Installed 8800GT, turned PC on --got a high pitch beep

[panther05]

Purchased an XFX 8800GT (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150252)

motherboard: Intel 915PGN
power supply: Antec 430 trupower


Turned PC on and got a very high pitched constant beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....

Anyone know what could be wrong?


thanks

 

[ThatGuy16]

Are you sure the PCIe power connector is plugged in? they do that when its not getting power.. unless it was the motherboard speaker?

 

[The_Other_One]

Besides the plug, I'd check it's inserted correctly and fully. Perhaps try it in another computer if possible. Assuming everything still works without the card, perhaps try a bios update, and maybe try running with less peripherals(no additional cards or drives) to see if it'll POST.

 

[pumaking]

same thing happened to me when I installed the 8800GT in SLI. turns out I forgot to plug in the PCI-E cord in the 2nd card.

 

[reddevil6]

check that your ram is pluged in because they make a hi piched beeeeeeee........... if there is no ram

 

[shenry]

I plugged in a Hard Drive once and turned on the PC and it constantly made a sound like that. I turned it off, checked the connections and pushed them in a little. Turned on the PC and it was fine.

 

[sfinks98]

check your mobo manual. different series of beeps mean different problems.

 

[Zangetsu]

Normally, the cause of this kind of problems is your VGA card. See if it is plugged in correctly.

 

[Cleric7x9]

i see that the OP hasnt come back yet, but 99.99999% of the time its because the card isnt getting enough power, most likely because its not plugged in to your power supply (as others have said above)