I’ve been trying to build my own system, however when I boot it up I’m not getting any video output – everything seems to be functioning, but there’s nothing on the monitor. The system consists of the following components:
- ASUS P5VD2-X Motherboard
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU (2.13GHz)
- Inno3d GeForce 8600 GTS DDR3 Graphics Card (256Mb)
- 512Mb DDR2 RAM (PC4200)
- 350W PSU
I don’t have a system hard drive connected to it at the moment, so I can’t tell how far it’s getting in the boot process. When I turn the system on the motherboard lights come on and the CPU and graphics card fans start spinning, but there’s no video signal. I only have the basics connected at the moment (Motherboard, CPU, Graphics Card, RAM) so it can’t be any external devices causing the problem. The graphics card is connected to a VGA monitor via the DVI-to-VGA adapter that came with the card.
The fact that the fans start spinning makes me think the problem isn’t anything to do with the CPU or graphics card, but I really don’t know. The graphics card has a 6-pin power connector at the rear which isn’t connected to anything at the moment, I’m not sure if that’s necessary or not.
Does anybody have any ideas about what the problem could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Steve.