i just built a computer yesterday and it boots on and stays on but nothing shows up on the moniter

spearmanaxe

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i just built a computer yesterday and it boots on and stays on but nothing shows up on the moniter

here are my pc specs

motherboard:MSI A55M-P33 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (Model:A55M-P33

processor:AMD A4-3400 Llano 2.7GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6410D AD3400OJHXBOX (Model:AD3400OJHXBOX)

ram:G.SKILL Value 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11S-4GNT (Model:F3-1600C11S-4GNT)

hard drives: 320 gig hitachi and Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive (Model:ST500DM002)

powersupply: Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply

case:Thermaltake V3 Black AMD Edition VL800P1W2N Black / Red SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

video card:GIGABYTE GV-N630-2GI REV3.0 GeForce GT 630 2GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
 
Solution
Make sure that everything is fully plugged in, and especially the graphics card. Make sure it is fully seated. Make sure all the power pins are being used and try booting without the graphics card to see if that is the problem.

Xexoxix

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Make sure that everything is fully plugged in, and especially the graphics card. Make sure it is fully seated. Make sure all the power pins are being used and try booting without the graphics card to see if that is the problem.
 
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