My pc starts to windows but with no video

[maffp]

My pc starts to windows but with no video. Tried two displays. Got beep codes (asus p5n-e sli motherboard) but they're pretty random and I cant find anything to match. Beeps:

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Long pause
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Any ideas?

 

[NerdyComputerGuy]

HERE is a webpage explaining what certain beep codes actually mean

The issue you are having could either be related to your RAM or the Graphics Card

First of all I would like you to take the RAM out of the dims and put them back in, see if the issue still persists and reply back

 

[maffp]

Great stuff, I'll try it when I get home tonight. In the mean time, I'm out and about today. Think I should pick up a graphics card which I can always take back if I don't open it.

My motherboard will take 2 x PCIe x16, Single VGA mode: x16 (Default), SLI mode: x8, x8. What do I need to look for to make sure it would be compatible with the Asus P5N-e SLI motherboard?

Cheers.

 

[NerdyComputerGuy]

Great stuff, I'll try it when I get home tonight. In the mean time, I'm out and about today. Think I should pick up a graphics card which I can always take back if I don't open it.

My motherboard will take 2 x PCIe x16, Single VGA mode: x16 (Default), SLI mode: x8, x8. What do I need to look for to make sure it would be compatible with the Asus P5N-e SLI motherboard?

You can get any Graphics Card which is compatible with a PCI Express x16 Slot, that's the majority of GPU's today since AGP died out in 2004 (the old GPU interface) every graphics card used PCI Express now

If your on a low budget then a good GPU would be the GTX 650Ti or AMD Radeon 7770, if you want to go a little higher in price to allow you to play games at there highest settings then the GTX 660 or AMD Radeon 7850 would be the best choices for a good mid range PC

Cheers.

Any GPU that uses a PCI Express x16 slot will work just fine (which is pretty much all the cards out today)

Recommendations:
GTX 650Ti - Both cards here have about the same performance and are in the low to mid range end of gaming graphics card,(that is if you want to game)
AMD Radeon 7770

GTX 660 - Again both GPU's will show about the same performance and are in the mid range of Graphics Cards, these cards will allow you to game at high to ultra settings
AMD Radeon 7850

 

[maffp]

Okay, didn't pick up a graphics card but I have reseated both pairs of memory cards and tried with each pair removed. Also disconnected all but primary hard disk but getting same crazy beep code. Is graphics card looking likely? There is defo power to it as the fan is running.

 

[NerdyComputerGuy]

Okay, didn't pick up a graphics card but I have reseated both pairs of memory cards and tried with each pair removed. Also disconnected all but primary hard disk but getting same crazy beep code. Is graphics card looking likely? There is defo power to it as the fan is running.

Just as a test take the cables out for the Optical Drive and see if that is the culprit :lol:

 

[maffp]

Yeah, new card sorted it. What are the chances of repairing the old one do you reckon?

 

[vijaygovindani]

just uninstall your graphic card driver & then reinstall it..!! then check out if the problem is SOLVED!!!