HELP. NO VIDEO ON BRAND NO PC BUILD.

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:03 am

Ok, so I built my machine and tried hooking up a vga cable and turning it on for the first time. No luck. Just says "No signal".

HELP.

Xan · Post by **Xan** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:09 am

Any more info on your setup? GPU, etc.? That's really as vague as it gets. If you're on a LCD you shouldn't even be using VGA, unless that's all that your monitor offers...

If it's a discrete GPU with 6-pin power connector, you might have forgotten to hook that up.

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:52 am

I have no gpu. I'm using an a6 6400k apu. All fans are spinning and no beeps. even with the ram or out.

PAPER/ARTILLERY · Post by **PAPER/ARTILLERY** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:20 am

Sacrifice the nearest animal to Yagawa.

BazookaBen · Post by **BazookaBen** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:32 am

Mehguy, you've got to join a different forum for your PC troubles dude. There are a few people here that are knowledgeable, but there are better places to find help. I recommend Hardforum or Tom's Hardware.

ZellSF · Post by **ZellSF** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:40 am

Have you connected both motherboard and cpu power cable?

Also if you have a Pc speaker cable, connect it. You definitely should be getting a beep code if you boot without ram.

Disconnect everything that is optional and try again.

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:57 pm

ZellSF wrote:Have you connected both motherboard and cpu power cable?

Also if you have a Pc speaker cable, connect it. You definitely should be getting a beep code if you boot without ram.

Disconnect everything that is optional and try again.

I did connect the speaker. No beeps even with the ram in or out.

beatsgo · Post by **beatsgo** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 3:44 pm

So some common things to check before questioning if the motherboard is the problem:

*Is the VGA cable operational? Switch to a different VGA cable.
*Is the monitor operational? Switch to a different monitor
*Got a compatible GPU you can borrow? See if video passes through it.

Otherwise it's going to be your motherboard. What motherboard do you have?

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:05 pm

beatsgo wrote:So some common things to check before questioning if the motherboard is the problem:

*Is the VGA cable operational? Switch to a different VGA cable.
*Is the monitor operational? Switch to a different monitor
*Got a compatible GPU you can borrow? See if video passes through it.
Otherwise it's going to be your motherboard. What motherboard do you have?

Gigabyte f2a88x-d3h

Yes the monitor and VGA cable are working. I don't have an extra gpu.

RaidenViper · Post by **RaidenViper** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:44 pm

Show us a few pictures of your build. I'm sure you forgot to connect something important

beatsgo · Post by **beatsgo** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:54 pm

mehguy wrote:
beatsgo wrote:So some common things to check before questioning if the motherboard is the problem:

*Is the VGA cable operational? Switch to a different VGA cable.
*Is the monitor operational? Switch to a different monitor
*Got a compatible GPU you can borrow? See if video passes through it.
Otherwise it's going to be your motherboard. What motherboard do you have?
Gigabyte f2a88x-d3h

Yes the monitor and VGA cable are working. I don't have an extra gpu.

It has DVI and HDMI ports, why not hook up your monitor(s) to them?

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:10 pm

beatsgo wrote:
It has DVI and HDMI ports, why not hook up your monitor(s) to them?

I tried HDMI... no luck. I'm rather foreign to DVI so I don't have a connector for that.
Might I add, I had to force down the cpu a little bit because it wouldn't just "drop in" into the socket.

beatsgo · Post by **beatsgo** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:58 pm

I would check those CPU pins. If one/few of them are misaligned, you'll have to realign them with small pliers and a credit card. But if one of those are broken, you're SOL and need to replace that CPU.

Xan · Post by **Xan** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:42 pm

A CPU should drop right into the socket... one corner is keyed on both the socket and the CPU, are you sure that you aligned that correctly...?

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:50 pm

Well.... it turned out that when I forced it in... It bent a pin.

I ALIGNED the arrow on the cpu with the one on the mobo... but it still bent for some odd reason.

I tried bending it back, but ending up bending and breaking even more pins.

blizzz · Post by **blizzz** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:02 pm

You can fix pins with a credit card and a lot of patience. But it might be easier to just buy a new CPU and sell the old one as junk on eBay.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:06 pm

If you've broken pins when trying to insert the CPU, I'd also be worried about electrostatic discharge related damages. You have to be careful!

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:19 pm

Well I made sure that aligned the arrow with the on the mobo. Maybe a defect?

I also made sure I was discharged as I touched the case through out the build.

beatsgo · Post by **beatsgo** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:59 pm

Yah, you'll definitely have to replace the CPU. Before you break more pins, determine which pin is bent and check the hole the pin is entering on the CPU socket. There could be junk stuck in there that's preventing it from easily going in.

Also, you're using an AM2+ mobo: be sure you're only using AM2+ compatible CPUs

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:50 pm

beatsgo wrote:Yah, you'll definitely have to replace the CPU. Before you break more pins, determine which pin is bent and check the hole the pin is entering on the CPU socket. There could be junk stuck in there that's preventing it from easily going in.

Also, you're using an AM2+ mobo: be sure you're only using AM2+ compatible CPUs

I'm using an fm2 cpu with an fm2+ mobo

Well I dont know which pin it is since I broke a lot more pins when trying to bend back the one pin.

shmuppyLove · Post by **shmuppyLove** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:37 am

Pay someone to build it for you.

Strikers1945guy · Post by **Strikers1945guy** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 2:15 am

Before you turned it on did you make sure to plug it in

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 3:10 am

Strikers1945guy wrote:Before you turned it on did you make sure to plug it in

In all seriousness, of course I did.

mehguy · Post by **mehguy** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:07 pm

I'm currently typing this on my new Linux machine! I had to get a new processor but I was able to get it at a discounted price!

Thanks guys!

Strikers1945guy · Post by **Strikers1945guy** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:15 pm

So you ended up plugging it in ??

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