New conroe build: restarting results in black screen

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Trifid

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Just build a new rig, specs are:
E6300
DS3
2GB Geil PC5300
ATI x1800XT
Antec 450W Smartpower PSU
Dell CRT

It will boot up fine on first attempts, and I can get to windows installation, but whenever I restart the pc (via cntr alt del or otherwise) it will not display anything on the screen, even though there is still hard drive activity, fans spinning etc. There is also a green light on the crt.

Any ideas, I'm lost...

Thank you.


Update 1: Windows is installed now. But I still get the black screen on restarts. The black screen is now appearing after proper start ups (no restarts).

Update 2: When turning on, it will spin up, stop for 5 seconds, start again and give me 1 long 2 short beeps. After several attempts I can get to windows.

Update 3: Windows stops just before it loads the welcome after installing the graphics drivers. Problem with the graphics card possibly?
 
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what bios u got check and the check the bios error code for tht bios, and no its not the power supply i run a 430w flawlessly on my system mind you u have got a X1800XT
 
and no its not the power supply i run a 430w flawlessly on my system mind you u have got a X1800XT
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posotive recommended power for that card alone, is recomended 500watts +, sure it in the manaul.

try installinng windows with 1 stick of ram, even better run memtest on them, would say it either u ram or psu, would lean 2 psu thou, any m8 let u try there's ? g/l
 
Don't OCUK build there machines with low wattage antec psus? They have one on their site with an x1800xt running on 380w...
 
Rab said:
posotive recommended power for that card alone, is recomended 500watts +, sure it in the manaul.
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Wow, that's overly-excessive! :p

They recommend 500w+ for Crossfire. Single cards run off much less. I had mine running off a 450W Antec PSU until today.
 
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