Hi there folks, am new here and would appreciate some help!!

i am building a system for a friend but cannot get the system to display any video, ie it all powers up ok, but i dont get a bios screen or anything come up, the monitor just doesn't power on,

i have checked all the connections etc, and disconnected all usb headers etc, but still no joy

ideas anyone??


500GB Seagate Barracuda SATA II 300 7200rpm 32MB cache Hard Drive oem
Lite-on DH-20A1S-18C SATA Black 20x DL DVD +/-R/RW RAM oem

Intel CPU Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB LGA775 4MB cache Retail
ELIXIR 1024MB DDR2 800 PC6400 Memory M2Y1G64TU8HB0B/25C

Abit motherboard IP35-E Intel P35 LGA775 Core2 Quad / Core2 Duo / Core2 Extreme PCI-E x16 SATA 3G Gigabit LAN ATX

MD Xtyling FA08 midi tower case Black 400W PSU +audio +USB2.0 ATX

160GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 ATA Hard Disk Drive 7200rpm 8MB Cache

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 Keyboard & Optical Mouse PS2/USB

Gainward GeForce 8600GT 1GB PCI-E, DVI, HD TV out

Please list the brand name and watts of your power supply. Do you get a post beep?

Also check:

12 volt molex connector to the motherboard hooked up.

Power lead connected to the video card.

Heatsink and fan clamped down tight.

Heatsink fan connected to the motherboard.

Thanks for that - complete schoolboy error, hadn't connected the 12v supply doh.......

Hey, glad you got it going. All of us have done that a few times through the years. Enjoy your rig and have a great evening.