Hi im new to building computer and I built my first computer today and my monitor is having trouble getting a signal. Now I have ran into some problems which may have messed me up in the longrun, so if anyone could give me suggestions on how to fix this it'd be greatly appreciated
First off, I dont even know if the CPU has power or not, all I did was slip it in and locked in place and put the stock fan over it. There is no CPU power pins on the motherboard I have which is a ASUS Socket AM3+ - Hybrid Crossfire Integrated Graphics Support AMD 760G DDR3 1600 Micro ATX Motherboards M5A78L-M LX located here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZCHV56/ref=oh_o00_...
Ill just go ahead and list my components...
DVD Drive:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=oh_o00_...
Graphics Card:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D6P0NI/ref=oh_o00_...
Hard Drive:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00461E7JE/ref=oh_o00_...
CPU:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UBNL0A/ref=oh_o00_...
RAM:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZDJ42O/ref=oh_o00_...
PSU:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2T2UQ/ref=oh_o00_...
Case:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDK9U6/ref=oh_o00_...
Ok, so I first I did a test boot outside the case and all the fans spun although I dont recall getting a beep im assuming because I don't have a speaker or I just wasnt paying attnetion to a beep at the time?
So I continued to put everything in the case, and thats where I think I MAY have ran into my problem...
I put the PSU in fine, then when I went to drop the MOBO in, i noticed that the only possible way for the mobo to fit into the I/O Rear panel metal thing, that the left side of the mobo had to be lifted up from the case and slanted at an angle, which made it so I could not put any screws in the mounting screws on that side of the motherboard. So only one side of the mobo has mounting screws to secure it in place. While doing this I may have scratched the mobo in some spots, not harshly, but possible. The mobo made me very frustrated putting it in the case because I know it should not be on a slant just to get to the I/O panel.
So I moved on, I installed the GFX card, the stock fan, the CPU, the fan, the optical drive, the HDD, and the RAM. So I was watching a video from newegg located here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls
Everything in the case boots up, the fans start spinning, the MOBO light is on, and I turn it on with the power button, but the monitor gets no signal, I tried both VGA ports on the back, one with the MOBO, and the other with the graphics card.
Now from this video, he said theres a supplemental CPU power on the motherboard. Now I never plugged in any CPU power only the motherboard power. Now there is a blue 4-block cable near the CPU which is the only thing left that I deem possible for it to be the CPU power. But theres no plug from the power supply that even remotely could fit into it. This is probably my problem because I dont think a PC can boot without the CPU powered.
Heres a video of my case and setup, sorry its bad quality I took it with my iPhone, and sorry for the heavy breathing I didnt want to really talk because I probably dont have a clue what im talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lX47kBqVYs&context=C3c3...
Also, I dont know if you can see it in the video, but on my HDD, the only plug from the PSU i could plug in was a long L-shaped plug, is that the power because theres a small L-shaped plug and a 4 pin connector next to it, and theres no plug from the PSU to put into them.