Computer builders - a bit of help please?!

[surveyor]

dmsims said:

surveyor said:

ok. I've ordered a hdmi to vga adaptor. lets see if that makes a difference.

While you are waiting you need to sort out out your website - it says:

"[contact-form-7 id=”46? title=”Contact form 1]" at the bottom

which page please? I'm not seeing this, but have heard a couple of people say the same thing.

[TonyRPH]

surveyor said:

which page please? I'm not seeing this, but have heard a couple of people say the same thing.

I too can see it. I just followed the link in your profile, so it's on the main front page.

ETA: Here you are - obligatory screenshot.

[All that jazz]

And me. I'm using latest Chrome desktop.

[surveyor]

Thanks chaps. An old plugin that I thought was not used on the site any more.... Now sorted

[Monty Python]

Can you get into the BIOS? If not then I'd say that the motherboard is dead.

[essayer]

I'm going with the tv/hdmi incompatibility theory, I think code 99 is a red herring - I'm not certain it represents an error.
The BIOS is probably sat waiting for you to configure it before it can proceed to boot stage.

[surveyor]

Monty Python said:

Can you get into the BIOS? If not then I'd say that the motherboard is dead.

No video to see the BIOS. Will await the HDMI adapter until I give up..

[Monty Python]

surveyor said:

No video to see the BIOS. Will await the HDMI adapter until I give up..

One last thing - does the TV have multiple HMDI connectors? Is it possible it's not looking at the right one? The TVs we have at work have 4 HMDI connectors and you have to manually select which one is in use.

[surveyor]

Monty Python said:

surveyor said:

No video to see the BIOS. Will await the HDMI adapter until I give up..

One last thing - does the TV have multiple HMDI connectors? Is it possible it's not looking at the right one? The TVs we have at work have 4 HMDI connectors and you have to manually select which one is in use.

it was set to the right input.

[surveyor]

Thanks folks. Dumb VGA convertor to a monitor has a display

I'm surprised but grateful for your help....

[ging84]

It's very common problem, once you get things up and running with the os loaded and the graphics drivers installed you should be able to go back to a normal hdmi cable as it will be able to perform the hdcp handshake

[surveyor]

ging84 said:

It's very common problem, once you get things up and running with the os loaded and the graphics drivers installed you should be able to go back to a normal hdmi cable as it will be able to perform the hdcp handshake

It would be nice of them to provide a HDMI to VGA adaptor in that case...... grrr

[ging84]

The problem is not with your new PC, but with your TV
Your pc will happily work with a non HDCP compliant display, but the tv will only accept a HDCP source, it's a anti piracy control measure put in by the tv / movie industry