new builder with a problem

throwdown · 03-19-2006, 12:18 PM

i built my comp from the ground up and i am having an issue. the specs are as follows:

-amd 64 3800
-asus motherboard
-1 gb of corsair (pc3200) ram
- nvidia 6800 video card
-antec case w/ antec 500watt ps
-wd 160g sata hard drive
-and an older soundcard from and older comp

everything seems to be put together correctly cause when i power it up i hear everything runing all the fans are moving and so forth, but my problem is that my monitor doesnt seem to be detecting a signal from the video card, it just says video signal not dettected and then the monitor just turns black. so with that problem in hand i cannot boot the comp and get everything set up, any suggestions would help thanks a lot.

**greffov** · 03-20-2006, 12:10 PM

hmmm, does the videocard perhaps need some extra power? Does it have such a "MOLEX" connector on it's board for power?

throwdown · 03-21-2006, 03:30 PM

well it is an asus a8n5x pci-e
i have the pcie connected directly into the card and power supply, i have molex connectors but no where to plug them into.

03-19-2006, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
throwdown Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	new builder with a problem i built my comp from the ground up and i am having an issue. the specs are as follows: -amd 64 3800 -asus motherboard -1 gb of corsair (pc3200) ram - nvidia 6800 video card -antec case w/ antec 500watt ps -wd 160g sata hard drive -and an older soundcard from and older comp everything seems to be put together correctly cause when i power it up i hear everything runing all the fans are moving and so forth, but my problem is that my monitor doesnt seem to be detecting a signal from the video card, it just says video signal not dettected and then the monitor just turns black. so with that problem in hand i cannot boot the comp and get everything set up, any suggestions would help thanks a lot.

03-20-2006, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
greffov Da House Nerd Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: One CPU Lane Posts: 3,512	hmmm, does the videocard perhaps need some extra power? Does it have such a "MOLEX" connector on it's board for power? __________________ Linux virusscanner detected a virus: Windows 95 ... delete [Y/n] y ~ ~ :wq

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03-21-2006, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
throwdown Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	well it is an asus a8n5x pci-e i have the pcie connected directly into the card and power supply, i have molex connectors but no where to plug them into.