Need to install Windows 10 but have no display..

[Aviricia]

Basically it's like this I bought everything I needed for a pc outside the gpu which I intended and am still planning on buying my next paycheck which isn't until the 18th of May. But I'd prefer to know if everything works and have my OS installed prior to the 18th. The mobo (Msi z170a - pro) Doesn't have an HDMI, Vga or display port to hook into but does have type c. So I went to best buy and figured I could buy a type c to hdmi adapter.. and still no display. Please help :/

 

[Suztera]

You stated the wrong motherboard model. A Msi z170a - pro motherboard has 1 Displayport, 1 DVI-D and 1 VGA port to use if you have a supported cpu with integrated graphics and does not have a type c port.

 

[Colif]

Is this your model as it says it has DP?

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz
• 1 x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
• 1 x VGA port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170-A-PRO.html#hero-specification

or do you have another model again? MSI have too many in some familes... the gaming pro has HDMI & DP as well. Is this as SLI board built for sli or something as some of those don't have onboard?

Either way, if you right, I think its likely a driver issue as to why adapter doesn't fix it. Without having a spare GPU to drop in, its hard/impossible to install windows without a GPU

 

[Aviricia]

MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A SLI sorry this is the motherboard.

 

[Suztera]

MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A SLI sorry this is the motherboard.

Well, the Z170A SLI PLUS does have a HDMI port, 1 DVI-D and 1 VGA port.

 

[Aviricia]

Which I thought was what I had purchased. But I was clearly wrong. Is there anyway I could install an OS with the adapter?

 

[Colif]

I would return it and get the one you wanted

 

[Suztera]

Which I thought was what I had purchased. But I was clearly wrong. Is there anyway I could install an OS with the adapter?

So what motherboard do you actually have?
What did you buy for the pc?

 

[Aviricia]

MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A SLI. Is the one I purchased.

 

[Suztera]

MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A SLI. Is the one I purchased.

Return the motherboard then as suggested.
I don't think adapters will work as it require usb type c to support Alt Mode which probably is not supported on most motherboards.

 

[mjslakeridge]

From what I can tell the SLI PLUS has onboard video, the SLI does not. As said above, if you want onboard video return the board and get the SLI PLUS.

edit: The SLI PLUS has the video ports, but not an onboard video chip, so that would require a CPU with Integrated Graphics.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130900

 

[Aviricia]

From what I can tell the SLI PLUS has onboard video, the SLI does not. As said above, if you want onboard video return the board and get the SLI PLUS.

edit: The SLI PLUS has the video ports, but not an onboard video chip, so that would require a CPU with Integrated Graphics.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130900

I have an i5-6500 So it has Intel HD 530 onboard. Now here in two weeks I'll be purchasing my gpu.. Should I hold out til then or replace?

 

[mjslakeridge]

Well, once your GPU arrives you won't need the video ports on the motherboard, unless the GPU goes bad in the future and you needed to use the internal graphics on the CPU temporarily. I don't know how long it would take for you to return the motherboard and get the SLI PLUS, so I would probably just keep the one you have and wait for the GPU.

 

[Aviricia]

Yeah that was my plan. It seems like everything is running properly. The cpu and dram indicators are lighting up. The fans run, but will have to wait to install Windows.

 

[mjslakeridge]

I didn't know there were so many variants of that motherboard family. I guess the "PLUS" refers to the video ports.