Old 2006 family computer not being detected

[kreepers]

So my mother wants to get the old pictures stored in the old, old family computer. Only problem is that no monitors will detect it. I've tried with the old monitor we had, and it never detected anything. I've also tried with my monitor (and I know it works, I use it with my laptop almost everyday) and once again, no signal. I know the computer works. When I press the big button, there's a blue light, and I hear the fan/hdd etc. I've tried plugging the VGA Cable in the mobo's, and in the GPU, but both of 'em don't work. I was wondering if there's anything I'm doing wrong. here's what I do:

1. Plug the computer

2. Put the VGA cable in the computer's mobo thing

3. Boot up the computer. I hear noises and everything, but shortly after, I get the "no signal" on the monitor.

I honestly have no clue what the specs are. All I know is that it's running on XP, and it has an AMD's Athleon 64, 2 bars of RAM, a GPU, and a very big and outdated HDD. It's probably 10 to 12 years old, and it hasn't been used since 2009. 

[jools]

take hdd out and put in a modern pc, you mite be able to read drive old drive in newer pc. then copy data

[jools]

or hdd enclosure

[kreepers]

2 minutes ago, jools said:

take hdd out and put in a modern pc, you mite be able to read drive old drive in newer pc. then copy data

yeah, but I'd prefer to make the pc work first.

[gbergeron]

7 minutes ago, kreepers said:

So my mother wants to get the old pictures stored in the old, old family computer. Only problem is that no monitors will detect it. I've tried with the old monitor we had, and it never detected anything. I've also tried with my monitor (and I know it works, I use it with my laptop almost everyday) and once again, no signal. I know the computer works. When I press the big button, there's a blue light, and I hear the fan/hdd etc. I've tried plugging the VGA Cable in the mobo's, and in the GPU, but both of 'em don't work. I was wondering if there's anything I'm doing wrong. here's what I do:

1. Plug the computer

2. Put the VGA cable in the computer's mobo thing

3. Boot up the computer. I hear noises and everything, but shortly after, I get the "no signal" on the monitor.

I honestly have no clue what the specs are. All I know is that it's running on XP, and it has an AMD's Athleon 64, 2 bars of RAM, a GPU, and a very big and outdated HDD. It's probably 10 to 12 years old, and it hasn't been used since 2009. 

First thing you need to know.

IF you have a graphic card plugged in and you use the VGA cable with the motherboard connector, it won't show. Because you have a graphic card connected you need to put the VGA cable to the graphic card.

I understand it doesn't work. Then something you can try, take off the graphic card, and try to use the VGA cable in the motherboard VGA connector.

 

IF you still don't have display, you can just take the hard drive off the computer, plug it in another computer and make your back up this way.

[jools]

ok maybe gfx card or monitor

[manikyath]

16 minutes ago, kreepers said:

I know the computer works. When I press the big button, there's a blue light, and I hear the fan/hdd etc

that doesnt mean it works, that means it at least still powers on

[jools]

try a diferent monitor,vga cable,gfx card swap

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

27 minutes ago, kreepers said:

yeah, but I'd prefer to make the pc work first.

reset cmos

[ProjectBox153]

Take out the GPU when you try the integrated graphics. 

[kreepers]

Finally all I had to do was to remove the GPU, as many of you suggested, Thanks!