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      Miner Phil last edited by

      All my elements have finally arrived so my son and I (OK, mainly my son) started the rig build today. Here are the specs:

      Amd Sempron 2.8 ghz 45w AM3 socket processor
      Corsair 4GB XMS3 ram stick
      CoolerMaster 1200W Gold PS
      (2) MSI Radeon R9 280x GFX cards
      ASRock 970 Extreme4 Mobo
      32GB SanDisk SS driv
      Windows 7 OS

      Still trying to get this machine to post. There is no integrated/onboard gfx option with this board to make things easy in the way of getting an OS installed, and/or updating assorted drivers. As it stands now having double checked the seatings and connections of the CPU/fan, single ddr3 stick, the GFX card slot, and all the power lines, the mobo turns on, all fans are running, and there are no errors depicted via the ASRock Dr.Debug onboard readout.

      Neverthless, no signal is making it to the monitor. Currently I am using the DVI out off the card and not the HDMI. I am not sure if that makes a difference. I am aware of the notion that I may need to update the bios on this board to get some basic amount of plug and play. Unfortunately after looking into flashing the bios of this board, both methods revolve around the concept of being within the visual bios to do so, as opposed to flashing a bios with the mobo off. Does anyone have any idea of where I might take this troubleshooting from here? Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

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        mrflibblehat last edited by

        Do you get a POST beep when the machine boots? Or any beeps

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          Miner Phil last edited by

          Yes, power cables are plugged in at the top of the GPU… all fans are running. We actually tried plugging the card with PC riser first, and then just direct to MB as a test with no difference.

          We are not getting any auditory beep upon powerup (not sure if there is any onboard speaker) However, we just get a “00” on the error display.

          My son has left for the evening so hopefully we will pick back up tomorrow afternoon. I will continue to research online tonight and hopefully get a few ideas of what to try next.

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            mrflibblehat last edited by

            Firstly I would reset the bios via the mobo jumper

            Secondly I would reseat the ram as this sounds similar to a problem I had before

            Try and get an onboard speaker installed as it can tell you exactly what’s wrong

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              Miner Phil last edited by

              Thanks I appreciate the help!

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                TheTribesman last edited by

                Have you connected the CPU to the PSU? You connect PSU to the motherboard (so you’ll get the “00” on the display when you switch on), but you might also have to connect the PSU to CPU specifically (so there will be 2 PSU connections on the motherboard). Is the CPU fan spinning up? I had a problem like this when I was building mine. Hope I’m not teaching grandma to suck eggs here.

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                  Miner Phil last edited by

                  Thanks Tribesman +1… I missed that additional PSU connection to the CPU. That did the trick- we now have a live monitor! I will move on to step two tomorrow.

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                    A Former User last edited by

                    [quote name=“TheTribesman” post=“47764” timestamp=“1388112095”]
                    but you might also have to connect the PSU to CPU specifically (so there will be 2 PSU connections on the motherboard).
                    [/quote]

                    +1 rep Tribesman, good on ya!

                    [quote author=Miner Phil link=topic=6401.msg47776#msg47776 date=1388124605]
                    I will move on to step two tomorrow.
                    [/quote]

                    Good luck!

                    If your using windows, it should be smooth sailing from here I hope!

                    Let us know how you go! Don’t forget those SDK’s and Drivers!

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                      Miner Phil last edited by

                      Thanks Calem… I appreciate the support!

                      (edit) PLEASE DISREGARD… checked my connections one more time, reset everything and system is happy. Currently installing Windows!

                      I have an additional newbie question. Sorry, this is really basic, but my tech knowledge is limited. My GPU (MSI R 280x) has its own PSU connections on the top of the card, so in order to use risers, is it still recommended to use powered versions? I originally ordered powered risers, but cannot get the card to show up through that connection using the riser. The card reads fine when connected direct to mobo. However, when I try it with the riser, system can’t see it. (I may not have the PSU connected properly to the power plug on the powered riser- I have tried it connected and also unconnected to PSU) Since the GPU appears to have its own direct power, am I better off getting unpowered riser, or should I still be able to use the powered versions I currently have?

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                        svennand Regular Member last edited by

                        You dont need SDK if you install newer drivers.
                        You only needed SDK separate install for 13.1 and lower videocard driver.

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                          A Former User last edited by

                          [quote name=“svennand” post=“47931” timestamp=“1388185068”]
                          You dont need SDK if you install newer drivers.
                          You only needed SDK separate install for 13.1 and lower videocard driver.
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                          Oh… sorry my bad. I’m still new with mining on AMD’s…

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                            DARKANGEL6415 Regular Member last edited by

                            so if got catalyst 13.12 then SDK download not needed? Does it matter what version of cgminer to use?

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