No display

[Dramamine]

I posted this earlier in a different category but was told that was the incorrect place to post.
anyway, here's the post from that thread.

Recently, I finished putting together my new PC.
After a few minor problems with getting everything running, it starts.

But when I go to hook the PC up to my monitor, and turn the PC on, nothing displays on the monitor.
I've tried using both VGA and DVI cables, I've tried hooking it up through my motherboard's connectors, and graphics card.

I don't know my monitor isn't detecting anything.

Any reason as to why a signal might not be getting detected?
Also, on the graphics card is a red light that lights up every so often, I'm not sure if that's bad or not, but it happens.

Sorry if this is in the incorrect category, it seemed to fit a display problem.


I just bought all of these parts, here's a complete list of what I purchased.

CPU - AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto
Motherboard (model number) - Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
RAM - Patriot Extreme Performance Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066, 7-7-7-20, 2.1V
CPU cooler - Thermaltake CLP0539 120mm Hydro Dynamic Fan CPU Cooler
Video Card (model number) - SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Power Supply - Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W
Hard drive(s) - Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB
Operating System - N/A brand new HDD - plan on using Windows 7
Case (for cooling issues) - XCLIO A380PLUS-BK

 

[Dramamine]

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[Proximon]

You need to be careful what assumptions you make.

Your PC is not "running" and it has not started. It is only receiving power.

Instead of saying that it has started, it would be far more accurate to say that you hear fans spinning or perhaps you see the hard drive activity light flickering... statements like that are more informative to us.

The answer lies somewhere in the sticky at the top of this forum:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-build-post-checklist

Go through each step, in the order provided. That list is a collaborative effort of many of us here, and is quite good.

Let me know here what the outcome is, please.