No signal makes my monitor sleepy...

[horribleman]

I just received my computer and everything seems to be fine (it beeped once and everything appears to be working) but my monitor isn't receiving anything. I've used two different DVI-D cables, with and without a HDMI adaptor, and a HDMI cable that I use with my Xbox. Nothing seems to want to work.

My specs:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-8350 Eight Core CPU (4.00GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H40 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD

 

[keynes]

Are you connecting your monitor to the HD 7950 and not the motherboard?

 

[vanthus]

I know it's unlikely,but are you connecting to the graphics card and not onboard.

 

[Rakk]

Are you connecting your monitor to the HD 7950 and not the motherboard?

I was about to suggest that, but I don't think that motherboard has integrated graphics

 

[vanthus]

I was about to suggest that, but I don't think that motherboard has integrated graphics

Seems it doesn't,
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_R20/#specifications
I checked the wrong motherboard.
If you're confident with opening the case,check nothing has come loose and is properly seated,as in graphics card and ram sticks.

 

[horribleman]

I opened it up but I'm not exactly super knowledgable about computers. Everything seems to be in place though and like I said, the thing beeps and runs so I'm not sure what else I can do.

 

[YAMAHA]

Again this might sound silly but is it switched on? Turn the brightness and contrast up full. Can you try a friends monitor to see if that works?

 

[horribleman]

It's switched on, yeah. I've tried it with my monitor and two HDMI tvs. I suppose I could attempt to use a friend's monitor. It's worth a try ...