Everything but gpu working

[heycanyouguyshearme]

I got a brand new computer today nvidia gtx 260, antec ew 650, amd phenom x2 3.1ghz, wd 500 gb hd, samsung dvd drive, gigabite GA-MA790X-UD4P, antec 900 case. When I turn it on everything runs, keyboard lights up and mouse and the gtx 260 fan is spinning but nothing displays on my screen, i tried changing pcie slots, changing the power connectors, everything. but nothing seems to work. I am using a vga cable to connect my 260 to my monitor and a dvi converter to my gtx 260 because theres no vga port on the gtx 260, is that impeding it to work? anyone got any ideas to fix? help? I also hear no system beeps but i dont think i got a system speaker....

 

[Outlander_04]

read the trouble shooting thread at the top of the mb

get a speaker

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

tried all of it nothing worked

 

[Twoboxer]

What happened when you cleared CMOS? How did you do it?

 

[alikum]

What monitor are you using? Is that a multi-input monitor? If so, try changing source

 

[lunyone]

I got a brand new computer today nvidia gtx 260, antec ew 650, amd phenom x2 3.1ghz, wd 500 gb hd, samsung dvd drive, gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P, antec 900 case. When I turn it on everything runs, keyboard lights up and mouse and the gtx 260 fan is spinning but nothing displays on my screen, i tried changing pcie slots, changing the power connectors, everything. but nothing seems to work. I am using a vga cable to connect my 260 to my monitor and a dvi converter to my gtx 260 because theres no vga port on the gtx 260, is that impeding it to work? anyone got any ideas to fix? help? I also hear no system beeps but i dont think i got a system speaker....

Now I might be reading the "GA-EP45-UD3P" mobo comment wrong, but that is a s775 (Intel) mobo and your putting in an AMD Phenom II CPU?? Am I just missing something here??
Gigabyte AMD mobo's have a different naming/numbering scheme than the Intel based mobo's. You would need to be on a 780g/790gx/770/790/etc. in their naming/numbering scheme to match up with a Phenom II CPU. The Intel boards have 31/35/41/45 for s775 mobo's.

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

No no it supports AM3 and AM2 and I missed the clear CMOS part how would I go about doing that, thank you

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

I have this monitor by the way

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18704

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

someone said I should try plugging my vga cable to my MOBO to use the integrated graphics card, and install the drivers for the gtx 260.

 

[lunyone]

No no it supports AM3 and AM2 and I missed the clear CMOS part how would I go about doing that, thank you

Well depending on which Mobo you actually have, you usually have to pull the CMOS batter out of the mobo or just have to switch a jumper on the mobo to reset the CMOS battery. There are other possibilities, but we NEED TO KNOW WHAT MOBO you actually have. Please let us know EXACTLY which mobo you have, so we can help you. The mobo manual will usually explain how to reset the CMOS battery, but at this point I/we can assist you with the reset without the correct mobo make/model.

 

[vulmer]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358&Tpk=GA-EP45-UD3P


It's LGA 775 only. Thats your problem.

 

[Twoboxer]

The reason I asked him what happened when he cleared CMOS is he wasn't responsive, and saying "I did all that" re the checklist warned me this would be a tough slog.

Interesting he dropped an AMD chip in an Intel mobo.

 

[Outlander_04]

Interesting he dropped an AMD chip in an Intel mobo.

That would be an issue I havent seen b4

Well spotted by lunyone

 

[lunyone]

That would be an issue I havent seen b4

Well spotted by lunyone

Thanks, I thought it looked a little fishy there. He said it supports AM2/AM3 chips though, so I don't know where that came from. The model # is obviously an Intel mobo, but it would be nice to know for sure what he REALLY has.

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

sorry I wrote the wrong motherboard down :x this is what i actually have

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36856&vpn=GA-MA790X-UD4P&manufacture=Gigabyte

 

[lunyone]

Did you try CLEARING the CMOS yet??

By your mobo manual it says:
20) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)
Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds.

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before
clearing the CMOS values.
• After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer, be sure to remove
the jumper cap from the jumper. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard.
• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized
Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for
BIOS configurations).

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

Alright, Ill give it a try tomorrow and post what happens, thanks alot for the help. If all else fails im gonna go to a friends dads computer shop and see what he can come up with.

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

Bah didnt do anything same problem is happening, everything working keyboard lighting up, mouse, fans all running. nothing on monitor :[

 

[lunyone]

Okay, I'd start from scratch than. Pull everything out of the system and place it onto a non-conductive surface (cardboard works well). Put in the minimum amount of parts. 1 HD/1 RAM stick/etc. Pull off the CPU HSF and pull out the CPU from the socket and double check that it's installed in the correct orientation. Put the CPU back into the slot and make sure you have some fresh CPU thermal paste. Re-plug in all connections onto the mobo. Try and power up the system.

 

[Twoboxer]

tried all of it nothing worked

Yeah, right.

Best bring it to a shop - you haven't done as we asked, and have reported back results incorrectly. So what's the point?

 

[lunyone]

uhhhh, maybe he just wants it fixed without any work?? Do you think??

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

Im bringing it into the shop tomorrow, is it possible that my monitor is not compatible with the gtx 260? that may be a stupid question. also the gtx 260 has 2 dvi ports on the back, my monitor has a dvi port but i dont have a cord to connect the two. Im using the vga to dvi adapter on the back of the video card but not on the monitor am I doing something wrong?

heres my monitor:

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18704

and my video card:

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=35504&vpn=896-P3-1257-AR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1026




Also it says DVI-I for the video card and DVI-D for the monitor does that mean anything?

 

[lunyone]

Going back through the posts I see that there might be something that you might want to try. I had this issue before on a system when I upgraded the GPU from the onboard one. Double check in BIOS (if you can get there) and see if the onboard GPU has been disabled. You could also try the other DVI port and see if that changes anything. Maybe your DVI to VGA adapter is bad. If you had another one lying around you could try it too.

* Did you try pulling everything out of the system, like I mentioned before?

 

[heycanyouguyshearme]

I got it fixed today, apparently my cpu was mounted improperly lol and now i got a diff problem. When I start he computer it goes past bios everything but it says
"Hard Disk Boot Failure Insert System Disk Press Enter" im trying to install windows xp on a burned disc and that happens. But when I try my mobo install disc it seems to work. Should I just get a legit disc or is there something im missing.

 

[Twoboxer]

ROFL

Anyhow, set your optical as first boot drive in BIOS. If that fails, I think you can figure it out from there.

But I've been wrong before.