RE: ASUS P5K-E WIFI - Video Card not working

[nickt...@hotmail.com]

Please could someone advise as to why my video card is not working
with my ASUS graphics card?

I am building my first PC and can the graphics card does not work with
the ASUS motherboard. When the PC is booted up with the attached
monitor ,the monitor displays the "Check video cable" message.

The configuration is as follows:

- ASUS P5K-E WIFI-AP Edition
- Intel Core 2 Duo EB400 3.00gHZ
- GeForce 8600 GT Video Card
- 2 X 1Gb Corsair 2400 Dimm CLS
- WD Caviar 500Gb 7200RPM
- X-Power 500 Watt Psu

I have attempted to solve the problem, as follows:

- Put the graphics card in both PCI slots, the same error message was
reported.
- Reduced the memory to 1Gb, the same error message was reported.
- Disconnected the hard disk and again the same error message was
reported.

I spoke to Gforce support who suggested that I use the onboard
graphics card, but this ASUS motherboard model does not appear to have
one.

[Paul]

There should be lots of power. The E8400 is 65W and the
8600GT video card is 43W. So a 500W power supply should handle it.

First, you'd check that the two power cables are installed on
the motherboard. There is the main connector, but there is also
a 2x2 square connector to power the processor.

The simplest tests are "beep tests". Take a motherboard and
install the CPU and fan. Don't install RAM or the video card.
Connect the computer case speaker to the PANEL header.
When you start it up, the speaker should beep the "missing
RAM" pattern. Then, install the RAM (with all power off).
The speaker should no longer beep the same pattern, because
the new RAM will be detected. But the video card is still
missing. So you hear the missing video card beep pattern.

Now, install the video card. Does the beep pattern change ?
That means the video card is detected. A normal motherboard
start should include a single "beep" which indicates
everything is OK.

As far as the BIOS is concerned, everything might seem OK.
You might still not have an image on the monitor, even though
there is no bad beep pattern present. Try connecting the
monitor to a different connector on the graphics card
faceplate.

The first slot I'd try for video, is the PCI Express slot
nearest the processor. Sometimes, a secondary slot won't
POST properly, due to the BIOS not being clever enough.

Tell us your test results, so we can guess where the problem
might be.

You can also try the video card in another computer, and
see if it is detected there.

HTH,
Paul

[nickt...@hotmail.com]

On Jan 1, 2:54 pm, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
> nicktheb...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Please could someone advise as to why myvideocard is not working

> > with my ASUS graphics card?
>
> > I am building my first PC and can the graphics card does not work with
> > the ASUS motherboard. When the PC is booted up with the attached

> > monitor ,the monitor displays the "Checkvideocable" message.

>
> > The configuration is as follows:
>
> > - ASUS P5K-E WIFI-AP Edition
> > - Intel Core 2 Duo EB400 3.00gHZ
> > - GeForce 8600 GTVideoCard
> > - 2 X 1Gb Corsair 2400 Dimm CLS
> > - WD Caviar 500Gb 7200RPM
> > - X-Power 500 Watt Psu
>
> > I have attempted to solve the problem, as follows:
>
> > - Put the graphics card in both PCI slots, the same error message was
> > reported.
> > - Reduced the memory to 1Gb, the same error message was reported.
> > - Disconnected the hard disk and again the same error message was
> > reported.
>
> > I spoke to Gforce support who suggested that I use the onboard
> > graphics card, but this ASUS motherboard model does not appear to have
> > one.
>
> There should be lots of power. The E8400 is 65W and the

> 8600GTvideocard is 43W. So a 500W power supply should handle it.

>
> First, you'd check that the two power cables are installed on
> the motherboard. There is the main connector, but there is also
> a 2x2 square connector to power the processor.
>
> The simplest tests are "beep tests". Take a motherboard and
> install the CPU and fan. Don't install RAM or thevideocard.
> Connect the computer case speaker to the PANEL header.
> When you start it up, the speaker should beep the "missing
> RAM" pattern. Then, install the RAM (with all power off).
> The speaker should no longer beep the same pattern, because

> the new RAM will be detected. But thevideocard is still

> missing. So you hear the missingvideocard beep pattern.
>

> Now, install thevideocard. Does the beep pattern change ?
> That means thevideocard is detected. A normal motherboard

> start should include a single "beep" which indicates
> everything is OK.
>
> As far as the BIOS is concerned, everything might seem OK.
> You might still not have an image on the monitor, even though
> there is no bad beep pattern present. Try connecting the
> monitor to a different connector on the graphics card
> faceplate.
>

> The first slot I'd try forvideo, is the PCI Express slot

> nearest the processor. Sometimes, a secondary slot won't
> POST properly, due to the BIOS not being clever enough.
>
> Tell us your test results, so we can guess where the problem
> might be.
>

> You can also try thevideocard in another computer, and

> see if it is detected there.
>
> HTH,
> Paul

Hi Paul,

Thank you for you advice, and I'll get the video card checked out.

Regards,

Nick