Just installed 6800 GT...black screen prob.

-=kupo=- · Dec 15, 2004, 08:48 PM

Well, I just got my BFG 6800 GT OC and I just installed it.

I'm pretty sure I plugged everything in correctly, but when I go to start my computer, the tower turns on, and I can hear the fans from the gfx card working. I hear an unusually long beeping noise coming from the tower now, and my monitor remains black, and it says "Please check signal" and then goes into a standby mode...can anyone help? I've already tried even using the VGA adapter but that didn't do anything. Any help is appreciated.

Here's my specs:
2.4 Ghz Processor
1 Gb PC3200 RAM
80 GB MAXTOR HD 7200 RPMS
420 W PSU

Necrosis · Dec 15, 2004, 10:06 PM

How do you have power routed to the card?

-=kupo=- · Dec 15, 2004, 10:13 PM

nvm, in all of my rage I JUST got the card working, it was strange...

I reset my PC via the reset button rather than shutting down regularly then, once it came back on I got a visual...

Meh, whatever.

Mods feel free to close this

Rox271 · Dec 16, 2004, 10:55 AM

You didn't say what your mother board is.
This could be a BIOS error on startup, especially if you were used to oc CPU, RAM or AGP etc... Anyway, today BIOS would crash and then reboot properly with basic settings.
What you described happened to me quite often when I was playing with settings. You may need to reset completely the BIOS in order to restore a stable situation.

-=kupo=- · Dec 19, 2004, 12:31 PM

Well you were right, crashed is a good word to describe it.

My computer locked up, restarted itself, and now restarts with weird flashing colors, and then I get the "Frequency Over Range" message. Any idea what's wrong?

If this is a BIOS problem, how can I go about fixing this?

My mobo is an AOpen, I'm not sure the exact model, but it's about 2 years old. I'd pull up the info on it via Aida...but it should seem the computer isn't really functional at the moment

Wiredzero · Dec 20, 2004, 11:34 AM

Bad card.

As Good as BFG is at makin' things slightly OC'd...the 6800GT's have too many probs IMO.

~~Vasot~~ · Dec 20, 2004, 12:17 PM

Υοu could wait a little longer for buying a X800XL card

mike2h · Dec 20, 2004, 12:43 PM

frequency over range is for your monitor. you need to readjust your refresh rate & make sure you tale a look at res.
that happens sometimes when you install a new card driver windows will automatically set the monitor driver to default while keeping your previous refresh/res settings. all you have to do is install the inf for your monitor & it should take care of the problem.
assuming that is the problem.
umm, did your computer actually boot or did this happen in post?
'cause if it is post then you need to reset your bios to default as stated above.
hope all that helps. if it does not, call bfg, i have heard they have good support.

-=kupo=- · Dec 20, 2004, 06:41 PM

I don't quite understand why I'm getting the "Frequency Over Range" because I'm pretty sure a two year old monitor should be able to handle 1024 x 768 resolution :/.

Oh well, this is a huge nightmare, and I've pretty much lost faith in myself in installing ANY new PC upgrades. So tomorrow I'm bringing it to a repair shop tomorrow and HOPEFULLY they'll be able to tell me what's wrong with it, because as of now I can't even access the BIOS because my monitor shows no visual. At first I thought this was a PSU issue, so here I have this brand new 550 W Enermax PSU sitting next to me, but I'm gonna let the repair shop install that, because knowing me I'd probably mess it up.

Dec 15, 2004, 08:48 PM	#1
-=kupo=- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Just installed 6800 GT...black screen prob. Well, I just got my BFG 6800 GT OC and I just installed it. I'm pretty sure I plugged everything in correctly, but when I go to start my computer, the tower turns on, and I can hear the fans from the gfx card working. I hear an unusually long beeping noise coming from the tower now, and my monitor remains black, and it says "Please check signal" and then goes into a standby mode...can anyone help? I've already tried even using the VGA adapter but that didn't do anything. Any help is appreciated. Here's my specs: 2.4 Ghz Processor 1 Gb PC3200 RAM 80 GB MAXTOR HD 7200 RPMS 420 W PSU

Dec 20, 2004, 11:34 AM	#6
Wiredzero DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The other side of the screen. Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	Bad card. As Good as BFG is at makin' things slightly OC'd...the 6800GT's have too many probs IMO. __________________

Dec 20, 2004, 12:43 PM	#8
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,489 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	frequency over range is for your monitor. you need to readjust your refresh rate & make sure you tale a look at res. that happens sometimes when you install a new card driver windows will automatically set the monitor driver to default while keeping your previous refresh/res settings. all you have to do is install the inf for your monitor & it should take care of the problem. assuming that is the problem. umm, did your computer actually boot or did this happen in post? 'cause if it is post then you need to reset your bios to default as stated above. hope all that helps. if it does not, call bfg, i have heard they have good support. __________________ Last edited by mike2h; Dec 20, 2004 at 11:09 PM.

Dec 15, 2004, 10:13 PM	#3
-=kupo=- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	nvm, in all of my rage I JUST got the card working, it was strange... I reset my PC via the reset button rather than shutting down regularly then, once it came back on I got a visual... Meh, whatever. Mods feel free to close this

Dec 16, 2004, 10:55 AM	#4
Rox271 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Here Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	You didn't say what your mother board is. This could be a BIOS error on startup, especially if you were used to oc CPU, RAM or AGP etc... Anyway, today BIOS would crash and then reboot properly with basic settings. What you described happened to me quite often when I was playing with settings. You may need to reset completely the BIOS in order to restore a stable situation.

Dec 19, 2004, 12:31 PM	#5
-=kupo=- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Well you were right, crashed is a good word to describe it. My computer locked up, restarted itself, and now restarts with weird flashing colors, and then I get the "Frequency Over Range" message. Any idea what's wrong? If this is a BIOS problem, how can I go about fixing this? My mobo is an AOpen, I'm not sure the exact model, but it's about 2 years old. I'd pull up the info on it via Aida...but it should seem the computer isn't really functional at the moment

Dec 20, 2004, 12:17 PM	#7
~~Vasot~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GREECE Posts: 379 Rep Power: 0	Υοu could wait a little longer for buying a X800XL card

Dec 20, 2004, 06:41 PM	#9
-=kupo=- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	I don't quite understand why I'm getting the "Frequency Over Range" because I'm pretty sure a two year old monitor should be able to handle 1024 x 768 resolution :/. Oh well, this is a huge nightmare, and I've pretty much lost faith in myself in installing ANY new PC upgrades. So tomorrow I'm bringing it to a repair shop tomorrow and HOPEFULLY they'll be able to tell me what's wrong with it, because as of now I can't even access the BIOS because my monitor shows no visual. At first I thought this was a PSU issue, so here I have this brand new 550 W Enermax PSU sitting next to me, but I'm gonna let the repair shop install that, because knowing me I'd probably mess it up.