Specs:
Sapphire 4870
Asus PQ5 PRO
Thermaltake toughpower 750w
Q9450
G-Skill 2x2gb DDR2 800
Vista Home Premium 64-bit
I have this build up and running with a Ati x600, because when I try it with the 4870 installed my mobo won't post. Every thing turns on and the 4870 fan sounds like it's running at 100% so I know its connected right. Also, there are 4 red lights on the card and the one farthest from the outside is on, which is labeled as D1603. I've read that this means (The External power connector B was removed). But I've tried connecting it with different cables from my PSU(with the same results), so I know thats not the problem. I"m planning on RMA the card, but I wanted see if there is a fix first. I haven't updated the bios yet, do you think that would fix it?
any suggestions are very appreciated.
Sapphire 4870
Asus PQ5 PRO
Thermaltake toughpower 750w
Q9450
G-Skill 2x2gb DDR2 800
Vista Home Premium 64-bit
I have this build up and running with a Ati x600, because when I try it with the 4870 installed my mobo won't post. Every thing turns on and the 4870 fan sounds like it's running at 100% so I know its connected right. Also, there are 4 red lights on the card and the one farthest from the outside is on, which is labeled as D1603. I've read that this means (The External power connector B was removed). But I've tried connecting it with different cables from my PSU(with the same results), so I know thats not the problem. I"m planning on RMA the card, but I wanted see if there is a fix first. I haven't updated the bios yet, do you think that would fix it?
any suggestions are very appreciated.