But the PC isn't getting a signal to the monitor.
You left out a lot of PC details. More than a few times I found the monitor not plugged into the PC.
So my friend just gave me a "new" (new to me) desktop computer it's got a GTX 550 graphics card so it's not too bad
When he stopped using it he said it was fine with the exception of possibly needing a new hard drive
When I try to plug in my monitor I just got all I'm getting is a "Entering power save mode" message on the screen and I've tried all the things they recommend, unplugging it restarting everything, I've done it all
However when I plug in my laptop to check the monitor it works just fine and I can see my laptop through the monitor screen
The monitor is a Dell and the desktop is an HP

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