AdviceMy PC will turn on but won't display
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I have tried watching countless videos on YouTube for a solution but nothing works. My PC boots up but doesn't seem to want to display anything I tried using both DVI and HDMI. I haven't used this computer in a year or so. If anyone has any advice I'd greatly appreciate it!
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Im assuming you have a graphics card, Do you have the hdmi plugged into the graphics card or the motherboard? In my pc I might need a new graophics card because it does not disply anything when the hdmi is plugged into the graphics card.
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Check and see if your ram is loose.
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christianneibert wrote Im assuming you have a graphics card, Do you have the hdmi plugged into the graphics card or the motherboard? In my pc I might need a new graophics card because it does not disply anything when the hdmi is plugged into the graphics card.
I tried with and without the graphics card and neither seemed to work sadly
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i had this problem recently and it was my power supply that was the problem. sometimes it would boot fine and sometimes it would go days where it would turn on but the keyboard and mouse and monitor wouldnt light up or do anything at all so i switched out the power supply and everything started working normally
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If the system powers on, then PSU is unlikely to be the issue.

Could be a faulty GPU potentially but we can't know for sure without more information.

What are your system specs?
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21 wrote If the system powers on, then PSU is unlikely to be the issue.

Could be a faulty GPU potentially but we can't know for sure without more information.

What are your system specs?
My system is quite obsolete. I just wanted to get it running again and decide if I want to invest in parts again. But I have
8GB Corsair Vengeance LE RAM
MSI 960
MSI M1884 mother board or something along those lines lol
And just a EVGA 500W power supply
i5 4460
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21 wrote If the system powers on, then PSU is unlikely to be the issue.

Could be a faulty GPU potentially but we can't know for sure without more information.

What are your system specs?
My system is quite obsolete. I just wanted to get it running again and decide if I want to invest in parts again. But I have
8GB Corsair Vengeance LE RAM
MSI 960
MSI M1884 mother board or something along those lines lol
And just a EVGA 500W power supply
i5 4460
check if your cpu power cable is plugged in.
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So, is that some sort of MSI pre-built you have?

Since your CPU has an iGPU, remove the dedicated GPU(the GTX 960) entirely, then connect display cable from the motherboard to monitor. If you still get no display, then you know the GPU is probably fine. That's obviously where I'd start if you're having display issues.

If GPU isn't the problem, and the system is turning on, then I'd look elsewhere than PSU first. I'd check motherboard isn't the issue before the PSU tbh.
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21 wrote So, is that some sort of MSI pre-built you have?

Since your CPU has an iGPU, remove the dedicated GPU(the GTX 960) entirely, then connect display cable from the motherboard to monitor. If you still get no display, then you know the GPU is probably fine. That's obviously where I'd start if you're having display issues.

If GPU isn't the problem, and the system is turning on, then I'd look elsewhere than PSU first. I'd check motherboard isn't the issue before the PSU tbh.
it's not pre built I built it about 2 years ago so I'm not very fresh on all the wiring and what everything does anymore. I've taken out the GPU and still had no display though so you think PSU?
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