Biulding a PC help required!

[Kilworthfox]

I have built my P.C but there is no picture! The power is fine and all fans are working so there is no power problem.

When i connected the on board video it would not work! then I thought if i put my new graphics card in the problem would be resolved but no!

I have attached all the leads to the correct plug ins (I think ) so what could I have missed?

Are there any common problems?

Cheers in advance!

[Webbo]

Have you formatted it ?

I don't know what it means but it might make me sound intelligent

[Kilworthfox]

Have you formatted it ?

I don't know what it means but it might make me sound intelligent

Sound like you know less than me! Formatted means deleted

I am fed up with this now and i'm going to have to ring the man from the computer shop!

Power on: Check

Fans Moving: Check

Power in mouse: Check

Disk Drive opening Check

Computer Screen powered: Check

Video on Screen when power on: Negative

Mouse responsive to clicking: Well it lights up so

Keyboard powered :Negative

Sounds made: Negative

[the_bowman]

Erm... dunno but here goes

Windows Installed?

Video Card plugged in correctly (they can be buggers to get in you know)?

Monitor plugged into computer (just checking)?

^ if so... plugged into correct socket (if you have more than one)?

[Kilworthfox]

Erm... dunno but here goes

Windows Installed? No screen has never come on!

Video Card plugged in correctly (they can be buggers to get in you know)? took it out using on board video for the moment nut both don't work!

Monitor plugged into computer (just checking)? Yes

^ if so... plugged into correct socket (if you have more than one)? yes

[act smiley]

Right, assuming you've got the graphics card in the slot properly ( seriously ), and its a relatively new one, it'll have an extra 6-pin connector on the end. Check its properly clicked on cause some of them are a pain to get on properly. Also, if its a beastily powerful one, make sure you've got a big enough power supply for it, some of the cheapo ones can't do what they claim to for more than about 0.1 second, though if it doesn't work with the onboard thats not likely to be the problem.

Sounds like possibly you've also mis-set the little switches, that some motherboards have, too. The onboard sound usually defaults to off and needs turning on in the bios, so thats not really a problem. Is the working mouse PS2 and not-working keyboard USB? Cause sometimes USB defaults to off too.

[Daggers]

Sounds as though the computer is working as well as the rumoured Murphy transfer

[Ryanside]

Keyboard powered :Negative

Sounds made: Negative

If your using a PS2 mouse and keyboard that sounds suspiciously like you've plugged them in each other socket, swap them over and try again

[Kilworthfox]

Right, assuming you've got the graphics card in the slot properly ( seriously ), and its a relatively new one, it'll have an extra 6-pin connector on the end. Check its properly clicked on cause some of them are a pain to get on properly. Also, if its a beastily powerful one, make sure you've got a big enough power supply for it, some of the cheapo ones can't do what they claim to for more than about 0.1 second, though if it doesn't work with the onboard thats not likely to be the problem.

Sounds like possibly you've also mis-set the little switches, that some motherboards have, too. The onboard sound usually defaults to off and needs turning on in the bios, so thats not really a problem. Is the working mouse PS2 and not-working keyboard USB? Cause sometimes USB defaults to off too.

The mouse only has power! I can't tell if it works as i have no screen!

The graphics card is in the correct slot and it is as far as I know conected properly!

To be honest I am going to take it to the computer shop tomorrow as i'm fuzzed if i can fix it! cheers for the help and to those who didn't can all fark auf