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outofshards   12-04-2007 at 12:43:15 PM

Hi wonder if anyone can help

I just bought a 8800GT, put it into the rig powered it up and the fan spins on the card but all i get is a series of beeps and nothing else happens, no signal on the screen etc.

Put back in my old card X1900XTX and all works fine again.

I have updated the bios, tried putting it into the second PCI-E slot.. but still doesn't work.. Of course it could be just a faulty card, but before I take it back tomorrow for them to test it I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something that could be stopping this card from working. . So if anyone has any ideas I would be greatful for the help..

Asus A8N-SLI Premium
3700+
2 Gig DDR1
Tagan TG530 -U15
Current card X1900XTX

Basically I just wanted to change the graphics card for now before I buy a new board,cpu and ram next year, but I don't see why this card wouldn't work on my current setup.

Order of replacement encase anyone wonders..

removed old ATI drivers
removed x1900xtx
put in 8800gt, plugged in +12V rail that was powering the old card before.
booted up .. card fan spins.. and then a series of beeps and nothing else happens..

switched off .. remove 8800gt, put x1900xtx back in .. booted up fine.. did a bios update to 1303 and tried again, still no joy..

thanks for your time

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turini   12-04-2007 at 07:03:21 PM
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i had a problem with getting a picture and it was because everytime i moved the moniter wire in the back it took the card out of the slot just a little, doubt this is your problem but just giving my two cents

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rgeist554   12-04-2007 at 07:34:04 PM
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I just bought a 8800GT, put it into the rig powered it up and the fan spins on the card but all i get is a series of beeps and nothing else happens, no signal on the screen etc.

Are you putting the extra 6-pin power adapter into the card (If you use the one that comes in the box, plug in both ends - Also, isolate the card onto it's own rail so you make sure you're getting the full amount of power)? That series of beeps mean your graphics card isn't seated right or it's not getting enough power.

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outofshards   12-05-2007 at 10:41:36 AM
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rgeist554 wrote :

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I just bought a 8800GT, put it into the rig powered it up and the fan spins on the card but all i get is a series of beeps and nothing else happens, no signal on the screen etc.

Are you putting the extra 6-pin power adapter into the card (If you use the one that comes in the box, plug in both ends - Also, isolate the card onto it's own rail so you make sure you're getting the full amount of power)? That series of beeps mean your graphics card isn't seated right or it's not getting enough power.




Yes mate of course I am using the same power that was used to power my X1900XTX and as I said I am using a Tagan power supply which has two +12v rails just for the graphics card so you can run it in SLI mode if you wish.. So i really don't see how it cannot be getting enough power..

As for it on seated right .. If push it into the slot any harder it will come out the other side of the board :)

Going to take the card back today to see if its the card thats faulty.. hope it is . because not sure whatelse can be causing this.

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kpo6969   12-05-2007 at 11:08:32 AM
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The beeping is what the card does when not enough power being received to the card to post.

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oc   12-05-2007 at 11:18:08 AM
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go to your friends house plug in GT and see if it posts. that it

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outofshards   12-05-2007 at 11:44:39 AM
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oc wrote :

go to your friends house plug in GT and see if it posts. that it



Yeah going to the shop now I bought it from to test it there... if it works there I really don't understand why it doesnt work on my machine as my psu is more than good enough to run that card

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ailgatrat   12-05-2007 at 04:26:11 PM
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I agree that it could be a bad card. Power requirements for that x1900xtx are way more than for the 8800gt. No?

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richyboy   12-05-2007 at 05:35:05 PM
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Try using a DVI-D cable, I have had the same probs with a Samsung Syncmaster monitor (DVI-D) and the 8800GT (DVI-I).

Prob seems to be monitor cannot auto select which signal to give back to the graphics card. If you can you could try manually selecting the mode (ie digital) or buy a DVI-D cable.

If you want to test this use the DVI-I to VGA converter that came with the card and see if that works.

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willster   12-06-2007 at 11:39:32 AM
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I had the same problem - I was running an X1900xt fine but the 8800gt refused to boot (it made those beeps as you say) even though it tested fine in another PC. I ended up upgrading my motherboard (which was a socket 939 Abit AX8 V2.0) after reading that the 8800gt has problems with some older motherboards that have PCI-E version 1.0. Card works fine now so I would recommend you test the card in a newer motherboard.

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Lucky Smurf   01-08-2008 at 09:17:10 PM
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Any update on this as I'm having the same issue. I have an A8N-sli Deluxe though.

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