If you start your PC and are not getting any display, this checklist may just help you get up and running.
Firstly some initial checks:
- Check your monitor is on and lit up, ready to receive signal
- Check your monitor 'input' or 'source' is set to the port you are using on the computer connection (i.e. HDMI / DP / VGA / DVI)
- Make sure there is a maximum of 1 conversion in the mix - ideally use straight through cables rather than converting types of ports. Simplify as much as you can. (i.e. DP to HDMI - try to use DP to DP or HDMI to HDMI if possible)
- Check connections both ends - PC and Monitor.
Next, confirm the monitor is plugged in to the graphics card, not the motherboard?
How to tell:
- The graphics card runs horizontally across the width of the back of the PC.
- The motherboard HDMI runs vertically and is located amongst the other I/O ports at the back.
As shown in the photo example here:
Please ensure you plug it into the horizontal plate at the back of the PC.