PLEASE HELP! ASUS p5k deluxe problem

i just finished making my first ever pc

some of th componenets used were:
asus p5k deluxe/wifi
quad core q6600
P.O.V 8800 GTX
2x2GB g.skill ram..


anyways, sometime when i boot up the pc, i get a VERY loud continuous beep...
this happened a few hours ago, but i jus turned the psu on and off, and then it went away.

i noticed it only happened when i went into bios, did something (nothing stupid) and then it restarted, then the continuos beep would occur.

now its gotten to the stage where even if i turn the psu on and off, the beep still returns.

can someone please help onto how to stop this occuring, and fix my dream pc.

btw, the pc has booted several times normally, and i;ve installed vista 64 bit, games like stalker, css, and i've updated all the hardware i can think of.


PLEASE HELP!!!!

Is it a Galaxy/Infiniti PSU?

nope its a corsair hx620

A long continuous beep means RAM. Trying booting with just one stick or even better, a stick of low end cheap stuff. If you have any.

jus tried it with one stick, in either slot
same problem.

btw, should the led that the says "det_x16_1" be on... my gfx card is on it?

Does it still do it if you restore the factory BIOS settings?

i cant do anything atm, cos as soon as i press the power button, i get the continuos loud beep, and nothing comes up on the screen

I have the same card and there shouldnt be any LEDs on, have you definately got both power leads in properly?

yes, but i've found if i push the card in fairly hard, near the hdd end, the led goes off.
lemme just try it again like that..

you must not have something connected right! check all ya connections

nope still no luck :(
still makes that loud continous beep

i thort that too, but i jus ran the pc for like 5 hours straight tuesdae, playing many games..

surely if it wasnt connected all right, the pc wouldnt have let me play them games.

not necessarily, it could be getting warm and causing a loose connection or you may have accidently knocked the box and something has come loose.

i would take the Graphics out completely, and reseat it again, making sure all the wires are correctly connected.

Matt.

k will that try now.

As Matt says, only I would take the motherboard out of the case and build it all up on cardboard.

While the motherboard is out, check that all the standoffs are fully screwed in, because you could have one that is higher than the rest and that is making the board bend, and the graphics card not sit properly.

That was my next suggestion :P

Take the card out first, if that works great, if that doesn\'t then go for the full Clunk experience :D

:(
no luck, took out the graphics card and put it in neatly and everything..
even changed the ram slot sticks to the other 2 places.

so what is this cardboard build up thing? im new to this...

A cardboard box, or something non-conductive.

Sit the motherboard flat on it, and build it all up on the bit of cardboard instead of fixing it into the case.

You can still use the wires from the PSU.

Just make sure that nothing is touching the motherboard that shouldnt be, and fire it up.

If it fires up ok, you know that the fault lies with the case.

sounds like an idea...

i will do it first thing in th morning.... or maybe tonite... let me go see whether there is anythin good on tv 1st :P

cheerz clunk and matt and god...lol

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Originally Posted by prits_88

jus tried it with one stick, in either slot
same problem.

btw, should the led that the says "det_x16_1" be on... my gfx card is on it?

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The LEDs report that the card has been installed incorrectly.

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Originally Posted by DataMatrix

The LEDs report that the card has been installed incorrectly.

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ye i noticed that, but then put the card in properly, but it still occured

rite,
mounted the mobo on keyboard, with only essential things mounted. - everything fine

put it back in case.. the beep came..

started taking out some things, and i found that when i took out my Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T PCI Card from the pci slot, the beep went away.... :D
so im gna RMA the pci card

thanks for your help guys

Process of elimination.

What a tedious process.....

The first suspect would be the I/O shield...get some pliers and nip off all the little strands of stray metal.

Edit: so its the pinnacle card?

it's not your pci-e power lead is it plugged in properly to your gfx card

ye it was the pinnacle card.

couldnt get it to work in my other pc either.

gna rma it :)

There is one consolation!

At least you know how to do the cardboard thing now :D