead Mobo?

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VisHeZz

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PC Specs:

Asus P4PE Motherboard
Intel Northwood P4 2.53Ghz
1Gig Corsair XMS
74GB Raptor (Primary)
80GB Caviar (Secondary)
Gigabyte 6600GT
Antec Truepower 550W
Soundblaster 5.1 Live!
Sony DVD
Liteon CDRW

Ok, I was using my PC (wow, email, research) and just browsing the net after about half hour of wow. Suddenly I get that internet explorer page is not found. As if my internet connection had broken. I check my cable modem and all the lights are on. I get on my laptop and internet sure enough is working. So i decide to restart my computer and it does not post anything. Basically when I turn on the power the fans on GFX Card, CPU,start up, the keyboard lights up and the drives turn on, but it does not boot up anything. Could it be that my motherboard died? My video card sometimes craps out, but even when it does, I can tell the system has booted. This time I get no indiciation that OS is booting (system beeps, or sound). Could it be that my mobo died? Thanks?
 
I would say its a motherboard problem..

I would first try resetting your bios, and report back..
 
Ya, sorry I forget to mention, I reset the CMOS by removing the battery for a while, still not working.
 
Ok, I took out the 6600GT and booted the PC, I get the beep code for EGA (Enhanced Graphics Accelerator) error. This indicates that it is a problem with the GFX card because the mobo fired up once I took the card out. Any idea what I can do for a faulty GFX card?
 
test it on another pc and buy a new or used one! 6600gt is about 35-40$ id say used
 
I recently bought a BFG 6600gt off ebay a month ago for $50 and it crapped out on me a couple of days ago, so I feel your pain.
 
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