Alright Simpler question

colombiapunk · 09-30-2008, 12:33 PM

This should be stickied most likely as I checked the stickies and couldn't find an answer, I'm sure I'm not the only one facing this.

How do you install a video card (in my case PCI-E) if you have no integrated video card. This is the first installation on this computer.

Right now it says check cable. I'm not sure what to do next.

Swapped out two video cards so it's not that. Power is 530w so it should be high enough to power... do you try a PCI card? reset the Bios? any special tricks?

**wrench97** · 09-30-2008, 05:53 PM

If it does not have integrated video you install the card and it normally boots in vga safe mode so you can install the drives, Are you getting a Bios screen?
Is this a new build?
What motherboard do you have?

colombiapunk · 09-30-2008, 06:53 PM

Thanks for the response.

This is a new build. A company built this for me as a part of a bigger project. I saw it work at their facility (in china for 1 day (that was the first time it was ever turned on). The 220v PS died though a few times throughout that day. I think they were grossly under powering it at 270w. So when i brought it back to the states since the 220 was dead I threw in a 115v 530w PS.

the MB is a Asus P5LD2-X/1333

the video card is a hybrid X1600/x700/nvidia something... They gave me a brand new spare incase the one that was working in there was damaged. Same result with both of them... same result with a GeForce 8400GS I got last night for testing.

Computer powers up... but no display, only "check cables"... tried three different monitors, a LCD and two CRTs.

I've removed all the strange custom cards... brought it down to basics... nothing...

any ideas?

**wrench97** · 10-01-2008, 12:49 PM

Try doing a cmos reset, You may have to check the cpu did not come loose in shipping
and there is the chance if the power supply went that it took the motherboard with it.

It's not the pc displaying the message the monitor will display it when it's not getting a proper signal from the pc.

09-30-2008, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
colombiapunk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP, OSX10.4, OSX 10.5	Alright Simpler question This should be stickied most likely as I checked the stickies and couldn't find an answer, I'm sure I'm not the only one facing this. How do you install a video card (in my case PCI-E) if you have no integrated video card. This is the first installation on this computer. Right now it says check cable. I'm not sure what to do next. Swapped out two video cards so it's not that. Power is 530w so it should be high enough to power... do you try a PCI card? reset the Bios? any special tricks?

09-30-2008, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,796 OS: Win7	Re: Alright Simpler question If it does not have integrated video you install the card and it normally boots in vga safe mode so you can install the drives, Are you getting a Bios screen? Is this a new build? What motherboard do you have? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

09-30-2008, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
colombiapunk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP, OSX10.4, OSX 10.5	Re: Alright Simpler question Thanks for the response. This is a new build. A company built this for me as a part of a bigger project. I saw it work at their facility (in china for 1 day (that was the first time it was ever turned on). The 220v PS died though a few times throughout that day. I think they were grossly under powering it at 270w. So when i brought it back to the states since the 220 was dead I threw in a 115v 530w PS. the MB is a Asus P5LD2-X/1333 the video card is a hybrid X1600/x700/nvidia something... They gave me a brand new spare incase the one that was working in there was damaged. Same result with both of them... same result with a GeForce 8400GS I got last night for testing. Computer powers up... but no display, only "check cables"... tried three different monitors, a LCD and two CRTs. I've removed all the strange custom cards... brought it down to basics... nothing... any ideas?

10-01-2008, 12:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,796 OS: Win7	Re: Alright Simpler question Try doing a cmos reset, You may have to check the cpu did not come loose in shipping and there is the chance if the power supply went that it took the motherboard with it. It's not the pc displaying the message the monitor will display it when it's not getting a proper signal from the pc. __________________ Power Supply and Selection