StevieG
08-12-2007, 11:09 AM
!!!NEWB ALERT!!!
-ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
-Ultra X-Finity 500W ATX 135mm Fan SATA/SLI-Ready Black APFC PSU
-EVGA GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCIE x16 SLI Video Card
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 CPU
-Stock AMD CPU fan
-G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HD
-LG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE
-Ultra 3.5 Floppy Drive w/Multi Card Reader Black
-2X120mm Ultra Titanium Case Fans
-Ultra Gladiator Case
-SAMSUNG 216BW Black-Silver 21.6" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
-Microsoft Black Wired Optical Wheel Mouse
-Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000
Everything seems to power on well; Mobo LED is lit, all the fans are spinning, I hear the HD whirr...
But from the second I enter POST, I hear the Award BIOS beep code (1 long, 2 short or dash, dot, dot) indicating there is a problem with the video. I've tried switching the vid card between PCIE slots. I've tried clearing the CMOS. I can't even enter the BIOS menu it's so immediate (how can you set the BIOS if you can't even view the screen?). I've checked and rechecked all connections. I'm at a loss. My first build and I'm starting to wish I'd bought that wimpy Gateway at Sam's...
-ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
-Ultra X-Finity 500W ATX 135mm Fan SATA/SLI-Ready Black APFC PSU
-EVGA GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCIE x16 SLI Video Card
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 CPU
-Stock AMD CPU fan
-G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HD
-LG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE
-Ultra 3.5 Floppy Drive w/Multi Card Reader Black
-2X120mm Ultra Titanium Case Fans
-Ultra Gladiator Case
-SAMSUNG 216BW Black-Silver 21.6" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
-Microsoft Black Wired Optical Wheel Mouse
-Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000
Everything seems to power on well; Mobo LED is lit, all the fans are spinning, I hear the HD whirr...
But from the second I enter POST, I hear the Award BIOS beep code (1 long, 2 short or dash, dot, dot) indicating there is a problem with the video. I've tried switching the vid card between PCIE slots. I've tried clearing the CMOS. I can't even enter the BIOS menu it's so immediate (how can you set the BIOS if you can't even view the screen?). I've checked and rechecked all connections. I'm at a loss. My first build and I'm starting to wish I'd bought that wimpy Gateway at Sam's...