The Mother Board

[stillsen]

Hello,
my pc beeps 1long 3 short with the following config:
board: asus m2n32 ws pro
graphic: asus hd 6870

According to beep code tables, there should be a problem with the graphic card or its memory...
But:

I had such a problem before, which - after i failed in testing and diagnosing - i solved by putting the card in my second pcie slot.
today i needed to unplug the card. when i returned it to the 2nd slot it, i got beeeep beepbeepbeep.
the strange thing is that the card works fine in other pcs and my pc works fine with other graphic cards.
i tested ram, too. power is plugged in. i "removed" the dust from the board.tested the other pcie slot.
and have no idea left

got any hints, advices?

thanks!
desperately,
stillsen

[Mr T]

Welcome to the motherboards.org...

Check the motherboard for bulging or leaking capacitors ie Badcaps...
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[Karlsweldt]

With some motherboard designs, there is a primary PCI-E video slot, and a secondary PCI-E video slot. Check your owner's manual to ensure the proper slot is first used, if so be the case. And with many high-end video cards, they have a power socket on the inner edge.. which must be mated with a lead set from the PSU. The slot cannot provide enough power, and by not being able to get full power, the card is seen as either bad or missing.. hence the 1-3 beep code.
But do check over the capacitors for "baddies", as Mr T noted. That can be the root of a host of problems.
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[stillsen]

hey,
thanks for replying

i checked for bad caps...none found and as i said, the card works fine in other pcs. the other way round, another graphic card works in my board, too.

referring to the manual, both pcie slots work independently of each other. i can confirm this with the other gpcard.

the thing i don't get is, that this card worked fine in pcie1 half a year ago. after unplugging and plugging in again, i got beeps. changed the slot to pcie2. the card worked fine until yesterday. when i needed to unplug it and replug it, the system started beeping.

and referring to the cards power plug, yep their plugged in and the control lamp confirms power. even the ventilation system starts up.

it is as if my board had decided not to work with my gpcard. strange, strange strange

[Mr T]

Get a clean dry paintbrush and dust out all the PCI and PCI-e slots, also make sure any external plug to the graphics card is in tight and working (if you are having to use an adapter make sure all pins are in, on some of the molex connectors, pushing pins into the female end, can push it out of the back and cause no connection at all)...
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I have been programming on computers since the ZX81.
I am an apprentice trained Electronics Engineer with qualifications to back it up.
I have been repairing computers since 1996.
Yet to some people I still know nothing...

[Karlsweldt]

An Asus motherboard and an Asus video card.. should not be a compatibility problem. Simple if it is just a driver issue.. but as to not being detected by the POST process means hardware failure. Cleaning the adapter slot should help, if there is dust there.. but don't use any solvents, which may leave an insulating residue.
But motherboards are not alone with the 'bad caps' syndrome.. the PSU also is a victim.. as too graphics cards! If the video card is under warranty, check the vendor's site as to recalls. If out of warranty, take off the cover and check the caps on the video card! Yes, have found bad caps on some video cards! Easy enough to replace, use the same values as on the original.. but get a known-good brand. Don't use a low-wattage iron.. minimal 100 watts. "Get in and get out" with the heat, to avoid damage to other components.
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