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COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
E8400 1.550
Powercooler HD 4870 2100 SEK
Samsung 203N
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB
Crucial DDR2 BallistiX TRACER 4GB
Xigmatek HDT-s1283
Samsung t220
Corsair 750TX Power Supply
Windows Vista 64 bit

I have the Ati 4870 and it just displays No Signal on my 22" T220 Monitor... I have tried using a different pCI slot, I have tried taking the ram out, I have tried pretty much removing everything and putting back on...I just keep getting the same error on the display...

The fans and lights turn on...Their are 3 red lights that turn on on the card itself...I don't know if they should be red or green but yeah.

Any suggestions? I am ready to smash this thing with a hammer =\

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I am a noob on building but I'm pretty sure I put everything together correctly.

Reply to bmwm3oz

I have tested 2 different monitors, I have tested VGA and DVI. I haven't reset motherboard because the battery won't come loose so I can't...

Reply to bmwm3oz

Happened to me with one of my builds. Once i unplugged the moniter from my DVI/VGA adaptor and put everything back in, it worked again.

Don't know about the red lights though...I'll check when I get of work (although someone will beat me to it.).

Reply to gamerk316

I have tried it several times...I will test it out again...

Thanks

Reply to bmwm3oz

D1601 - Red LED On, shows critical temperature fault

D1602 - Red LED On, shows External power connector A was removed

D1603 - Red LED On, shows External power connector B was removed

D601 - Red LED On, shows critical Core power fault

I found this...

http://forums.amd.com/game/message [...] adid=97285

Doesn't make sense to me though.

Reply to bmwm3oz

Do you have the two 6 pin power connectors plugged into the 4870? The LEDs are indicating that it's not getting the power it needs.

Reply to Jim_L9

Yeah I have two 6 pin power connectors plugged in. I have tested 4 different ones and it does nothing. I just took the board battery out for 5 minutes and put it back in and that did nothing. I took out the ram and tested ram in all different spots, I pulled cables out and put them back in...Nothing will get these 3 red lights to go away...I have a 750Watt power supply it should be enough!

I'm running out of ideas.

Reply to bmwm3oz

No onboard. What is reseeding?

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Yeah I have tested it out on both PCI slots...But I have not blown on the slot..I will test that now...........lol? I'm getting pretty annoyed.. =\

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No hair! Could it be that the fan is running to slow because I just looked at it and it's running at a ridiculously slow speed...I've heard they do that stock but I mean this is pretty damn slow. Maybe it thinks it will overheat so it doesn't want to start. Thing is, there is no way I can change this since I can't get a display...

Reply to bmwm3oz

Thing is I just moved out of country 5 months ago and I know nobody here that has an extra PCI card..Well two but both are vacation for the next 3 weeks... I'm really thinking it could be the fan speed but then again, are they all set to be this slow? how do other people boot them up?

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Either the card or maybe my PSU is faulty? I did ride my bike with it in my backpack from the post office in a box...But that shouldn't harm it or?

Reply to bmwm3oz

Yeah I actually built this thing in my underwear on a wooden table...However I did not have my pSu connected at the time...It was basically just the case itself right out of the box that I used to ground.. lol ..But then again I didn't touch any clothes or couch or basically anything that would give me any energy. Do you think it's screwed?

Reply to bmwm3oz

I will have to do that tomorrow after work. I have to go to bed now...Will you be on tomorrow?

Reply to bmwm3oz

Stupid question here, have you plugged in the 4/8pin power cable for the CPU, it should be somewhere near the CPU socket....

Reply to Kari

LoL.....Power cable for CPU? I don't remember doing that...I will go check...If this is the problem I will never return to these forums

Reply to bmwm3oz

thats pretty common mistake and easy to make.

Reply to Kari

Ok well I'm kind of confused because do you mean under the CPU fan? Because I can't take the CPU fan off for the life of me, one of the little screw things are stuck...But do i need to take the CPu fan off? Or are you asking if I have the CPU fan hooked up?

Reply to bmwm3oz

And it goes somewhere by the CPU?

Reply to bmwm3oz

rather big white thing... usually...

Reply to Kari

top right... right next to those vrm heatsinks

Message edited by Kari on 07-29-2008 at 09:58:18 PM

Reply to Kari

I have nothing plugged into that lol

But I can't find the plug that goes into that either

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Reply to bmwm3oz

kevinmcg wrote :

I figured having him reseed the power connections would eliminate that problem along with a few others.

To avoid future confusion on your posts, please note that the term is "re-seat" not "reseed".
definition: seat - To fix firmly in place - from Old English "gesete"

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Reply to rgsaunders

I'd bet thats actually 8 pinner with 4 pins covered by that black plastic cap

Reply to Kari

for Corsair brand power supply it might have been 2x 4pin snap together as a 8pin so you should be able to snap one of the 4pin out and plug it in, i thought corsair has tags on their lines... find one that says "CPU" . o, and you dont really have to do it with only your tidy whity on either

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bmwm3oz wrote :

I have nothing plugged into that lol

But I can't find the plug that goes into that either

I knew it lol
just look harder your psu has them for sure

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kevinmcg wrote :

correct me if im wrong but its usually on the same rail as the main mobo connector

even if the main mobo connector is 20+4 type then no, do not use that 4 pinn extra.

or did you mean the rails on the PSU, dont know about that, quess it varies

Reply to Kari

Wow I feel like an idiot..I'm getting excited I hope this works...And yes whoever said that it has plastic over it...It does...If you uncover it it turns into a 6 or 8 I will see in a second.

Reply to bmwm3oz

ya that line should have a tag for "CPU power" my Corsair supply has the same thing so i can only assume, gl. next time read the instruction book, it does work for some

Reply to gaiden

You guys I think I got the only PSU or board without that piece I mean I literally can't find it. The only things left are Sata plug-ins and PCI-E

Reply to bmwm3oz

http://www.corsair.com/products/tx.aspx
second connector in that listing, 8 pinns, should split in two 4 pinns

Reply to Kari

Connected to the PSU right?

Reply to bmwm3oz

omm... yes.

Reply to Kari

OH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOSHHHHHHHHH

I love you people SO OOO MUCH

Reply to bmwm3oz

so you got it working?

Reply to Kari

I am the biggest noob on the forums I will give you guys that but hey...at least I'm learning =P I just turned that sucker on and the red lights came on for a split second and my head started spinning and then BOOM they turned off and the monitor turned on! Thank you so much you have no idea....

Reply to bmwm3oz

Thanks kevinmcg, Kari, gaiden! I am going to go play now =P

Reply to bmwm3oz

Have fun!

Reply to Kari

bmwm3oz wrote :

I have nothing plugged into that lol

But I can't find the plug that goes into that either

Your power supply has an EPS12V connector - 8 pins
Your motherboard will accept either an 8 pin or a 4 pin CPU power connector, just take the rubber cover off the socket to expose the other 4 pin sockets, its a keyed connection, only fits one way.
The 8 pin connector is designed to also be converted to 2x4pin, for those motherboards that only have a 4 pin connector.

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Reply to rgsaunders

Hi i have identical problem
System:
e6850
P5k
hd 4870 1gb
vista 64 and xp pro 32
iiyama e1900s prolite

my monitor is on black list and so is yours heres links to the lists AMD forums:

http://forums.amd.com/game/message [...] ARTPAGE=32

http://forums.amd.com/game/message [...] ARTPAGE=28

this only effects vista and windows 7 but not xp

andrew10000@hotmail.co.uk

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