transferred everything to new case..monitor won't turn on!!

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Hey everyone, I got a new case for my pc. I took everything from my Dell Inspiron 531s and put it in the new case. When everything was plugged in I turned the computer on, but the monitor says Digital Input Auto Detect: Entering Power Save
It does it every time. I took the video card out and back in and tried again, nothing. I took the video card out and tried my integrated VGA port, and still nothing. I am not sure, but is my primary hard drive supposed to be plugged in to SATA 0? Could this be a problem? And there is a loose cable called the P4 cable, is that required to be plugged in? I really am worried and need my computer to work, so thank you and any help would be apprecited.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    *Modified*Dell Inspiron 531s
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.3GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell RY206 0RY206
    Memory
    4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce GTS 250
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 5.1 Surround Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SE198WFP 19-inch Widescreen Flat-panel LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM
    PSU
    LOGISYS 575W SLI Ready ATX12V
    Case
    Cooler Master CM 690
    Cooling
    2 120mm, 4 vents optional fans
    Keyboard
    Dell Stock
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Notebook Mouse 3000
    Internet Speed
    20 MB/s Down...2 MB/s Up
The P4 cable is an additional cable required for some motherboards with pentium processors.

It is a power cable, refer to your motherboard manual to see if it is required.

Your computer is not sending a video signal or the cable may be damaged, check for bent pins.

When booting your computer press the DEL key, this will put your computer into the bios screen bypassing the boot sequence. If you see a display then you know it is not a hardware problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
When booting your computer press the DEL key, this will put your computer into the bios screen bypassing the boot sequence. If you see a display then you know it is not a hardware problem.

If you pass this inspection, you may want to boot in Safe Mode, uninstall your Video & Monitor drivers, restart and install a fresh copy of those 2 drivers again... don't forget to do so with "Run as Administrator".

Your video & monitor drivers may have become corrupted in the transition to the new case. If that was not the case... I am stumped and it must be cable related.!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
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