First time builder needs help

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GrimWD

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I just finished building my first system, and everything turns on, and there are no beeps from the mobo, but I don't seem to be getting anything out of the video card.

I tested it with 2 cables on 2 monitors and I'm still gettting the no signal output sign, and 2 other computers don't give me that issue.

Any idea on what the problem could be? This is the first time I've built a system and all I did was plug everything in and turn it on. I connected the pci-e power cord on my 620hx directly into the vid card power connector, was that wrong, or should I have connected the connector that came with the card to what looks like a 4 pin connection but has 1 missing?
 
When I accidentally left the power connector out of the video card I did get a long beep, so the mobo seems to be working.
 
Did you use the stand-offs under the mobo?

Were there any stand-offs that did not match up with a mobo mounting hole?
 
Pardon the pun, but it appears to be an issue with the video card.

If you have another video card you could use, swap out the cards and see if the computer can function with the "new" card.

You may need to RMA the video card.
 
I used the standoffs, and they all matched up.

I only have an agp x800, which I don't think I can connect to this board (p5k).

I really can't locate the problem, and it would suck if I RMA the wrong part.
 
Try using the onboard graphics connector on the mobo first. That way you can determine if the problem is from the video card... or not....

Edit: I'm not sure if you have a graphics connector on your mobo though, mine hasn't.
 
What motherboard are you using? Some boards have an additional 4 pin molex connector on them that provides power to the PCIe slot, does yours and do you have it plugged in?

Edit: nevermind, you're using the P5K, did you try the second PCIe slot?
 
I tried the other PCIe slot and still not luck.

I've also tried resetting the CMOS, and booting with out RAM. Booting without any RAM sticks does not seem to cause the beeping it should be causing. Does this officially make it a mobo problem?
 
Dunno... are you within the RMA windows of both the video card and the motherboard?
 
Just bought everything a couple of days ago - was going to migrate from my 4 year old laptop to my first build.
 
Make sure that the on board video (if you have one) and the graphics card are not both plugged in to a monitor. Many motherboards allow either one or the other, not both.
 
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