No signal

Camalot · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:12

Friends just got his new pc set up and its his first time build but his monitor is saying no signal. Cards is a 4850.

All the fans are spinning up including the grfx card fan. Ive told him to connect it up via the adapter that come with the card instead of the psu pcie adaptor as my 8800GT wouldnt work unless it was connected via the adaptor! (strange)

Any other suggestions?

Wayne~ · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:27

Have got the same problem but didn't get a reply earlier, would really love an answer

BENdage · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:28

Can you test the card in any other systems? Any start up beeps, or codes on mobo LEDs etc

Camalot · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:30

No beeps.

Case fans work, cpu fan starts, graphics card fan spins and dvd drive responds.

The 4850 has two red led lights on.

I've no experience with the card, so no idea if this is the norm.

Also he can't test the card in another system.

BENdage · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:34

I'd be thinking it might possibly be the board given that there are no start beeps or anything to suggest the system goes to boot but you just cant see it, Other thing is that a mobo will normally beep on graphics errors (not always tho). Are all the parts new, or do you know for sure some bits work?

Camalot · 10 Nov 2008 at 21:38

BENdage said:
I'd be thinking it might possibly be the board given that there are no start beeps or anything to suggest the system goes to boot but you just cant see it, Other thing is that a mobo will normally beep on graphics errors (not always tho). Are all the parts new, or do you know for sure some bits work?

He bought everything new, most from ocuk.

I read two led's means lack of power? Im guessing he has connected it wrong. He has a coolmaster 600W i think

Can anyone with a 4850 show me a pic of how you connect the power, or explain it to me so i can explain it to him.

My current x1800xt used one pci-e power cable which i think is 6pins.