HELP - No idea how to set up this playtech pc...

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girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#112198 29-Nov-2012 21:18

Hey guys,

Apologies in advance for the extreme blondeness that is coming...

I recieved a prebuild PC from play tech today and have no idea how to get this up and running! Came with discs for motherboard, graphics, windows etc so have plugged in and switched on but my monitor is saying no signal.. (Have retried monitor on laptop and works fine...)..

Any ideas? Starting to think buying a laptop from a store woulda been a better idea :(

Ta!

Damager

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Uber Geek

#724900 29-Nov-2012 21:37

girlnz: Hey guys,

Apologies in advance for the extreme blondeness that is coming...

I recieved a prebuild PC from play tech today and have no idea how to get this up and running! Came with discs for motherboard, graphics, windows etc so have plugged in and switched on but my monitor is saying no signal.. (Have retried monitor on laptop and works fine...)..

Any ideas? Starting to think buying a laptop from a store woulda been a better idea :(

Ta!

Sounds like you've connected the screen to the onboard video instead of the graphics card. I'm guessing you've got a video card installed.

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girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#724902 29-Nov-2012 21:41

Sounds like you've connected the screen to the onboard video instead of the graphics card. I'm guessing you've got a video card installed.

Blonde reply: Connected it at the back with the VGA? cable? I'm assuming haha I ordered a 1gb one in it :)

Damager

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Uber Geek

#724905 29-Nov-2012 21:46

girlnz: Sounds like you've connected the screen to the onboard video instead of the graphics card. I'm guessing you've got a video card installed.

Blonde reply: Connected it at the back with the VGA? cable? I'm assuming haha I ordered a 1gb one in it :)

Yeps but have you connected (pc end) to the video card? it's usually fitted in a spare slot.

girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#724906 29-Nov-2012 21:49

Spare slot? Plugged it into the blue 15 prong point. When you say to the Vid card does that mean opening up and attaching?

System

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Ultimate Geek

#724908 29-Nov-2012 21:53

You will most likely have a DVI connection also on the back, they look like this:

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girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#724909 29-Nov-2012 21:54

Will the blue one fit in that? Haha again, sorry for the blondeness also can just ring playtech in the morn , but have new toy wanna play now syndrome!

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Ultimate Geek

#724912 29-Nov-2012 22:00

No it won't, do you also have the DVI port on your monitor? or just a VGA (the blue one)?

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girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#724915 29-Nov-2012 22:02

Hmm just the VGA so I'm assuming a new monitor is needed?

System

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Ultimate Geek

#724916 29-Nov-2012 22:03

You don't have to. You can buy VGA to DVI adaptors too.

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girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#724920 29-Nov-2012 22:08

Ahhh updating monitor was next on my list but will look for an adapter tomorrow.. Thanks guys!!!!

girlnz

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Wannabe Geek

#725283 30-Nov-2012 19:25

SOLVED: There was a second AVG input at the bottom back :P *blonde*

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#725295 30-Nov-2012 19:58

Thats the graphics card VGA port that was mentioned by one of the others. It overrides the built in motherboard one.

Where are you up to now?

Installing Windows should be straightforward. Once Windows is installed, get some antivirus software on as your first action.

Then concentrate on the motherboard CD, it has lots of important drivers to help your network, video, sound, and other components operate correctly.

Try and stick to one task at a time, as installing things on Windows often precludes other installation processes from occurring at the same time.

Don't worry about mucking round with screen resolution until your correct graphics drivers are installed. Windows may or may not make your screen look dumb initially, but thats okay. The driver CD will fix that.