No Display On Monitor
So me and my friend built a computer for the first time. Everything became successful till it said that nothing showed up on the monitor. We don't know why nothing is showing up. We tried a bunch of different HDMIs and VGAs to different monitors and TVs. So I'm guessing the problem isn't the HDMIs or VGAs. We probably hooked something up wrong or something. But idk why could possibly be the reason. It's our first time and we're not very knowledgeable about building computers. But we made it through somehow. Everything runs in the computer, all fans run and it sounds good. The only probablem is that nothing displays. We tried reseating the ram.
So if anyone can help me, please feel free to do so.
February 20, 2015
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[quote=maskboy8]did you install adobe reader[/quote]
He can't get it to boot, period. He's a long way from installing anything.
did you install adobe reader
Unplugged or loose connections would be the most trivial causes of the problem you described. The worst case scenario is that the motherboard is defective, but it can be replaced under store return/exchange or manufacturer warranty.
[quote=Burning]Proper installation of the video card is to have it properly seated and powered.
Assuming you have wired everything correctly and your motherboard has integrated graphics, the next thing you can try is to remove the video card, then try the motherboard video output. If the POST screen or BIOS screen appears, then you can narrow it down to some problem with the video card. If not, then something related to the processor, RAM, or CMOS could be at cause.
This is all still troubleshooting.[/quote]
Already tried taking the graphics card and using the motherboard, so it probably is the processor, RAM, or CMOS. I plan to reseat everything this weekend when my friend comes over and see if we can get it to work.
Just wanted to see if there was a way to not do all that work and find a quick and easy way.
Proper installation of the video card is to have it properly seated and powered.
Assuming you have wired everything correctly and your motherboard has integrated graphics, the next thing you can try is to remove the video card, then try the motherboard video output. If the POST screen or BIOS screen appears, then you can narrow it down to some problem with the video card. If not, then something related to the processor, RAM, or CMOS could be at cause.
This is all still troubleshooting.
[quote=Burning]Does the video card require power connectors from the power supply?[/quote]
Yes it does.
Does the video card require power connectors from the power supply?
[quote=Quasar]Did you try connecting the hdmi/vga from the video card to the display?[/quote]
Yes I have
Did you try connecting the hdmi/vga from the video card to the display?