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Well, according to other forums, the beep about the graphics card, was made by the graphics card.

How can I get the on board sound working so I can hear the error beeps?

Case = Antec 900, Mobo = P5N32-E SLI
 
I didn't know that a graphics card had an on board speaker. I'm a bit skeptical of this. Anyways, the beeps will come from a small system speaker in the case. Along with your power and reset connectors there should be a speaker one. It will connect to the bottom right side of your mobo. page 2-34 in your manual will explain this. As long as you have this hooked up, and you probably do, that will give you all the beeps that are occurring.

Actually, your board doesn't technically have on board sound. According to the manual I read, it has a sound card that sits in the PCIe x1 slot. This card, however, has nothing to do with the beeps you hear during P.O.S.T.

[EDIT] After reading your case manual, I fail to see the speaker pin I am talking about. Every case I have worked in usually has the 4 pin speaker connector. the manual doesn't have instructions including this. It only has instructions for hooking up the front panel audio. Hopefully someone else on this thread has that case and can enlighten us both. If not, my friend has that case and I will check with him tomorrow if no answers are posted before then.
 
Well, using my supreme thinking skillz (kidding) I ran and stole a case speaker from 2 really old cases i had in my basement. I tried both of them, and I got no beeps.
 

Those new ones have a pietzo-electric siren onboard for the low power 'beeps', its not a real speaker as such...
 


You learn something every day :) Thank you for the insight
 


You learn something every day :) Thank you for the insight

Well, the old speaker from the old cases should do the trick. I haven't had a chance to talk to my friend who has that case yet. Let us know what beeps, if any, you hear with the working speaker
 
No beeps. All signs point to power or mother board. Try another PSU if you can. Then if that fails RMA that MOBO if another idea doesn't come up soon. If you send it back in the RMA period they should take it back with no questions asked and give you another one.
 
You have to pay to ship it back. The return ship will be covered by the dealer though. The only thing is how fast do you want to ship it back. that can get expensive. You are most likely looking about a week of down time. I would be 100% sure of the problem component before sending something back becasue You don't want to have to keep waiting for parts. Dealers won't cross ship.

For the return process you first have to go to the merchant and get a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA). They will then give you instructions on where to go from there. if you bought it from newegg, you can log into your account and get instant RMA from there
 
I don't want to nag you about this but I figure there's a decent chance it's the power supply. Maybe as much as 50% chance. I lean towards the MOBO, but the PSU is also a suspect. I'd borrow another or if you can't go pick one up at a store that has free returns and simply return it after the test and then RMA the motherboard if the PSU turns out not to be the problem
I know it seems like the PSU must be OK since the fans are spinning on some components but if that PSU has failed partially this is exactly what can happen. Those things are pretty complex and it's not always all or nothing. They can and do sometimes power up a few fans but not start the system. I saw it here a couple of weeks ago and the OP was astonished when he put in a new PSU and his system fired right up. He too was all set to return his motherboard.

That's a great PSU you got there, same one I have.
 
Ok, well I will my next newest computer if from 2000, so I am not sure if I should even try that PSU. I might be able to bum one off my friend.
 
2000 eh? Hard to say. Worth a try maybe. The GTS is the real power hog, it wants a lot of 12v amperage, an ancient PSU is highky doubtfull. Borrow a good one if you can or buy and return or roll the dice and just RMA the board, it will only cost you time and shipping if that wasn't the problem
 
Well, the repair shop said that the motherboard failed. Can some one point me in the right direction to returning it? The sellers RMA period is over.
 




Bingo. With everything turning on and the reputation of the power supply, figured the chance of the motherboard having issues was far greater than other devices. Elementary elimination! Who did you purchase it through Dethredic? If the seller's RMA period is over and voided, you might be able to talk to the motherboard manuf.

I've had fairly good luck w/ Asus customer service regarding the fan on the A8N-E...
 
i am 99% sure its your mobo,i had that screach unfortunately with 2 dells & an 8800 gt........as the manual reads" strongly suggest using the additional ps" its for a reason....both times the screach,both times thehttp://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/icones/smilies/bounce.gif mobo.....bein a rookie sux.... but you get better :bounce:
 
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