Issues with Radeon HD 6950

[squirrelyman91]

Hello everyone, I just bought a Sapphire Radeon HD 6950, and I'm having problems with installing it.

I'm really hoping it's not DOA, as both fans are spinning and it does power on. However, I am receiving a solid red light and no signal for my connections.

Here are my specs:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 3.4 ghz
RAM: 2x of 2gb G.Skill Ripjaw Series
Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX
Hard Drive: Western Digital 160gb Hard Drive
PSU: Corsair GS500 Gaming Series
Case: Antec Nine Hundred

Can anyone help me out? I'd really appreciate it.

 

[juiceman]

Does the system power on/boot to windows without the 6950 not installed? Are you connecting all the necessary PCI-x power connections?

 

[squirrelyman91]

Yes, the system turns on and boots to Windows when I don't have the 6950 installed. I have checked and it is connected.

Do you think it could just be a faulty card?

 

[Deemo13]

Are you receiving a signal from the motherboard video while the card is in?

 

[squirrelyman91]

If you mean while using the integrated graphics from the motherboard while having the graphics card in, then yes.

Correct me if I didn't understand you right, haha. I'm a little slow.

 

[Smeg45]

Connect via DVI, then enter the BIOS, disable the onboard 4200 GPU, set boot up to PEG, then save and reboot. Problem solved?

 

[squirrelyman91]

What's PEG? I've went into the BIOS and disabled the onboard graphics. I'm not sure what PEG is though.

 

[Deemo13]

Disabling the onboard should do the trick. You can also reset the CMOS.

 

[Smeg45]

What's PEG? I've went into the BIOS and disabled the onboard graphics. I'm not sure what PEG is though.

Boots from PCI-E slot as in your main graphics card as opposed to onboard.