Graphics card not emitting signal

joeycassano

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Nov 26, 2012
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I just upgraded my motherboard and cpu, now I am attempting to boot up my computer for the first time, the power is connected to everything all the fans are spinning, lights on, but my monitor is receiving no signal from my graphics card, I've tried hdmi, dvi, and vga cables to my monitor but none are delivering a signal. I also don't believe my motherboard has on board graphics.
 

MC_K7

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Yes I think you're right, this mobo has no internal graphics, do you have an older card to test with? Or can you borrow one from a friend just to test?

Is the fan spinning on the card too? Did you check if the card is properly seated and has all the necessary connections from the PSU? I think the 7850 requires 1 x 6-pin. Other than that, could it be your monitor that is defective? Did you check if the monitor was on the right input?
 

joeycassano

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I have the 6 pin connector plugged in from the gpu to the power supply, the fans are spinning, it has power, I've tried it on 2 monitors and changed both monitors to the appropriate setting and auto.
 
First double check all of your connections and make sure the card is fully seated in the PCI-E slot. If all is fine there try (with your PC powered off) moving your CMOS jumper from 1-2 > 2-3 for a few seconds and then move it back to 1-2 to clear the CMOS. I have seen some motherboards that for what ever reason need the CMOS cleared before they will power on the first time.