zblowfish

Hey guys,

Well I have been troubleshooting my PCI-Express x16 slot because I am getting no signal whatsoever out of it. Before I go and buy a new motherboard, I have a few questions to make sure it is my slot. I have tried 2 video cards, both were brand new in the slot, neither show a sign.

However, I just heard this the other day when I troubleshooted it, the computer boots fine, with the onboard video, this is going to sound funny, but you know when a computer starts/the fans start it usually goes at a steady pace, like vrmmmmmmmmmmm, then it stays at the mmmmm sound? Well It does that when no video card in. When I had my video card in the slot, it sounded like it had trouble booting, it went like this vrmmmmmmrvvvrmmmmmmrvmmmmvrmmmmm, like its trying but cant start up fully until it finally boots. Basically it sounds like its not getting enough power to it, but it probably is. I have a 500w power supply, and not many fans being used, so I think its strong enough, it just doesnt sound like its not quite powerful enough? However, when i booted it without the panel on, I could clearly see that the fan is spinning on the graphics card.

Any help ASAP,
Thanks.