No POST :'(

[nickp8]

Sounds like the graphics card. Can you not test the graphics card in a friends system?

If not your best off getting a cheap £10 / £15 PCI-E graphics card to test the system rather than pay a shop to test. You can always sell the card on.

Check the forum classifieds or ebay:
New Dell OptiPlex GX620 ATI Radeon X600 128MB H9142 on eBay, also Graphics Video Cards, Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 23-Apr-08 23:09:06 BST)

[shadowmaster]

Nope, i don't think the dark raider has a motherboard speaker on it

Thats strange, most motherboards have speakers. I think the best bet would be try another gfx card but didn't you test your gfx card at the comp shop?

http://forums.hexus.net/help-technic...75-help-2.html

I've done some research on google and from what I can gather the abit dark raider does make beep sounds. Try taking out the gfx card and all the ram, it should beep its head off.

[Az00123]

Took the RAM and gfx card out, no sounds whatsoever apart from the fan spinning up.

I'm really thinking about taking this to a professional shop like pc world because the guy @ the computer shop i went to was pretty clueless, i had to tell him what to do and i don't think he tested the gfx card in another system, most of his mobos look out of date (i had to go home to get dvi-vga adapter because he had no monitors with dvi)

[nickp8]

Motherboards have the connectors for a speaker on the atx panel where you plug in the power button lead, power led lead etc. Some have a little led display that displays fault codes or diagnostic leds. Check your motherboard manual to see if yours does. Most cases dont have case speakers anymore though.

I keep a HSPC ATX Control Kit in my pc tool kit (see picture). Usefull to test items or if you need a speaker to listen to BIOS beeps.



Found the speaker like the above for sale on ebay:
Internal PC speaker. Plugs straight onto speaker pins! on eBay, also, Speakers, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 20-May-08 09:37:11 BST)

[Az00123]

Thanks all, i tried again using my old monitor and it worked, i must've not screwed the screws on the dvi-vga adapter probably

I've got to RMA by samsung sm245b now, should i do it through ocuk or samsung?

[burtie]

Good to see you've sorted it mate. Are you sure you screwed the other monitor down, just a thought.

I'd RMA through OCUK.

[nickp8]

How old is it? OCUK will just send it to Samsung so will be faster dealking with Samsung.

[Az00123]

I received everything about 2 weeks ago, so yeah, 2 weeks old

[Jay]

Good luck with the return to OcUK

[Lucio]

How long have you left the board with the power running? There's an issue I've heard of with that board that some early BIOS installations had an issue of "double booting".

Try leaving it for a few minutes
http://forums.hexus.net/abit-care-he...-question.html

[Az00123]

Eh turned out my monitors ok, it just won't work when i use the dvi cable so atm i'm using dvi-vga adapter and vga cable supplied, i can only use 1024x768 though (looks crap on 24"), however i'm gonna buy another dvi-dvi cable soon, hopefully it'll work with that

[vhero]

Eh turned out my monitors ok, it just won't work when i use the dvi cable so atm i'm using dvi-vga adapter and vga cable supplied, i can only use 1024x768 though (looks crap on 24"), however i'm gonna buy another dvi-dvi cable soon, hopefully it'll work with that

DVI should work fine and try newer drivers for a higher res it should go above that if it doesnt and since DVI dont work it could definetly be a graphics card issue