• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

Blank screen on startup...

JBravo

JBravo

New Member
Joined
Jul 14, 2008
Messages
225 (0.04/day)
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
System Specs
System Name Maxxd
Processor E7200 @ 3.4GHz (400*8.5) @ 1.168V
Motherboard Asus P35 P5K SE/EPU
Cooling 250mm Case fan
Memory 4GB DDR2-800 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) XFX Nvidia 9600 GT 650/900/1625 @ 775/1069/1950
Storage Seagate Barracuda 160GB + Seagate Barracuda 80GB
Display(s) LG W2242S
Case Isonic 930
Audio Device(s) Realtek 8-channel onboard
Power Supply 460W Coolermaster Extreme Power
Software Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Build 7100 RC
Benchmark Scores 3dmark05 : 19860 3dmark06 : 12610
I've got an old Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000-G motherboard lying around. But I only get a blank screen on startup. I get the ram beeps and everything, just no screen??

Any ideas on where to look for the prob?

Any help would be welcome
 
M

mullered07

Joined
Jan 28, 2007
Messages
2,648 (0.42/day)
Location
UK
System Specs
System Name Ma Biatch
Processor i7 860
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3A
Cooling Noctua
Memory 8gb (4x2gb) G-Skill
Video Card(s) GTX 470
Storage WD5000aaks raid0
Display(s) Sony Bravia 37" 1080p
Case CM 690
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair HX520
Software Windows 7 Ultimate
JBravo said:
I've got an old Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000-G motherboard lying around. But I only get a blank screen on startup. I get the ram beeps and everything, just no screen??

Any ideas on where to look for the prob?

Any help would be welcome
Click to expand...

need more information on the rig your on about, psu, graphics card, ram , cpu

what beeps are you getting?? that could be telling you what the problem is
 
JBravo

JBravo

New Member
Joined
Jul 14, 2008
Messages
225 (0.04/day)
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
System Specs
System Name Maxxd
Processor E7200 @ 3.4GHz (400*8.5) @ 1.168V
Motherboard Asus P35 P5K SE/EPU
Cooling 250mm Case fan
Memory 4GB DDR2-800 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) XFX Nvidia 9600 GT 650/900/1625 @ 775/1069/1950
Storage Seagate Barracuda 160GB + Seagate Barracuda 80GB
Display(s) LG W2242S
Case Isonic 930
Audio Device(s) Realtek 8-channel onboard
Power Supply 460W Coolermaster Extreme Power
Software Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Build 7100 RC
Benchmark Scores 3dmark05 : 19860 3dmark06 : 12610
I'm going to use all the parts shown on my system specs, just swop out the mboard.

the beep is the normal beep that you get when the pc starts up.

does that help? I'm still learning as I go so help is welcome
 
N

Namslas90

New Member
Joined
Aug 27, 2006
Messages
4,846 (0.75/day)
Location
Earth
I Believe the beep codes you are refering to is the "RAM Passed" check beep.

Depending on the BIOS writer the beep could be normal or not.

CHeck BIOSMAN for Beep code information to be sure.

http://www.biosman.com/

Click the "SUPPORT" dropdown menu for beep codes and other information.

ALso, be sure to reset the CMOS Jumper before booting up next time. That will ensure that the motherboard BIOS is reset to default and re-checks the components installed on the mobo. Not doing this cuases the mobo to start up with the same settings as the last CPU, Ram, Etc that was installed the last time the mobo was used.

Check the CMOS Battery also to be sure its good.
 
JBravo

JBravo

New Member
Joined
Jul 14, 2008
Messages
225 (0.04/day)
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
System Specs
System Name Maxxd
Processor E7200 @ 3.4GHz (400*8.5) @ 1.168V
Motherboard Asus P35 P5K SE/EPU
Cooling 250mm Case fan
Memory 4GB DDR2-800 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) XFX Nvidia 9600 GT 650/900/1625 @ 775/1069/1950
Storage Seagate Barracuda 160GB + Seagate Barracuda 80GB
Display(s) LG W2242S
Case Isonic 930
Audio Device(s) Realtek 8-channel onboard
Power Supply 460W Coolermaster Extreme Power
Software Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Build 7100 RC
Benchmark Scores 3dmark05 : 19860 3dmark06 : 12610
Thanks for all the info guys. I'll try it this comming weekend
 
Mussels

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 6, 2004
Messages
58,413 (8.18/day)
Location
Oystralia
System Specs
System Name Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s) Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s) Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s) Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores Nyooom.
i just recently sold one of those boards.

If you get into the BIOS at some point, control F1 unlocks the hidden OC menus :p
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top