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[Johnny4all]

Hi guys , recently i have been experiencing some weird events. When i want to start my PC i have no image no weird beeps nothing , i have an 8800 GT video card with 6 pin power connector . I was thinking that it failed , then i went to a friend borrow his gts 250 and plugged it in and still nothing , now i am scared that i may have possibly kill both video cards , the weird thing is that with an old 8500 GT that does not require any power connectors works fine . Please tell me what is wrong with my computer .

 

[inanition02]

PSU isn't outputing enough power on the 6 pin, it sounds like...how old is the PSU?

 

[Johnny4all]

2 years and a half maybe less.

 

[DM186]

What are your spec's and the brand and size of your PSU. Has this problem been since the new card or did it come along later?

 

[Johnny4all]

The problem just came along later...and suddenly all worked fine until now. Here are my specs : Processor AMD Athlon 5200+ 2.77 Ghz ,
2 GB RAM DDR2 ,
PSU Rasurbo SilentPower DLP-45.1 450W ,
video card 8800 GT and my friends gts 250 that does not work , now I am using a 8500 GT and works fine ,
Motherboard : MSI K9N SLI V2 (MS-7390)

 

[Johnny4all]

Ups that is not my PSU from the post above , this is : Rasurbo SilentPower DLP-535 530W

 

[Johnny4all]

I just arrived from a friend and after i test the 2 video cards it turned out that they are working with no problem , so the problem in my PC is the PSU ?

 

[inanition02]

I just arrived from a friend and after i test the 2 video cards it turned out that they are working with no problem , so the problem in my PC is the PSU ?

I would guess either PSU or motherboard - though if you said a card that didn't require an external power connector worked fine, then it's most likely the PSU isn't outputing enough juice on that 6 pin. Do you have a molex 4pin to 6 pin converter around? If so, try that on a different PSU cable and see if that helps... (unless you have a spare PSU around or a digital multimeter to test it).

 

[Johnny4all]

I tried that and still the same , now i receive 4 short beeps , it sounds like first 2 beeps in pair then the last 2 beeps in pair , something like beep-beep , beep-beep . Do you recommend i should go with the PC and one of the video cards that does not work somewhere to test my components?

 

[inanition02]

According to the AMI bios guide:

4 Beeps
Four beeps means that the motherboard timer is not working properly. A hardware failure with an expansion card or the motherboard itself could be the cause of this beep code.


Still sounds like it's not getting enough power...

 

[Johnny4all]

So it is the power supply...hmm weird to have failed so suddenly , can a power supply be repaired or i need to purchase a new one ?

 

[inanition02]

Cheaper/easier to buy a new one - make sure to get a good brand (Corsair, Seasonic...)

 

[Johnny4all]

OK that should be all , you have been of a great help to me , thanks a lot and all best to you guys.