help installing ati radeon x1600 pro

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d1noct

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hey guys i built a new system... connected everything right. and since the motherboard doesnt have onboard video since its both male connectors i also bought a video card... now when i connect the screen to the video card and turn the pc the screen wont turn on.. only the pc... i have this motherboard and cpu http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140081252344&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=004

and a ati radeon x1600 pro 512mb video card...

um i installed a video card before and i had to go to bios to set the pci-e as the primary or enable it or something but i cant do it here since im unable to see anything


can you guys help me out plzz
 
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so do you get some error beeps ? make sure that your vid card is pushed all the way in and the RAM too, try with another video card and see if it post.
 
d1noct said:
the motherboard doesnt have onboard video since its both male connectors i also bought a video card
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That makes absolutely no sense at all. Sorry, but it doesn't. I've read, and re-read your post several times and I have no idea what this is supposed to mean.

Anyhow, the link you gave to ebay no longer gives any information as to what mobo you bought other than it's made by aopen. Give the model number and complete system specs and that will help us help you.
 
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the motherboard doesnt have onboard video since its both male connectors i also bought a video card

That makes absolutely no sense at all. Sorry, but it doesn't. I've read, and re-read your post several times and I have no idea what this is supposed to mean
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thank god, i thought it was only me !!! :rolleyes:
 
I get it! He means there are two of the vga looking inputs or outputs or something, they're like green kinda and I think theyre used for printers, I supposed they look like male video adapters
 
yeh guys the proccesor is a amd 64 3700+ with aopen nck804@939 with 1 gig of pc3200 400mhz memory and a 550 watt okia power supply.. it also has a Seagate barracuda 320 Gigabyte hard drive sata II i think but its jumpered.. i tried the card in another pc and it boots up just fine and everything and i also tried another card in this pc and no screen.. all the lights turn on and evrything... all fans are working no beeps or screen though... if u guys have any more questions just ask
 
Are you SURE that the psu is correctly connected using a 24 pin connector? If you used a 20 pin, with or without an adapter, that very well could be your problem. Also make sure the 4 pi aux power connector is properly attached, as well as the power to the card itself.
 
yes everything is connected the 24 pin and the 4 pin i mean wouldnt the proccesor fan not spin or anything on the mb workk if it wasnt?? um also the video card doesnt have any other cables that need to be connected... its my first time building a pc but i took rebuilt other ones... um any other suggestions to try?? when i was installin a video card on my old pc i had to set the pci as the primary video thing... would i have to do that here too like enable it or something since its not getting signal from there
 
Usually by default (at least for the BIOS) if you have an add-on video card it would default to the add-in card (but not always)

I don't think this is your problem. Otherwise, how could anyone set up this system if the BIOS required you to do this first?
 
yeah i just called the tech support for aopen and they told me that it wouldnt need anything enabled in the bios and that i would have to get a new one since this one is probably defective??? what do u guys think???? can i use a pci video to test if it works because it might be the pci -e slot thats broken...
 
Ok to recap your problem. You have a new computer, which will not boot with a PCI-e x1600pro?. The x1600pro also works in another computer?

First find the Bios rest pins and jump them for maybe five minutes. Sometimes the board can keep a charge for a few minutes, and a 30second short won't cut it.

I've had similar problems when for whatever reason the system memory wasn't being recognized. If you only have 1 stick, try it in a different slot, or reseat it. If you have two sticks, take one out and try.

If the video card works in other systems, and no video card works in the new system, i'd RMA the motherboard.
 
ok guys i tried clearing the cmos and putting the ram in another slot but since last nite my pc wouldnt turn on.. i mean put the power cable to the psu and flip the switch on and when i press the power button on case.. nothing happens.... also when i flip the psu switch to off position it lets out like a whizzing noize type of thing... you cant hear it unless u put head next to psu.... does this mean the psu is broke also??? umm its a okia 550 watt psu that came with the casee.. i just saw the not to buy psu thread and okia was there...?? am i also gonna have to buy another psu
 
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