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Reasons a Bios wouldn't show up?

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5/20/12 at 2:55pm

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Alright, I am fairly positive everything is plugged in correctly now.

However, When I plug in the DVI cable and hook it up to the monitor no bios shows up.

I am trying to figure out why the bios won't show up. For that matter absolutely nothing appears on the monitor at all.

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Western Digital Caviar black 750 GB	Sony Optiarc 24x Dvd/Cd Rewriteable	Win 7 64 bit	Samsung 23" SyncMaster
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5/20/12 at 3:24pm

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Try switching the RAM to different slots (I had a similar problem, and this fixed it).

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5/20/12 at 4:22pm

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I actually tried this to no avail.

I even switched ram sticks altogether using a set that is verified to work.

I have even taken the GPU out and put it in another computer and checked that.

Still, at the moment it won't output to a monitor.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 955	MSI 890 GXM	Gigabyte 6870 reference (Two of em)	G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar black 750 GB	Sony Optiarc 24x Dvd/Cd Rewriteable	Win 7 64 bit	Samsung 23" SyncMaster
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
xArmor U9BL	Corsair 750w	Corsair 650d	Logitech G600
Mouse Pad
Vespula
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 955	MSI 890 GXM	Gigabyte 6870 reference (Two of em)	G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar black 750 GB	Sony Optiarc 24x Dvd/Cd Rewriteable	Win 7 64 bit	Samsung 23" SyncMaster
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
xArmor U9BL	Corsair 750w	Corsair 650d	Logitech G600
Mouse Pad
Vespula
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5/21/12 at 4:17am

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Does the monitor you're using have a DVI connector or is it VGA with a DVI adapter? If it is a VGA with a DVI adapter you must plug it into the uppermost DVI port on that 6870 you have there. I had the same problem myself, hope it works out for you! All of this is assuming the rig in your signature is the one you're posting about.

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5/26/12 at 6:47am

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bump for an update

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6/10/12 at 7:48am

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Apparently CPU pins were bent at some point before I got involved with this project.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 955	MSI 890 GXM	Gigabyte 6870 reference (Two of em)	G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar black 750 GB	Sony Optiarc 24x Dvd/Cd Rewriteable	Win 7 64 bit	Samsung 23" SyncMaster
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
xArmor U9BL	Corsair 750w	Corsair 650d	Logitech G600
Mouse Pad
Vespula
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 955	MSI 890 GXM	Gigabyte 6870 reference (Two of em)	G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar black 750 GB	Sony Optiarc 24x Dvd/Cd Rewriteable	Win 7 64 bit	Samsung 23" SyncMaster
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
xArmor U9BL	Corsair 750w	Corsair 650d	Logitech G600
Mouse Pad
Vespula
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6/10/12 at 7:54am

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Ouch, sorry to hear that man

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6/15/12 at 12:56am

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Aw man, that sucks. Was it one of those CPU sockets with the hundreds of hairlike wires in it? Not even sure what you would call it but I've dealt with a few of those socket types before, the slightest screw-up and it's done for unless you have a super steady hand, a friggin magnifying glass, the tiniest tweezers you can find and a horseshoe up your butt. Sorry to hear the bad news, was it still under warranty?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-6200	MSI 970A-G46	XFX Radeon HD-6870 DD	16GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Patriot Warp Sata II SSD 2x32GB Raid0	Western Digital 700GB (Storage)	Asus combo drive cd/cd-r/dvd/dvd-r	Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer X221W	Saitek Gamers Keyboard	Rosewill Green Series 630W
Case	Mouse	Audio
Cooler Master Centurion 5	SteelSeries Diablo III	Gamecon 780 Headset
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-6200	MSI 970A-G46	XFX Radeon HD-6870 DD	16GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Patriot Warp Sata II SSD 2x32GB Raid0	Western Digital 700GB (Storage)	Asus combo drive cd/cd-r/dvd/dvd-r	Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer X221W	Saitek Gamers Keyboard	Rosewill Green Series 630W
Case	Mouse	Audio
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