Please Help. Everything boots but nothing on screen

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#1 KGB32
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I just compiled a pc together for my folks. The specs are:

Gigabyte GA-m68mt-s2 motherboard
4GB DDR3 RAM

500GB hard drive

585 watt power supply

I have everything plugged properly. I can see the fans working (the CPU heatsink, the the 190 mm fans , PSU fans), the disc drive I installed works. I can't really tell if the HDD is working, but I just cannot see anything on my monitor. Suggestions? Oh, by the way, I do meet the minimum 500watt requirement to run this mobo.

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#2 KGB32
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also, I tried plugging in a flash drive in the back panel to test the mobo, and while my flash drive usually lights up, it wasn't lighting up when connected directly to the mobo. Is it possible to have the back panel not work while everything else does?
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I just compiled a pc together for my folks. The specs are:

Gigabyte GA-m68mt-s2 motherboard
4GB DDR3 RAM

500GB hard drive

585 watt power supply

I have everything plugged properly. I can see the fans working (the CPU heatsink, the the 190 mm fans , PSU fans), the disc drive I installed works. I can't really tell if the HDD is working, but I just cannot see anything on my monitor. Suggestions? Oh, by the way, I do meet the minimum 500watt requirement to run this mobo.

KGB32

Is it using the motherboard's IGP? The PC should be able to show the BIOS screen without the HDD.

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#4 KGB32
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Thank you for replying ronvalencia. I found out that somehow I forgot to close that clamp on the CPU before placing the heatsink. Once I corrected that, everything booted properly. Thank you for helping though.