Re: Trying to get 3-way SLI to work

jbrandonbbx@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Feb 23, 2:56 pm, "jbrandon...@xxxxxxxxx" <jbrandon...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Feb 23, 1:57 pm, Paul <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



jbrandon...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
If you cannot get to POST
Would the PC act this way if there was something wrong with the CPU? I

By the way, the CPU is fine. I tested a different motherboard (eh, one
that does not do 3-way SLI) and it works with *all of the same
equipment, PSU, RAM, etc.



The "beep" code and the speaker, are an additional test you can try.
Not getting video is not the end of the story. The motherboard
could be sending a beep pattern, and you wouldn't know it.
Dig up a speaker from somewhere. With no RAM, you get the RAM
error beep code. With the RAM installed, you should get the
video beep pattern. Finally, if a working video solution is installed,
the motherboard no longer has to beep, because it can then write
an error on the screen. If none of the tests give a beep, then
the CPU is not able to execute the BIOS.

This is a portable piezoelectric speaker. It might be
something a tech uses for motherboard testing.

http://www.clearpc.ca/catalog/images/speaker.JPG

The specs on the speaker in my current computer are

8 ohm 0.25 watt

You can even use an ordinary speaker from discarded
audio equipment, in a pinch. I have some old 6 x 9
speakers in the junk pile, that I could use. (Be careful
when wiring it up - remember that some motherboards
use raw +5V on one of the two SPKR pins on the PANEL
header, which is a safety hazard if it shorts to an
adjacent ground. Especially with your monster power
supply.)

If you had a PCI video card, like my old FX5200 PCI, you could
also be using that, as a means of avoiding PCI Express slots
entirely. I bought one similar to this, when I needed to flash
the video BIOS on an AGP card, and needed a display to use
while doing so.

$35.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130188

Paul
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: possible video issue. nothing comes up on screen
    ... it when you remove the RAM. ... The PC case speaker (or a piezoelectric speaker on the motherboard), ... is to prove the BIOS code is getting ... You can also try this test for video. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: Trying to get 3-way SLI to work
    ... Beep tests. ... perhaps it isn't getting very far into the BIOS. ... You can do the same beep style tests, by removing the RAM. ... This particular motherboard discussion group is mostly noise. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Wont Boot
    ... motherboard that lights up inside the case is a green light when the PC is switched on which is normal by all accounts. ... First beep test, is to remove both the RAM and video card. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: motherboard replaced - but no boot!
    ... I already tried removing the RAM one stick at a time, ... You didn't mention if you were ablle to test the display and video cable on another computer. ... Power supplys provide multiple voltages. ... If the computer is unable to locate or operate a video card (or on the motherboard video adaptor) or detects another problem that prevents displaying a message on the screen the POST will generate a subsequent series of beeps in a effort to indicate what is causing the problem. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: Wrong Memory Size reported by XP
    ... How old is the motherboard, or PC, if purchased as a complete unit? ... handle 2-4 Gig of RAM. ... Next, instead of asking XP how much memory it thinks there is, ask the BIOS. ... Do you have a separate video card, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)