the computer turns on, and the fans on the tower work and also the heat sink fan works. i get nothing on the monitor. my friend thinks its a ram problem, but im pretty sure it is compatible with the motherboard.

this is my setup:

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tent-_-text-_-

Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tent-_-text-_-

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tent-_-text-_-

Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115078

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tent-_-text-_-

Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 128GB 2.5" SATA III MLC Internal SSD Single Unit Versn
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SAMSSD128

im also looking at the motherboards list on g.skills website, and i can't find the mother board i have. im guessing its not compatible?
http://gskill.com/products.php?index=345

nevermind, i went on asrock's site, and i found the ram i have, so it is compatible. defected mobo?

No display whatsoever?

Start with the obvious - unplug and reseat the DVI or HDMI connection from your display on both ends. Switch out cables if you have spares. If you have an alternate connection option with your monitor (DVI, HDMI, or VGA), try that too.

Usually with some kind of boot issue you will get something on the screen, or a beep on the motherboard. You hit the on button and the computer looks & sounds like a normal computer booting up, right? And it stays on?

got it all figured out. my dumbass forgot the plug the 4 pin from the power supply to the mobo. all good to go

oh, and lets just say im never going back to hdd's again. ssd4life

so i have 2 monitors id like to hook up. my mobo has 1 dvi, and this other socket. i have 2 monitors with dvi plugs. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8/100_1728.jpg is there a converter for that?

i have this: http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...8/100_1730.jpg but its totally different from the socket on my mobo. what kind of converter is this?

The other one is a VGA aka D-Sub 15 pin. You need a DVI (female) to VGA (male) adapter, don't get the sex backwards or you'll turn gay and also it won't work.

VGA is analog and somewhat undesirable but it will work alright enough if it's not an especially hi-res display. I'm 75% sure you can't use both the HDMI and DVI on that board at the same time but you could always try this for $9 and prove me wrong. If so you'd have two digital connections.

Remind me again what res are those displays? I don't remember you saying you had two

lol

hey sorry to confuse you. i have 2 monitors with vga plugs. i already plugged one into the vga(female) port on my motherboard. so i would need: dvi-d(male) to vga(female) adaptor? also im gonna guess the pins in the dvi-d and dvi-i are different?

so the vga port i have on my mobo is analog, while the hdmi and dvi-d ports are digital? what is the diff between the two? sorry im a tech noob

max resolution on 1 monitor is 1280x1024, and the other one is 1360x768.

thanks.

There's a long and convoluted answer but the short one is that I think VGA will work well enough at those relatively small resolutions.

If your #2 display has VGA, then a VGA (female) to DVI (male) adapter is what you need just be sure it's compatible with DVI-D. I misunderstood before and thought you had two DVI displays.

its my fault, i got u confused. thanks for the help gonso, couldn't of built this set up without you.

You're welcome but it's really just that easy imo

if i'm understanding everything correctly (you have 2 displays that are VGA only, your mobo has 1 VGA and 1 dual-link DVI-D) then you will need an active DVI-D to VGA converter. DVI-D does not carry an analog VGA compatible signal like DVI-I does. googling for it only very quickly, it looks like you could get a new monitor that supports DVI-D for less than an active DVI-D to VGA converter.

so if i walked into a tech store, what would i be asking for? active dvi-d to vga converter?

is this what i need?

http://www.meritline.com/male-dvi-d-...--p-30305.aspx