Dire help needed!?

the pc will work initially WITHOUT the graphic card drivers installed.

either something is faulty OR hasn't been put together right. the pc will display the boot up etc.. without drivers.

the drivers normally come on a disc or just get them from nvidia's site

http://www.nvidia.com

you might have to do some fault finding, which is what it sounds like..

normally when I build a machine..

I double check connections etc before switching on

I check it boots up with the bare minimum .e..g. no hard / dvd drives etc.

just the memory / graphic card.

then add the rest. bit by bit.

I have the same/similar board, a P5Q-SE2.
Did you connect the speaker lead from your case?

If so, you should hear a beep code which will help.

Like the others say you don't need drivers to boot up.
Do you see "anything" on the screen?
The BIOS screen for example?

If not something is wrong.

Try another video card if you have one.
Any kind will do.

Did you connect the other connector (non ATX) to the motherboard?
Does your video card require a power connector?

Try another slot for the video card, remove every other card except video and try again.
If that fails, pull the power cord, remove the CMOS battery (look at how it's installed!), look in the book for the CMOS reset jumper (usually located near the battery) and move it over to the "short" pins. Leave it there for 5 minutes then put it back. Re-install the battery and power cord and try again.

Got it figured out...issues w/ hdmi cable lol got a vga adapter problem solved the mob was working properly. However I'm getting an error upon boot up 2 beeps, turned out to be HD..although it is still being shown as installed and working properly in the BIOS??...any thoughts?

FWIW, Showing up in the BIOS doesn't guarantee the HD is working properly.
Similar to the Windows message saying, "This device is working properly." Sometimes it's true... and sometimes not