Solve : New motherboard - no video?

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Answer» Today I put my gathered parts - new motherboard, cup, fan, keyboard. mouse - into a new case. The motherboard is an Intel D945GCCR and it has a dual core processor. It says it as Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and PCI Express X16 graphics connector. The fan works, the lights light up, but no matter what I do I can't get the monitor to show anything. The monitor on light lights, and it makes that crackling sound when coming on, but nothing else. I tried another monitor and got the same thing. I cannot load anything onto the new hard drive without a monitor. I'm stuck. Do you think I have a faulty motherboard? I have to video cards, and both are too long to fit into the slot. SandyHave you tried opening your BIOS set up utility? With your mobo manual in hand verify all settings. I think this board has embedded graphics, so make sure that it is ENABLED for your initial startup. Later, you can add a dedicated video card if desired. If indeed, you have embedded video, make sure that your monitor is connected to the correct port. Your mobo manual is your friend.How can I open my bios if I can't see what's happening?what type of Video cards are they? AGP, PCI-E or PCI?Quote from: stumble on April 08, 2007, 04:07:25 PM Today I put my gathered parts - new motherboard, cup, fan, keyboard. mouse - into a new case. The motherboard is an Intel D945GCCR and it has a dual core processor. It says it as Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and PCI Express X16 graphics connector. The fan works, the lights light up, but no matter what I do I can't get the monitor to show anything. The monitor on light lights, and it makes that crackling sound when coming on, but nothing else. I tried another monitor and got the same thing. I cannot load anything onto the new hard drive without a monitor. I'm stuck. Do you think I have a faulty motherboard? I have to video cards, and both are too long to fit into the slot. Sandy I'm having the same exact problem with my new build- I have tried 10 different things and no signal is reaching (2) different operational monitors... I have a new video card coming to me this Tuesday... I don't think the 7600 gt I have is bad but , I have a new psu that will allow me to power the new video card ( you don't have to power the Nvidia 7 series)... I am hoping this MIGHT get me somewhere ... these new DVI connections for monitors directly thru the video card instead of the IO hookups to a vga is new to me... If my new stuff does not do it, I am going to have to get someone else to help me on this one.. I feel your pain !!! Does this motherboard have onboard video? If so, try that. If not, make sure the video card is all the way in its port.There is "no" onboard video on mine anyway MSI P6N SLI Platinum I got this in an automatic email response from Intel http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-012073.htm I'm not sure what it means. Sandy PS - Firefox will not load this page but IE will.http://www.antec.com/pdf/article/ATX12v2.html There’s a lot of confusion in the market over all of the new technologies being announced. Our advice to you: Don’t Panic! Your new motherboard should work fine with your existing power supply. What is ATX12V v2.0? This is the latest “desktop” motherboard and power supply specification released, a significant update to v1.3. Some notable changes have occurred: * SATA power connectors are ‘official.’ * The mainboard power connector has changed from 20 pins to 24 pins to better handle loads on the PCI Express bus. * The 6 pin Aux Power connector has been dropped. * Circuitry has been upgraded to dual +12V outputs to maintain greater stability to the CPU and peripherals. In addition, overall +12V output has been INCREASED to compensate for PCI Express expansion cards. * A minimum efficiency of 60% under light load is now required. This is a significant improvement. What is PCI Express? PCI Express is a new bus architecture introduced by Intel. At first most motherboards will continue to support both PCI and PCI Express, but eventually many if not all expansion cards will be PCI Express. The most important early point you may need to be aware of is that high end PCI Express graphics cards may require higher amperage for proper functioning, and may need special power connectors directly from the power supply to the card. So my new ATX12V v2.0 or PCI Express motherboard will require a 24 pin power connector? No. All new motherboards for Intel CPUs support both 20 and 24 pin connectors. The following is quoted from an Intel motherboard specification, but should be universal: Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification (page 66) 2.8.2.2 Power Supply Connectors The board has three power supply connectors: • Main power – a 2 x 12 connector. This connector is compatible with 2 x 10 connectors previously used on Intel Desktop boards. The board supports the use of ATX12V power supplies with either 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 main power cables. When using a power supply with a 2 x 10 main power cable, attach that cable on the rightmost pins of the main power connector, leaving pins 11, 12, 23, and 24 unconnected. That means you can use an ATX12V v1.3 power supply to power a PCI Express system. We recommend at least a 350 Watt SmartPower unit or any TruePower power supply. Then what should I be careful of when using a v1.3 power supply? First, be careful that you plug it in correctly. The connectors are keyed so that they fit only a certain way, but it’s not impossible to force them together the wrong way. Exercise all due caution. Second, pay some attention to the load on the PCI Express bus. The vast majority of all system configurations will be fine with a v1.3 power supply. However, if you plan to use a top of the line PCI Express graphics card that draws the full power of the bus, or one that requires the special extra connector, you will be better off going with an ATX12V v2.0 power supply. Are there other issues concerning ATX12V v2.0 and PCI Express? The main thing to watch out for is power supplies improperly claiming to be ATX12V v2.0 compliant which in fact aren’t. Some companies have simply put a 24-pin connector on their old model power supplies so they can say they are ATX12V v2.0. If those power supplies do not meet the other requirements of the specification, then they aren’t v2.0. Now, since most system configurations will work with a v1.3 power supply, you may be fine with such a solution—but if you plan to load up the PCI Express bus, you might encounter stability problems. The real QUESTION is: do you really want to deal with a power supply company that tries to pull the wool over your eyes? Strip the system of everything but the motherboard / video / RAM. Boot the system. Do you POST? If so, start adding one component at a time, starting with the keyboard, mouse, etc., until the system fails. Usually the last component installed is the culprit...though not always. Alan <>< Quote from: ale52 on April 09, 2007, 08:31:22 AM Strip the system of everything but the motherboard / video / RAM. Boot the system. Do you POST? If so, start adding one component at a time, starting with the keyboard, mouse, etc., until the system fails. Usually the last component installed is the culprit...though not always. Alan <>< of course I didn't do this "right" this second time/ build !! I went right to the install and now besides the video issue I am having, I am trying to figure out the "safest" way to get my mobo back out(from inside the case) from the stripped standoffs I MADE by the massive Gimli torque I put on my -lets see; screws that didn't quite fit !! lol !Intel tech had me test the grounding by removing the mobo and placing it on a non conductive surface, taking out the battery for 20 min, putting the battery back in and starting it outside the case. Then try it without the memory. I did all that,. He also wanted the numbers on my CPU (wasted my thermal paste). After all that he sent me a RMA and I spent $6.50 mailing it in for a replacement mobo. Now I'm waiting. A call to Embarg led me to a tech that also built computers and he said this video problem has happened on a few mobos he's installed. Sandyhonvetops if you are still having problems let me know...i just did a build with that same board and an iNtel 6600 cpu last night... patio.check your email

Answer»

Today I put my gathered parts - new motherboard, cup, fan, keyboard. mouse - into a new case.

The motherboard is an Intel D945GCCR and it has a dual core processor.
It says it as Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and PCI Express X16 graphics connector.

The fan works, the lights light up, but no matter what I do I can't get the monitor to show anything. The monitor on light lights, and it makes that crackling sound when coming on, but nothing else. I tried another monitor and got the same thing.

I cannot load anything onto the new hard drive without a monitor. I'm stuck.

Do you think I have a faulty motherboard?

I have to video cards, and both are too long to fit into the slot.

SandyHave you tried opening your BIOS set up utility?
With your mobo manual in hand verify all settings.
I think this board has embedded graphics, so make sure that it is ENABLED for your initial startup.
Later, you can add a dedicated video card if desired.

If indeed, you have embedded video, make sure that your monitor is connected to the correct port.
Your mobo manual is your friend.How can I open my bios if I can't see what's happening?what type of Video cards are they? AGP, PCI-E or PCI?Quote from: stumble on April 08, 2007, 04:07:25 PM

Today I put my gathered parts - new motherboard, cup, fan, keyboard. mouse - into a new case.

The motherboard is an Intel D945GCCR and it has a dual core processor.
It says it as Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and PCI Express X16 graphics connector.

The fan works, the lights light up, but no matter what I do I can't get the monitor to show anything. The monitor on light lights, and it makes that crackling sound when coming on, but nothing else. I tried another monitor and got the same thing.

I cannot load anything onto the new hard drive without a monitor. I'm stuck.

Do you think I have a faulty motherboard?

I have to video cards, and both are too long to fit into the slot.

Sandy

I'm having the same exact problem with my new build- I have tried 10 different things and no signal is reaching (2) different operational monitors... I have a new video card coming to me this Tuesday... I don't think the 7600 gt I have is bad but , I have a new psu that will allow me to power the new video card ( you don't have to power the Nvidia 7 series)... I am hoping this MIGHT get me somewhere ... these new DVI connections for monitors directly thru the video card instead of the IO hookups to a vga is new to me... If my new stuff does not do it, I am going to have to get someone else to help me on this one.. I feel your pain !!! Does this motherboard have onboard video? If so, try that. If not, make sure the video card is all the way in its port.There is "no" onboard video on mine anyway MSI P6N SLI Platinum
I got this in an automatic email response from Intel

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-012073.htm

I'm not sure what it means.

Sandy

PS - Firefox will not load this page but IE will.http://www.antec.com/pdf/article/ATX12v2.html
There’s a lot of confusion in the market over all of the new technologies being announced. Our advice to you: Don’t Panic! Your new motherboard should work fine with your existing power supply.

What is ATX12V v2.0?

This is the latest “desktop” motherboard and power supply specification released, a significant update to v1.3. Some notable changes have occurred:

* SATA power connectors are ‘official.’
* The mainboard power connector has changed from 20 pins to 24 pins to better handle loads on the PCI Express bus.
* The 6 pin Aux Power connector has been dropped.
* Circuitry has been upgraded to dual +12V outputs to maintain greater stability to the CPU and peripherals. In addition, overall +12V output has been INCREASED to compensate for PCI Express expansion cards.
* A minimum efficiency of 60% under light load is now required. This is a significant improvement.

What is PCI Express?

PCI Express is a new bus architecture introduced by Intel. At first most motherboards will continue to support both PCI and PCI Express, but eventually many if not all expansion cards will be PCI Express. The most important early point you may need to be aware of is that high end PCI Express graphics cards may require higher amperage for proper functioning, and may need special power connectors directly from the power supply to the card.

So my new ATX12V v2.0 or PCI Express motherboard will require a 24 pin power connector?

No. All new motherboards for Intel CPUs support both 20 and 24 pin connectors. The following is quoted from an Intel motherboard specification, but should be universal:

Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification (page 66)

2.8.2.2 Power Supply Connectors

The board has three power supply connectors:

• Main power – a 2 x 12 connector. This connector is compatible with 2 x 10 connectors previously used on Intel Desktop boards. The board supports the use of ATX12V power supplies with either 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 main power cables. When using a power supply with a 2 x 10 main power cable, attach that cable on the rightmost pins of the main power connector, leaving pins 11, 12, 23, and 24 unconnected.

That means you can use an ATX12V v1.3 power supply to power a PCI Express system. We recommend at least a 350 Watt SmartPower unit or any TruePower power supply.

Then what should I be careful of when using a v1.3 power supply?

First, be careful that you plug it in correctly. The connectors are keyed so that they fit only a certain way, but it’s not impossible to force them together the wrong way. Exercise all due caution.

Second, pay some attention to the load on the PCI Express bus. The vast majority of all system configurations will be fine with a v1.3 power supply. However, if you plan to use a top of the line PCI Express graphics card that draws the full power of the bus, or one that requires the special extra connector, you will be better off going with an ATX12V v2.0 power supply.

Are there other issues concerning ATX12V v2.0 and PCI Express?

The main thing to watch out for is power supplies improperly claiming to be ATX12V v2.0 compliant which in fact aren’t. Some companies have simply put a 24-pin connector on their old model power supplies so they can say they are ATX12V v2.0. If those power supplies do not meet the other requirements of the specification, then they aren’t v2.0.

Now, since most system configurations will work with a v1.3 power supply, you may be fine with such a solution—but if you plan to load up the PCI Express bus, you might encounter stability problems. The real QUESTION is: do you really want to deal with a power supply company that tries to pull the wool over your eyes?

Strip the system of everything but the motherboard / video / RAM. Boot the system. Do you POST? If so, start adding one component at a time, starting with the keyboard, mouse, etc., until the system fails. Usually the last component installed is the culprit...though not always.

Alan <>< Quote from: ale52 on April 09, 2007, 08:31:22 AM

Strip the system of everything but the motherboard / video / RAM. Boot the system. Do you POST? If so, start adding one component at a time, starting with the keyboard, mouse, etc., until the system fails. Usually the last component installed is the culprit...though not always.

Alan <><

of course I didn't do this "right" this second time/ build !!
I went right to the install and now besides the video issue I am having, I am trying to figure out the "safest" way to get my mobo back out(from inside the case) from the stripped standoffs I MADE by the massive Gimli torque I put on my -lets see; screws that didn't quite fit !! lol !Intel tech had me test the grounding by removing the mobo and placing it on a non conductive surface, taking out the battery for 20 min, putting the battery back in and starting it outside the case. Then try it without the memory. I did all that,. He also wanted the numbers on my CPU (wasted my thermal paste). After all that he sent me a RMA and I spent $6.50 mailing it in for a replacement mobo. Now I'm waiting.

A call to Embarg led me to a tech that also built computers and he said this video problem has happened on a few mobos he's installed.

Sandyhonvetops if you are still having problems let me know...i just did a build with that same board and an iNtel 6600 cpu last night...

patio.check your email

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