First PC Build, no HDMI signal

[jack.evans2]

Hi,

So I have just made my first pc. Everything went well as far as I was aware and then when I started my pc up the fans turned, mobo lit up, ram lit up etc. but no output onto my monitor. When I start my pc up i notice on the motherboard that the CPU light flashes and then goes again and thats it. What could this be?

Type Item Price

CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor £151.14 @ Aria PC

Motherboard MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard £78.93 @ Ebuyer

Memory Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000

Memory £174.95 @ Aria PC

Storage Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State

Drive £80.00 @ Amazon UK

Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard
Drive £47.94 @ Aria PC

Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card £389.99 @ Novatech

Case NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case £60.72 @ CCL Computers

Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £68.79 @ Alza

Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter £25.58 @ Amazon UK

 

[elijahalex]

The dreaded 'no HDMI signal'. I've been through this a bunch of times. I have a couple suggestions, but I'm not anywhere near the expert that others are.

1) Check your HDMI cable. It's possible the cable itself is faulty (best case scenario).

2) Try using an alternate connection method. Such as Display Port, if your port options support this.

3) Make sure your system panel cables are connected properly. I always have trouble connecting them, and a single connection out of place can sink your build. What I do is simply search for a 'system panel cable' reference on Google.

4) Lastly, as far as my suggestions go, I'd look to your Power Supply Unit. This was the culprit when I encountered this problem. It could be a loose cable, or it could be the PSU itself that's faulty.

If these suggestions don't work, don't fret too much. There are better experts around. I was just browsing (as I also have an unrelated PC issue) and thought I might be able to help.

 

[COLGeek]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from jack.evans2 : "PC build no HDMI signal"

So I went ahead and tried to build my first PC ... Everything went well building it, I started the pc up fans started to spin, mobo lit up and the ram lit up etc. I then tried to connect it to my monitor but I got nothing. I then tried to check my mouse and keypad but neither of those were getting any power either. I have noticed that when I turn the PC on, the CPU light on the mobo flashes briefly and then goes again but thats it.

My build is -

CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard £78.93
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Storage Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card
Case NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter

What could this be? and where do I even start to try and find the problem of this

 

[COLGeek]

Please don't start multiple threads to ask the same questions. Thank you.

 

[smashjohn]

If the CPU light turns off, that should indicate that the CPU is detecting OK. I can't tell if you're saying it turns on, then off; or if you're saying it's blinking.

Are you plugging your HDMI cable into the motherboard's HDMI port or the 1060s HDMI port?

 

[jack.evans2]

If the CPU light turns off, that should indicate that the CPU is detecting OK. I can't tell if you're saying it turns on, then off; or if you're saying it's blinking.

Are you plugging your HDMI cable into the motherboard's HDMI port or the 1060s HDMI port?

Thanks for the fast reply, The pc will power up and the boards LED will flash the CPU light and then thats it.

 

[smashjohn]

See if you can boot without your 1060 installed. Just use on-board video for now.

 

[COLGeek]

The Ryzen 1600 does NOT have an integrated video adapter. A stand alone GPU is required.

 

[COLGeek]

See this troubleshooting guide for anything you may have missed during your build:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[jack.evans2]

See if you can boot without your 1060 installed. Just use on-board video for now.

Yeah I need the GPU for any output, I think my best bet would be to go and take it to a specialist in my area to take a look for me

 

[smashjohn]

lol. well that's confusing. the AMD page brags about the chip's 1080gaming and 4Kgaming and video encoding capabilities.

Do you have a speaker plugged into JFP2 on the motherboard? This may help you with beep error codes.

 

[COLGeek]

The Ryzen 2xxx series GPUs have integrated video (Vega), but not the 1xxx series.

 

[jack.evans2]

lol. well that's confusing. the AMD page brags about the chip's 1080gaming and 4Kgaming and video encoding capabilities.

Do you have a speaker plugged into JFP2 on the motherboard? This may help you with beep error codes.

I havent got 1 available to me at the minute. I am going to unplug and start the mobo process again see if I get the same result