No moniter signal with new comp

[kantlivelong]

i just built a new comp and im gettin no moniter signal..
below is my setup

Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-7VT600 1394

Proccessor : Athlon XP 2600+, 2.083GHZ, 333MHZ

Ram : OCZ Basic Series 512MB DDR333, PC2700 333MHZ, 184-PINS DDR DIMM

Graphics : PCI ATI Radeon 7500

please help

Thanks

[woodbutcher]

I'm not familiar with the board you have but since your using a PCI vid card instead of AGP? perhaps you need to change the primary display device in BIOS to PCI.

WB

[kantlivelong]

Originally posted by woodbutcher
I'm not familiar with the board you have but since your using a PCI vid card instead of AGP? perhaps you need to change the primary display device in BIOS to PCI.

WB

i cant without a moniter.. if i knew my bios by heart i could do it simple without a moniter but ive never even seen the bootup screen yet LOL..

do u think i need a VGA?

[sKiT]

How long have you waited? I dont have a Gigabyte mainboard either but I know my Soyo Dragon has a 10 second period after I power on before the VGA signal is passed through to the monitor. Can you hear HDD activity? Try another stick of RAM at 133 if possible. You can reset the CMOS to also. More than likely you will need to get to the BIOS first. So dont let it boot. Hit your power ON and starting torturing that Delete key.

[kantlivelong]

the problem is i have no VGA card.. i have a PCI.. but im buying a new radeon so ya..

[dunbar]

IIRC, all cards should work fine in text mode up until after the BIOS is finished, if the memory is good. Pull all other cards, drop down to one stick of memory, try booting again.

If still no good:
Make CERTAIN that the card is fully inserted into the PCI connector,
Make CERTAIN that no pins got bent on the monitor cable.
ALWAYS screw the thumbscrews in (I got a brand new 17" monitor for free because the screws did not get tightened).
Make certain the monitor is not damaged, make certain the brightness and contrast are set properly.

I know I sound like I'm calling you an idiot, but I have done all of these things at one time or another, I believe you could do them too.

[kantlivelong]

Originally posted by dunbar
IIRC, all cards should work fine in text mode up until after the BIOS is finished, if the memory is good. Pull all other cards, drop down to one stick of memory, try booting again.

If still no good:
Make CERTAIN that the card is fully inserted into the PCI connector,
Make CERTAIN that no pins got bent on the monitor cable.
ALWAYS screw the thumbscrews in (I got a brand new 17" monitor for free because the screws did not get tightened).
Make certain the monitor is not damaged, make certain the brightness and contrast are set properly.

I know I sound like I'm calling you an idiot, but I have done all of these things at one time or another, I believe you could do them too.

i have no built in vga so i think my mobo requires vga because the booklet only talks about vga for video..

im gonna try contacting the company

[Chuckiechan]

And make sure it is pluged into a working wall socket!

BTW: is there a "stand by" or "on" light glowing on your monitor?

[kantlivelong]

Originally posted by Chuckiechan
And make sure it is pluged into a working wall socket!

BTW: is there a "stand by" or "on" light glowing on your monitor?

im on my old comp now and using the same moniter. also it has a orange light on.. green is means power but orange prolly means standby... but it never goes on..

everything is in because my fans are running and so is the cathode...

it has to be the pci... does anyone live by hyde park NY that could run over and let my try and agp card LOL...

[dunbar]

Umm, you got power in hyde park?