Hi everyone. I just finished building my new PC, but it's having issues. It seems to boot up, but there's no video. The monitor recognizes that a cable is plugged in, but says there's no signal.
You can find my build here, except I've switched the PSU for a EVGA G2 750w, and I'm currently using the onboard graphics (I tested it with my video card and it made no difference).
I've stripped it down so that the only things plugged in/running are my PSU, motherboard, CPU+cooler, RAM, and any case fans/LEDs.
When I plug it in and turn the PSU on, a small green LED turns on on the motherboard indicating it has power. When I press the power button:
Here's what I've tried and checked:
I think this covers every case/"thing to check" that I've seen recommended in posts similar to my problem aside from swapping out parts to test for the faulty one. I believe that either the motherboard, PSU, RAM, or CPU are faulty. I don't have any spare parts lying around, so I'm unable to swap parts and check.
What do you guys think?
You can find my build here, except I've switched the PSU for a EVGA G2 750w, and I'm currently using the onboard graphics (I tested it with my video card and it made no difference).
I've stripped it down so that the only things plugged in/running are my PSU, motherboard, CPU+cooler, RAM, and any case fans/LEDs.
When I plug it in and turn the PSU on, a small green LED turns on on the motherboard indicating it has power. When I press the power button:
■ Another green LED turns on on the mobo
■ Every case and CPU fan turns on
■ Neither keyboard nor mouse lights turn on when plugged in while it's running, neither when plugged into the front-panel USB ports nor in the back USB ports on the motherboard itself.
Here's what I've tried and checked:
■ Bought a mobo speaker and installed it, no beeps
■ Bought a PCI diagnostics card, but it gives no relevant error codes. It lights up and indicates it has power, but the hexidecimal display just reads "- -" instead of a hex code.
■ The display cable is plugged in. The monitor is on and set to the correct input. (I've tried both HDMI and DVI)
■ I've tried both sticks of ram, each individually, and no RAM. (Even with no RAM it did not beep)
■ I've double checked that the PSU cables are plugged into the motherboard (both the large motherboard cable and the smaller CPU cable)
■ Tested with multiple CPU power cables
■ I've reseated the CPU and the cooler
■ Removed the CMOS battery and waited a few minutes, put back in, set the CMOS jumper to clear and back after 10 seconds.
■ Removed the motherboard from the case, and assembled it on top an anti-static bag connecting only the PSU, RAM, CPU+cooler, and DVI/HDMI cables
I think this covers every case/"thing to check" that I've seen recommended in posts similar to my problem aside from swapping out parts to test for the faulty one. I believe that either the motherboard, PSU, RAM, or CPU are faulty. I don't have any spare parts lying around, so I'm unable to swap parts and check.
What do you guys think?