December 30, 200619 yr Yeah, I got this for Christmas, I plugged it in and everything, got the power going to it. It's in the PCI-E x16. But I'm getting no output to my monitors whatsoever. Any ideas? Current Specs along with it: 1gb RAM Gigabyte AM2 Socket Motherboard AMD Athlon 4200+ Duel Core -Mitch New sig to come!
December 30, 200619 yr erm... .... .... dunno no output to monitors at all? - not even a boot screen?
December 30, 200619 yr Author erm... .... .... dunno no output to monitors at all? - not even a boot screen? That's what "Not getting no output to my monitors whatsoever" usually means. Could it be my PSU? There's one connection which will not reach the socket on my motherboard, but... Many people have said that's only needed if you use a P4 chip. -Shrugs-, I'm not sure. -Mitch New sig to come!
December 30, 200619 yr Is the 12v 4-pin supply (2 yellow & 2 black wires) connected to the socket near the processor, because the motherboard might be under powered. RSN :: Wooden_Fire Time Zone :: GMT
December 30, 200619 yr Did you get a PCI-E connector in the little slot on it? It should have came with a two-molex to PCI-E power connector (Or, if your power supply has one already). It might need that to function properly (Though, in my experience they can usually.. boot without it). Molex to PCI-E Where to put it in Also, it might be worth trying to reset your BIOS/CMOS (Check mobo manual on that) and make sure your 'video card device' is set to PCI-E (In my MSI bios there's an option.. but I'd think that it'd fall back to PCI-E.)
December 30, 200619 yr Author Is the 12v 4-pin supply (2 yellow & 2 black wires) connected to the socket near the processor, because the motherboard might be under powered. That's what won't reach the socket. The lead is too short, but I was told that it was only for P4 chips that was needed. Diminished: I have a molex socket in my PCI-E card, and that's all plugged in. There is power going to it, as the fan is working perfectly on it. I've read the manual, and how do I "short" the two pins to clear my CMOS? -Mitch New sig to come!
December 31, 200619 yr That's what won't reach the socket. The lead is too short, but I was told that it was only for P4 chips that was needed. There's your problem, you need that cord plugged in for the proper amount of power to be delivered to your system, which is why it wont start up. Find a way to connect it, and you should be able to boot up properly and its not just P4's that need it, most CPU's need that connection these days.
December 31, 200619 yr Even if said pins supposedly aren't needed for the socket you're running, it's better to fill the hole and supply the power than not to. If the power isn't needed, it won't get used. :-X
December 31, 200619 yr He said in OP he's running an AM2 X2 processor, which would most definitely need the extra juice. I took a look at Newegg and couldnt find anything there, but you should be able to find an extender somewhere or you could just try and get it to reach, which would be the easiest option.
December 31, 200619 yr Oh, I've got one of those and never bothered to plug it in.. Must be a bit power-strained on his system :wall: Yeah, I'd say go for an extender for that.
December 31, 200619 yr Author OK, cheers for the help guys. My Dad's taking me to Maplins today to get the extension, it's only cheap, luckily. I'll report back with the news, later. :) Many thanks. -Mitch New sig to come!
January 1, 200719 yr ok... the 2x2 processor connector isn't the problem (its called ATX12V and only Intel systems need it) apparently your graphics card is receiving power also i would "reset" the bios by setting it to "recovery" mode. On an intel system its where you pull out the bios jumper. Sorry i don't know about AMD systems. Hope that helps!
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