Help! No display!

Ningamer · 24 May 2011 at 21:04

I just built myself a new computer ('Tis my first build), but I can't seem to get a display coming out. The computer powers on, all the lights work, the fans spin (Case fans, GPU fans, PSU fans, but not the CPU Fan), the DVD drive opens, but nothing shows up on the screen. Help! :confused:

Ningamer · 24 May 2011 at 21:12

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)
OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781N)

I did notice that 4 of the 24-pin connector on the motherboard (There are two connectors - a 20-pin and a 4-pin - for that) had come out since it is very loose, but plugging it in didn't seem to fix anything.

And don't worry, I made sure the monitor was on

EDIT: The Intel fan is now spinning, but still no display.

Ningamer · 24 May 2011 at 21:23

I've checked all the display ports (On-board display has VGA, the two on the GPU I'm using a converter for), I've checked (I think) all the power cables (The 4-pin next to the 20-pin is very loose for some reason), and I've checked the monitor but I still can't see anything.

EDIT: Okay, I'm not sure what I've done (Actually I am - I clicked one of the RAM modules into place, it was sticking out slightly. I also put that annoying 4-pin cable into the motherboard), but it's working now. Thanks for the help, guys!

Ningamer · 24 May 2011 at 21:35

maj said:
The 4 pin connector usually has a clip on one side to hold it in place. Have you also got power to the 4-pin connector thats in the top-left corner on your motherboard? Its labelled atx_12v.

This doesn't - It slides in and out with little to no effort, and if there's any tug at all on the cable it slips right out. It shouldn't be a problem when I've got it in a stationary position on the floor, but I'd like to know if there's a fix for it.