more than 1 HDMI input on the monitor? Mine has 2 , if I select the wrong input I get the same results your'e getting..
Sorry for if this sounds ludicrous but I wanted to troubleshoot as best as possible w/ as little headache as possible.
I just finished building a new PC from scratch. When I went to plug in my monitor (HP w2207h) I see that the mobo accepts DVI (and HDMI) and the monitor has VGA (and HDMI). Since there is no VGA to DVI adapter, I am thinking I may need a new monitor (which is fine, if this is the case).
I tried to use the HDMI but the monitor says that is does not detect the HDMI input and goes to sleep. Does something else need to be installed, perhaps?
I need a screen so I can access the BIOS and later install my OS but, as of now, I can not get my current monitor to work with the new build. Thoughts?
Like I said, this sounds ridiculous and I feel stupid typing it but I'll take the heat.
If I have to purchase a new monitor, is there anything in particular that I should look for so that the monitor "works" without installing software, etc. since this is a new build?
Thanks for any feedback that can be offered. Trying to troubleshoot w/, as I said earlier, as few headaches as possible.

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