Ati4890 trouble, i'd like some help pls (red lights)

[haratsos]

I have recently assembled my new pc: msi MSI 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition AM3 Motherboard, phenom II quad processor, Geil Ultra Series 4GB x2 and a Akasa AK-P085FG-BK 850W PowerMax Power Supply and 2 Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCS BattleForge Edition. i have connected everything but when i turn on the computer the red lights on my graphic cards do not go off and there is nothing displayed on my screen. pls advise

 

[haratsos]

I have tried reseting the CMOS and I also tried connecting my computer to a Samsung 17'' LCD screen and then to an ACER 24'' Widescreen but still there are no results. my screen is still blank. pls advise

 

[smoggy12345]

Could be a faulty power supply....

IIRC, i had a similar problem and their was a test you can do to test a faulty PSU...something to do with shorting 2 connections ....maybe you should look up your PSU and see if their is a similar test?

In my case though it turned out i needed to reset the CMOS and it worked but yours didnt as you have said.

When clearing CMOS you should remove battery for longer than 10seconds...did you do this??

 

[smoggy12345]

sorry for double post (makin a habit of this)


Additionally it could be faulty graphics card...have you got another machine you could test it in?

 

[haratsos]

i have not actually removed the battery but there is a button to reset it without removing the battery from my motherboard. and i have not another to test the graphic cards on. well isnt it a little too strange that both the graphics card are faulty?

 

[smoggy12345]

didnt realise you had 2graphics cards.....you sure u got your monitor plugged into correct port???

Do u get beeps at startup as if it was booting up???

 

[haratsos]

yes there are beeps, and the monitor is properly corrected. i have connected the crossfire either way, so the monitor should be working properly

 

[rangers]

the red lights on the card is a power/PSU problem

 

[brockh]

The power supply seems okay according to 80plus. Typically, red lights on your cards means something is wrong with your power adapters and/or things aren't plugged in right or at all; re-check all of your connections.

Also, attempt removing one GPU and trying to boot. Do the same with memory, re-adding one-by-one if it boots properly.

 

[doormatderek]

If you are trying to boot for the FIRST time, take out the second video card. Install Winblose and all drivers. Then try poppin in the second card and enabling Crossfire

 

[nforce4max]

If you got another rig or could test the cards in a friends comp do so because it might be the board. I got a x1900xt and when I get the red lights its usually a board issue (great when doing repair work in a shop) when the card is unable to detect any response from the board or is a power/ cooling issue. When the lights come does the fans sit idle or blast at max rpm?