PLZ HELP URGENT

[wato69]

ok so ive got the asus striker extreme piece of siht motherboard and ive been having this problem ever since i bought it. here it.
the mb will not accept my palit 8800 gt super +1gb. ive used the card in other machines and it works fine. i bought my whole system brand spanking new for $2100 about 2 years ago. now i bought the 8800 gt about 1 year ago and i put it in and it didnt work so i put it away and just forgot about it until i tried again a few days ago and what do you now same problem i hadnt really thought about psoting cuz i told myself ill buy anothetr one but atm im pretty short on cahs and with all these new games coming out and that are already out i would love to make use of the card plz help me thankx in adv your truly me.

 

[gracefully]

What do you mean that the board will not "accept" the card. The card doesn't fit? Nothing appears on screen? Your whole system won't boot?

 

[wato69]

What do you mean that the board will not "accept" the card. The card doesn't fit? Nothing appears on screen? Your whole system won't boot?

sorry i shud hiven more details it wont boot the grapgihcs card starts the fans spins but i wait about 1 min and i get i long beep and three short beeps then nothing.

 

[gracefully]

What video card do you currently use? Does it work fine?

Did you connect the 6-pin and 8-pin power connectors needed by the graphics card? What is the wattage of your PSU?

EDIT: 1 long and 3 short beeps means that this is a memory failure. Although don't ask me why your memory is failing after putting in the 8800 GT.

 

[wato69]

What video card do you currently use? Does it work fine?

Did you connect the 6-pin and 8-pin power connectors needed by the graphics card? What is the wattage of your PSU?

i originally had a 400 wat psu but upgraded to a cooler master extreme power plus 500 watt with 30a on thre 12 volt rail. but still no luck. i make sure to connect the connector to the card before i start the machine but yer when i start the system it has one long beep and 3 short beeps. plz help i seriously have no other options at this point in time for maybe a few months for ive just moved into a new house and am quite shy on money any help is much appreciated thanx in advance.
regards Matthew.

 

[wato69]

sorry,

 

[wato69]

What video card do you currently use? Does it work fine?

Did you connect the 6-pin and 8-pin power connectors needed by the graphics card? What is the wattage of your PSU?

EDIT: 1 long and 3 short beeps means that this is a memory failure. Although don't ask me why your memory is failing after putting in the 8800 GT.

is there anything you know that i might be able to do

 

[gracefully]

According to the AMI BIOS beep code list (I'm pretty sure ASUS uses AMI BIOSes), 1 long and 3 short beeps means that your extended memory (RAM) has failed. Try reseating them, or moving them to different channels. I'm not sure why your memory would fail because of a video card, though.

 

[wato69]

According to the AMI BIOS beep code list (I'm pretty sure ASUS uses AMI BIOSes), 1 long and 3 short beeps means that your extended memory (RAM) has failed. Try reseating them, or moving them to different channels. I'm not sure why your memory would fail because of a video card, though.

ok thanks wil try tht and also i use an 8500 gt ecs graphics card and it works fine.

 

[jsc]

Have you tried the 8800 in a different computer recently?

I am inclined to think you have something wrong with the video card.

Our standard checklist and troubleshooting thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-read-posting-boot-problems

 

[wato69]

yes ive tried it in other computers. i tried it in a gigabyte motherboard and it worked fine but not in my asus stiker