Motherboard won't post with graphics card installed

Dave740

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May 17, 2016
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As the title says, my motherboard won't post with the card installed. I'm thinking something might have been damaged, as I made the brilliant decision to trust my desktop to Delta airlines. Prior to travel everything worked fine. Get to my hotel, hook everything up (I didn't undo any of the internals before traveling) and nothing happens. No display signal, no fans, no power to keyboard/mouse. I took the cover off to look at the board and rebooted to watch the led's. The VGA led remains locked in. I took the card out, rebooted, and it seemed to boot up normally. My board doesn't have an integral display output, so I can't actually verify. Looking at the board, the pci-e slot seems to be bent down a bit on one end. I looked at the connections as best I could and didn't see any obviously broken. All internal wiring is hooked up tight. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Japan for the next six weeks and don't want to just start replacing parts randomly until it works. Shipping is expensive. My build is below. Thanks.

MB: Asus M5A99X Evo R 2.0
Processor: Amd FX-8350
Graphics: Radeon HD 6970
Windows 10
 
Solution
there is no magic solution here...u will need another working card to determine the problem...
if possible, go to a professional repair shop in the vicinity...and ask them to just test the card and the slot differrently...i dont think they will charge too much money just to test out a faulty part...
and that is pretty much the only option u got rite now...

Love Factory

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May 16, 2016
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Try removing the GPU and then reinstalling it, whilst it is removed make sure that the pci slot is not dusty or damaged. Make sure that the gpu is clean aswell. Reinstall the GPU and then make sure all power cables are plugged in firmly
 

Dave740

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May 17, 2016
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Tried that. No luck.
 
there is no magic solution here...u will need another working card to determine the problem...
if possible, go to a professional repair shop in the vicinity...and ask them to just test the card and the slot differrently...i dont think they will charge too much money just to test out a faulty part...
and that is pretty much the only option u got rite now...
 
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