computer issues

[hblack]

Everything seems to be running fine (fans are turning, devices making normal noises) but i hooked the monitor up to it just to see if everything worked, and nothing really happened. When I turned the monitor on nothing happened....it just said it was going into powersave mode. Does anyone know what the source of the problem might be.

Thanks

[jonm888]

double check that your video card is installed completely.

[Jamie Nixx]

The GPU would be the first thing to check, check whether it is pushed in/seated properly.

If your using a SATA harddrive try plugging it into another port and check all your connections.

[hblack]

I checked everything. I have a PowerColor HD 2600 XT 512MB GDDR3 video card, do i have to hook up the monitor directly to the video card...I used a VGA connection to the mobo.

[jonm888]

I'm not positive on how motherboards work that have onboard graphics. I'm pretty much still a newb. My monitor is hooked up directly to the gpu.

You might as well try hooking it up directly to the gpu, and seeing if it works.:)

[Jamie Nixx]

Plug the monitor directly into the GPU.