Computer starts up but nothing appears on the monitor

Socialgamerz69

Honorable
Feb 20, 2013
2
0
10,510
So recently put together my old computer and right now everything is in besides the hard drive. The problem is that the computer powers up (fans turn) but nothing appears on the monitor. Also I am unable to turn it off with the on/off switch only the manual one on the psu. Any ideas?
 

crazyg0053

Honorable
Feb 14, 2013
69
0
10,660
Is your monitor plugged into an onboard video output or into a graphics card?

Check to make sure you connected the front panel cables correctly if the case power button doesn't work.