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Working through ASUS M4N68T-M/nVidi failure and need second opinion...
Hello all! I'm working through an issue that has me out of my wits and under the gun. I purchased a barebones system from a reputable source that consists of my listed specs. I was utilizing the computer and began to get random BSOD and all indicators led me to a failed video card. My nVidia 9600GSO, typically a terrific 16x PCI-e card, simply stopped outputting a DVI-D video image. I reverted to the onboard (M4N68T-M) VGA video port to search for a failed or corrupted driver, but it everything appeared to be functioning as expected (minus the lack of video via the 9600GSO). I swapped a nVidia 8500 and managed to get DVI-D video output, but one of my onboard RAM slots seemed to be unable to recognize the full amount of the RAM. After reseating the RAM and back-up video card, I rebooted to (1)-long and (2)-short beeps. My Asus motherboard is using an Award BIOS and that seems to indicate a VIDEO error, but the inability to boot into my BIOS at all seems to indicate that my Motherboard is toast. Based on this and the system specs that I have in my profile, does it sound like a motherboard failure, or am I missing something in the way of testing that might turn up an issue more (or less) sinister?