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[SOLVED] No Display, Tried Two graphics cards and multiple cables

Mar 16, 2020
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I’m upgrading a pc to a i5-9400, MSI Z390 and DDR4 ram the graphics card is a GTX 960 everything was placed in well and such but I get no display from multiple cables so I tried my GTX 1070ti in its place and still no display what could be my issue?
 
Solution
Just a couple of checks, and I mean no offense by them:

  1. Ensure the graphics cards have power cables plugged in, if required
  2. Ensure motherboard CPU power is plugged in, as well as the 24pin power
  3. Do you ever see anything during POST? you may need to remove the graphics card and plug the hdmi cable into your motherboard and ensure the board works (or to set the initial graphics to start on PEG)
  4. Did you accidentally plug the HDMI cable into the motherboard, rather than the graphics card? (I know, but sometimes it happens)
  5. You will likely need to do a fresh Windows load, if you see your system POST but nothing afterwards. Which is a good idea anyways if changing out your platform
Just a couple of checks, and I mean no offense by them:

  1. Ensure the graphics cards have power cables plugged in, if required
  2. Ensure motherboard CPU power is plugged in, as well as the 24pin power
  3. Do you ever see anything during POST? you may need to remove the graphics card and plug the hdmi cable into your motherboard and ensure the board works (or to set the initial graphics to start on PEG)
  4. Did you accidentally plug the HDMI cable into the motherboard, rather than the graphics card? (I know, but sometimes it happens)
  5. You will likely need to do a fresh Windows load, if you see your system POST but nothing afterwards. Which is a good idea anyways if changing out your platform
 
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