New built PC turns on then turns off for a second then turns on for good and doesn't give display output

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

So this is the first PC I am building and as the title says, when I turn on my PC it turns on for a sec then off for a sec and then turns on for good. My monitor also doesn't sense the computer and isn't getting any signal.

My new PC:
Cpu-Intel Xeon e3-1231v3
Gpu-MSI r9 390
Ram- evga ddr3-2400 16gb ram
Psu-evga 600w 80+ bronze
Case-cooler master storm trooper
Storage-1tb 7200 rpm sea gate hdd
120gb Sandisk ssd
Motherboard-asrock z97 pro4

Please help me!!! It would be very much appreciated.

Progress so far: I've searched around for similar problems that I have and I found the one post that shows common reasons for the not displaying problem, and I have tried moving around ram and I unscrewed all unnessescary standoff screws. Everything is powered and the only problem is no display and my worries because of what happens when I turn it on. I am using the motherboard port so that may be the problem but I also tried using HDMI port in the gpu to my tv(don't have hdmi thing for monitor, have regular blue monitor port only in motherboard, I have a dvi adapter but the dvi is only on he motherboard whereas the gpu has dvi-d ports. That's all I have gotten

Mr Hat · Feb 14, 2016

Check your IO ports (USB, Ethernet, ...). A piece of metal stuck in there can cause continuous restarts.

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

LegendaryBlankMan :

Mr Hat :

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

Oh wait, do I have to run the disk that came with the motherboard?

Mr Hat · Feb 14, 2016

LegendaryBlankMan :

Installing windows should be the first step, you can't install your mobo drivers (that's what's on that disk) if you didn't do that.

You messed up that previous message, did you want to say something?

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

The thing I said is inside the bottom quote

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

Another thing I can say is that the monitor doesn't say check signal cable when I plug it in but when I unplug it, it does say it

Mr Hat · Feb 14, 2016

Have you got a second monitor laying around? A regular TV should do. Try connect your pc, and see if you've got any imput there (non-black screen imput

)

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

I just installed optical drive, when I put in the dvd nothing appeared

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

I only have a rbg connector right now I feel that it's because I need a dvi connector

Mr Hat · Feb 14, 2016

You have to check if your monitor's faulthy or not. Do that TV check, your pc should enter the BIOS/ask to enter the BIOS without you putting in any disks.

Paul NZ · Feb 14, 2016

Installing a card usually disables the onboard video

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

Just confirmed that I do have speakers plugged in and when i turn it on there's a single beep but I don't know if the beep sounds like

Paul NZ · Feb 14, 2016

So the monitor has VGA, and you're using the DVI connection??

Dont think thats going to work, because VGA is analog amd DVI is digital

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

My monitors not faulty it's the one I was using on my old PC the day I got this new PC. Paul I didn't try the card yet but I don't have any dvi connector, I tried the hdmi into the tv but the hdmi might be faulty cuz I never used it

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

Unplugged the video card, onboard doesn't work still. Doesn't onboard require integrated graphics? My Xeon doesn't have that

Paul NZ · Feb 14, 2016

You could be right there. You do need a CPU that supports HD gfx, for the onboard video. And the Xeon doesnt have it

So plugging anything into the onboard video ports wont do anything

So there's something wrong with the card you installed

Does it need power?

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

The monitor has a RBG and DVI port but the DVI port in the motherboard and the video card is t compatible with the one the monitor has so I have to get an adapter

Paul NZ · Feb 14, 2016

Well you cant use onboard, so if anything is plugged into any of the ports, remove it

So whatever is on the card you installed, you'll have to get an adapter for that.

Or replace the CPU (with one that supports HD graphics). If you want to use the onboard video

shakenbreak · Feb 14, 2016

Do not try using the motherboard video ports, as your CPU does not have integrated graphics.

Mr Hat · Feb 14, 2016

Wait a second, did you plug in that cable into the monitor and mobo? You should plug it into the monitor and grapics card, not the mobo!

Paul NZ · Feb 14, 2016

I think he / we've figured that out now

LegendaryBlankMan · Feb 14, 2016

Mr hat I didn't do that, I am going to plan on getting an adapter

Mr Hat · Feb 14, 2016

Sorry, I'm managing a billion posts - I'm having some issues xD

Paul NZ · Feb 14, 2016

Now that we've got the onboard video out of the way.

What does the videocard you installed have on it. And what does the monitor you want to use have on it

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