No Signal on Monitor

[Tami]

Computer came in the mail today. I've hooked it up to two different monitors and I also tried to hook it up to a TV, using the HDMI cord instead, but no matter what I try it won't display anything, and I've got no idea what to do.

 

[Jackson]

CLEAN UR FUCKEN CASE HOLY SHIT THAT PET HAIR

 

[Fez]

ew your comp is nasty

 

[posepsi]

it could be dead, especially since you just got it in the mail? was it packaged well?

when you turn it on does any fans spin or lights lit up?

 

[Nathan]

Try a different cable

Look at your motherboard and make sure it's not fricked up

Clean the furry hair out of it

Try putting a screw in where that hole is, looks important

Mailing computers is dangerous

 

[Hoplite]

does it have a discrete graphics card? if so plug into that.

 

[pug johnson]

was the computer pre-owned?

could potentially be that it used to have a gpu installed and the previous owner disabled integrated graphics through bios settings.

get a cheap gpu for like 20 quid and just put that in, see if it works. or try the dvi port.

also make sure the monitor is set to vga / analog input if it's a monitor capable of dvi/hdmi/vga etc.

 

[Gangleider]

CLEAN UR FUCKEN CASE HOLY SHIT THAT PET HAIR

ur lucky i lost that quote of u saying "i just saw a dog hair catch fire in my power supply" yesterday

 

[Jackson]

ur lucky i lost that quote of u saying "i just saw a dog hair catch fire in my power supply" yesterday

THAT WAS A PRIVATE CONVERSATION GANGLEIDER YOU SLEUTH

 

[magnus]

I thought this was some emotional writing thing when I saw it in latest posts. Well shit.

 

[Scone !]

I think it looks like you might have plugged it into the wrong port?

Is there one lower down that's part of a graphics card because that looks like you've plugged it right into the motherboard. I know mine doesn't work when I do that.

The photo's a bit restrictive so I can't really see what other options you have here.

 

[Gangleider]

honestly my real question is what did u pay for that pc because judging from the ps/2 port and the 8 years worth of dust it doesnt seem like a good investment even if ur tight on cash

unless there's an external graphics card in there and it has its own seperate port(which i'd assume you would have tried) it's very likely either (hopefully) the cable you're using or the port is kaput

 

[Scone !]

i'd assume

You're not allowed to assume, people are idiots. See: Me.

 

[Tami]

Helios suggested I go out and buy a DVI-D cord since both the monitor and computer have DVI-D ports and VGA isn't working, but the DVI-D I bought today cord didn't work either.

 

[Helios]

At this point it'd be better getting someone who's good with computers to take a look at it. Perhaps see if with the video card removed it works using on-board graphics. If it does work, you can narrow it down to the video card, if it doesn't, it's probably something to do with the computer itself.

The computer does start and make POST checks, right? If everything's okay it should just be 1 beep from the PC's speaker.

 

[Tami]

Okay so i plugged it into the motherboard (I think?) and now I actually get picture in my monitor. It works just fine, but now my keyboard is giving me problems. I plug it in, the lights for things like caps lock etc. light up for a second then go dim, but I can't type. Can't move my mouse either, the mouse is wireless.

 

[Helios]

Mouse probably doesn't move because it's installing drivers, if this is the first time you've plugged it in and started the computer. The best thing I can advise is leaving it for maybe a few minutes and testing if it moves on occasion. If it still doesn't work try a spare if you have one, or try different USB ports. If you have sound to the computer you should hear the device attached/device detached sounds when its unplugged or plugged in.

PS/2 compatible keyboards don't work if they've been unplugged and re-plugged when the computer is already on, iirc. If you haven't already try keeping it plugged in when it's powered off and restarting it.
If that doesn't work try an alternative keyboard if you have any, preferably USB.

 

[Tami]

Thank you Helios, you're a godsend.

The only issue I have now is that there's no way to connect to the internet since my PC is a fair bit away from the monitor and I just realized that won't work. Is there anything USB that I can use to plug into my computer so I can connect to wifi? I know I had something like that for my Xbox and it'd only make sense to have one for the computer too.

 

[Helios]

If you don't have a lengthy enough Ethernet cable you can purchase a USB WiFi dongle/adapter. Their price ranges from around $5 at least to maybe $15 or more. Depends on what you want. They're really tiny so it won't be intrusive.

I can't offer any because idk what sites offer it for you but if you literally google "wifi usb adapter" you should get a result.

 

[Tami]

Alright I'll head out and pick one up tonight. Thanks a lot, this is a huge relief now that it's working.