Thread: No VGA signal?

is the pc actually booting or isnt it and thats why you have no vga signal? check its its booting if it isnt then check your install particularly the ram. What patern of beeps is it making?

it beeps once every 3 seconds or so....i'm not sure if its booting. The PS is on, the hd is on, the fan on the mobo is on, and the cd-rom has power

PaulM,
repetitive beeping tells you that the PC is failing its Power On Self Test (POST). Something pretty fundamental, though probably easily fixed, is wrong.

Things to check (in a fairly sensible order):
1) Is the CPU fan spinning? if not check the fan power cable and that there is nothing obstructing the fans movement
2) Are you using a PCI card (Sound/WiFi etc...)? Try removing this and attempt to boot. If this then works try reseating the card ensuring the pins are fully into slot and the card is stable.
3) RAM. Check that your ram is seated correctly. Poke it (with the power off) the RAM should be solidly attached to the board. Remove and re-seat just in case.
4) CPU. Usually the most fiddly to get to, thats why I save it for last. take it out, check for damaged pins. re-seat.

I hope some of this helps. Congrats on having a working screen, PSU and beepy speaker too

1. Yes
2. No
3. seated and reseated a couple of times
4. I'll check this out later

is there anything else it could be?