help with computer (GPU wont start up)

[vincent1989]

long story short, been saving up and buying components for a new PC, got the finishing touches just now, the GPU and OS.

anyway, it'd been all assembled earlier (bar the GPU) and switched on fine, everything powers up, fans spin, single (normal) bios beep.

installed the GPU in the x16 slot on my asus P5B deluxe, connected the 6 pin PCI-e connector and switched it back on, everything powers up bar the GPU, the fan gives a little twitch and then stops.


system:

gigaybte odin 550w GT PSU
Asus P5B deluxe
C2D E5200
OCZ vista gold 4GB
XFX ATi 4830 512mb
bog standard HDD and DVD drive




any ideas?

edit:
tried reseting the cmos, different cables, rechecked all existing cables, made sure that the card only takes 1 6 pin connector, still no joy

time to send it back to OcUK? (only had it 5 minutes )

 

[arc@css]

Try reseating your card first before doing anything else.

 

[vincent1989]

tried it 3 times, thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[arc@css]

Telephone Overclockers now and get a replacement. I can't think of anything else.

 

[vincent1989]

bum, just noticed a red light on the GPU PCB? just off to check what that means

 

[RaiderX]

have you tried the card in another pc or another card? it might be the motherboard needs a bios update to support a PCIe2 card as the P5B is only PCIe1

 

[vincent1989]

ahhhh, could be, bugger, means i need to buy another GPU, i don't have one i can test

 

[vincent1989]

just had a look on the web and it seems the P5B deluxe doesn't need a driver update and will support 2.0 out the box. back to the drawing board.

 

[arc@css]

Give them a call or send a webnote.

 

[w3bbo]

It's a power issue. Either your PSU 6pin is not producing enough power or there is not enough power from the PCIe16 slot.

 

[vincent1989]

It's a power issue. Either your PSU 6pin is not producing enough power or there is not enough power from the PCIe16 slot.

its a decent range 550w PSU, i'd have thought it was getting enough power... how would i know (aside from it not working ) if it wasn't getting enough from the motherboard (i would have thought all motherboards would have provided the same?).

 

[Happy]

Google the red light, I'm sure i remember that meaning something is borked

 

[vincent1989]

Google the red light, I'm sure i remember that meaning something is borked

cant seem to find mention of it :/, i'm sure i remember the same too.

 

[Happy]

Might be different now but that was the case with the X1950XT/X series anyway.

 

[pimper]

its most likely a psu issue