iGPU doesn't output anything

[BoKiller]

Hi,

I just decided to finally upgrade my mom's old pc. I basically swapped the mobo+cpu+ram to my old configuration.

 

Everything went fine during the installation part, but when it was time to boot up the pc, i just ran into a black screen. The monitor doesn't output anything. It has a signal, as it doesn't show the "no signal warning", and the test feature on the monitor just outputs a "test good" message. The monitor doesn't even show the motherboard splash screen.

 

I just don't know where the problem is. 

 

Stuff that i tried:

- Reseating ram (every combination possible with two sticks)

-  re-plugging(?) all of the motherboard cables (no change)

- Unplugging the HDD (no change)

- Taking out all of the ram (boot loop with no output, as expected)

- Unplugging everything except the VGA cable (no change)

- Unplugging all of the front I/O except the power button (no change)

- Reset CMOS

 

Stuff that i can't try:

- A DVI cable (monitor only has VGA)

- A different motherboard (I don't have an extra motherboard)

- A GPU (i don't have an extra gpu)

- Different ram

 

The new setup:

- i3-3250

- 4 gigs of ddr3 ram

- MSI H61M-P20 (G3)

- Windows XP (i tried the setup with XP because that was on the hard drive. I will upgrade it to an ssd and Windows 10)

 

tldr: Monitor doesn't output anything (not even the "no signal" message) when plugged into iGPU.

 

Can anyone at least help me diagnose the problem, i have been thinking about this nonstop.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

edit: I forgot to mention that i don't have access to any POST codes as the new motherboard doesn't have a speaker or LED.

 

MASSIVE CORRECTION:

The monitor isn't outputting black. It just isn't waking up from it's "stand by" state. The power LED keeps flashing like when the computer is off.

[Flannelist]

The system seems like it's powering on I assume, like fans spin and the like?
 

What motherboard are you using?

[BoKiller]

2 minutes ago, Flannelist said:

The system seems like it's powering on I assume, like fans spin and the like?
 

What motherboard are you using?

Yep, the system powers on, fans spinning and everything.

 

I'm using the MSI H61M-P20 (G3)

[Flannelist]

10 minutes ago, BoKiller said:

Yep, the system powers, fans spinning and everything.

 

I'm using the MSI H61M-P20 (G3)

I would try resetting the CMOS. either by pulling the battery on the board and waiting like 10 minutes before putting it back in or by shorting the pins on the board. Looks like the correct set is labelled JBAT1 on this board and is right next to the battery.

[BoKiller]

1 minute ago, Flannelist said:

I would try resetting the CMOS. either by pulling the battery on the board and waiting like 10 minutes before putting it back in or by shorting the pins on the board. Looks like the correct set is labelled JBAT1 on this board and is right next to the battery.

I forgot to mention that i did this also. I'll add it to my original post.

[Heliian]

How many ram sticks and what brand/part number?  

 

Did you reseat the CPU?

[BoKiller]

5 minutes ago, Heliian said:

How many ram sticks and what brand/part number?  

 

Did you reseat the CPU?

2x4gb of Patriot Signature PSD34G16002

 

I haven't reseated the CPU. The last time that it was used was about a year ago, and the fan was kept on.

[Heliian]

1 hour ago, BoKiller said:

2x4gb of Patriot Signature PSD34G16002

 

I haven't reseated the CPU. The last time that it was used was about a year ago, and the fan was kept on.

Tough to say, trying a different video out would help, even a cheap video card to test.