"VGA BIOS" LCD Error - Help!

Nitrojan

Nitrojan

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Ok so Ive just go my GFX card, installed it and everything's installed properly.. Boot my system up, and the LCD poster goes past cpu, ram detection and then my mobo just shuts off but the onboard power + restart lights are still lit whilat the LCD poster just stops on "VGA BIOS".

This is strange since I just installed my new GFX card :S

Any ideas?
 
Got power cables plugged into your graphic card! (which card did you buy)
Does your monitor come on ar does it stay in standby.

Rob
 
Ok, yes all power cables are connected ok..

Monitor stays on standby and my GFX card is:

Gecube HD 3870 XT Overclocked Edition 512MB GDDR4
 
Ahh please guys, if ANYONE knows please reply :(

It's my first build, Ive spent A LOT on it, and Im eager to get it running.. you know what it's like right?

I just cant understand why it isnt working.. :(

Motherboard runs for about 7 seconds until the "VGA BIOS" is displayed, it then cuts out leaving the power and reboot onboard buttons and the SupremeFX sound card lit. Then about 2 seconds after than it suddenly tries to start for 1 second.. the PSU LED's flash once and thats it.. Reboot + power lights still lit along with sound card. Nothing else.

Also.. "VGA BIOS" isnt even in the back of the motherboard manual under the debug codes :S
 
Take out all non-essential PCI cards (i.e. sound card).

Remove the graphics card, examine it for physical damage, reseat it firmly. Make sure its seated properly and you plug a power cable (molex or whatever its using) into it.

Make sure you've not dislodged the 4-pin PSU cable to the mainboard.

OK, questions for you:

1) Which mainboard are you using? Find it on http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx for us please.
2) What PSU are you using?
3) When you put your old graphics card back into the system to test, does it function correctly?
EDIT:
4) Are you using DVI or VGA to output? Try plugging in both sets of cables, the BIOS maybe be defaulting to the alternate output.

Good luck.
 
Ok thanks for your reply, I REALLY appreciate it..

Ok my mainboard is: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1889&modelmenu=1

PSU:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-025-OC

This is the only GFX card, I received it today and this is what has been happening.. I was thinking it was a faulty mobo as I tried a really old PCI GFX card and the same thing happened.

DVI cable is from the GFX card to the monitor.. nothing else.. The mobo doesn't have onboard GFX.

Many thanks,

Adam
 
If you keep bumping the DEL key during startup, are you able to get into the BIOS before the problem cuts it out?

Try and get into the power menu (see chapter 4.6 in the manual). Disable all power saving functions temporarily. That may be relevant.
 
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Nope, the lights on keyboard + mouse dont light up at all.. However the USB hub LED's that they are connected via do.. (Reason I used USB HUB was to see if there was power to them). So Im guessing the mobo is faulty?

GFX are BRAND NEW today.. And when I boot system, the monitor goes black and then when pc auto cuts out.. the monitor goes back to standby.. (mobo cuts out after about 7 seconds with "VGA BIOS")
 
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Ok, I've RMA'd it since no further help could be given.

Many thanks to those that tried to help me. If you do however have any more suggestions, I am willing to try them :D
 
i had a similar error (except it was just 3 beeps from the case speaker), and it turned out the graphics card must be DOA (works fine with the gfx from my old pc) so i RMA'd it.
 
had similar with my 8800 gt, wouldnt boot or even post,

turned out to be the ram... odd i know as ram check passed on mobo, but with 3x1gb sticks no go, always borked at the VGA startup error 25/6 or something. took one stick out and Upped the voltage to the ram and whacked the 3rd stick back in et viola worked a treat.
 
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