constant beeping, flashing red text....help!!

lolwut123 · 04-26-2012, 02:46 PM

Hey, I turned off my computer last night and went to bed. The next day after I come home from school, i turn on my computer, and it beeps constantly in big red text "POWER CABLE NOT CONNECTED TO VIDEO CARD"....that doesn't make any sense as I can see lights on the card in my case when I turn it on. The card is a 5890 radeon. It had better not be ♥♥♥♥ing dead because I just bought it barely two months ago. Thanks.

TangleFoot · 04-26-2012, 02:56 PM

If the power cable is connected to the video card, remove and replace it. If the issue persists, find some spare parts (GPU; PSU) with which to narrow down the cause.

sfade · 04-26-2012, 03:00 PM

Lights or not the first step is to check your cables/connections to the card. It's possible that vibration or thermal expansion has caused a contact issue and re-seating the plug may resolve the problem. Always try the simple things first.

Failing that, further troubleshooting would then be necessary to determine if there is a fault with the card, power supply, etc.

TangleFoot · 04-26-2012, 03:14 PM

Please note that 'further troubleshooting' does not include poking around inside the PSU. If in doubt, replace the suspect part(s).

Diagnosis in such cases is probably best left to experts with heavily insulated gloves and hefty insurance policies.

caveman26 · 04-26-2012, 03:57 PM

i would remove gfx card and cable then replace best way to check the cables

Bad_Motha · 04-26-2012, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by caveman26

i would remove gfx card and cable then replace best way to check the cables

Yea, re-seat the GPU and any/all cables and try again.

lolwut123 · 07-20-2012, 06:51 PM

sorry it took me forever to respond. all i had to do with change the cord going from the psu to the card to the other one. it works great now

04-26-2012, 02:46 PM	#1
lolwut123 Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 9	constant beeping, flashing red text....help!! Hey, I turned off my computer last night and went to bed. The next day after I come home from school, i turn on my computer, and it beeps constantly in big red text "POWER CABLE NOT CONNECTED TO VIDEO CARD"....that doesn't make any sense as I can see lights on the card in my case when I turn it on. The card is a 5890 radeon. It had better not be ♥♥♥♥ing dead because I just bought it barely two months ago. Thanks.

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04-26-2012, 02:56 PM	#2
TangleFoot Join Date: Jan 2005 Reputation: 671 Posts: 3,738	If the power cable is connected to the video card, remove and replace it. If the issue persists, find some spare parts (GPU; PSU) with which to narrow down the cause.

04-26-2012, 03:00 PM	#3
sfade Join Date: Jan 2009 Reputation: 933 Posts: 2,124	Lights or not the first step is to check your cables/connections to the card. It's possible that vibration or thermal expansion has caused a contact issue and re-seating the plug may resolve the problem. Always try the simple things first. Failing that, further troubleshooting would then be necessary to determine if there is a fault with the card, power supply, etc.

04-26-2012, 03:14 PM	#4
TangleFoot Join Date: Jan 2005 Reputation: 671 Posts: 3,738	Please note that 'further troubleshooting' does not include poking around inside the PSU. If in doubt, replace the suspect part(s). Diagnosis in such cases is probably best left to experts with heavily insulated gloves and hefty insurance policies.

04-26-2012, 03:57 PM	#5
caveman26 Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 1652 Posts: 4,159	i would remove gfx card and cable then replace best way to check the cables

07-20-2012, 06:51 PM	#7
lolwut123 Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 9	sorry it took me forever to respond. all i had to do with change the cord going from the psu to the card to the other one. it works great now