Help - New build PC wont work???

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AY786

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This is my second build and when i started it up, i got 3 quick beeps and nothing will happen. The fans are all working and the lights on the motherbaord etc. My manual doesnt say what 3 beeps means. Its an asus a8n sli premium motherboard.

Please help
 
Its your video card check to see if its seated properly the slot I'm not sure if it matters which pci e slot you have the card in and make sure if your running one card that you have the shadow card in
 
im running a 6800gt. ive got an 7800gtx in my current rig so ill swap them and see if it loads up then
 
3 beeps is most likely, no ram, wrong type of ram, bad ram, or poorly seated ram. Could also be anything else, but I would check the ram first.
Ribs
 
Its the graphics card. I tested my 7800gtx in this new build and everything was loaded up fine and i thought let me check the 6800gt in my current rig and it was the graphcis card. Great thats teh last time i buy a graphics card from ebay again
 
interesting i wonder if theres some flaw with 6800gt's maybe a bad batch cause mine was giveing me the same problem occasionally no beeps
 
There must be, if you look on ebay half of those cards on there are being sold as faulty.
 
Could i just ask, how did you know 3 beeps is the graphics card? Where can you find a post check for this motherboard because in the manual, it says see below table for post check with beeps and there is no table even in the next 10 pages which i looked for - just vocal post check thats all.
 
Thanks that helped alot. Mine was actually 1 long and 2 short beeps which indicates a video adapter failure - Thanks Taffy apple
 
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