Dell PowerEdge 1600SC?

Here is the thing, i plugged the server into my monitor and it will go into standby (yellow light) when i unplug you get the normal (no pc connected message)....I also tried my bravia tv which is hooked up to my pc via vga cable and it kept saying no pc connection. So i asked a friend and he sent me a video card for the server, (not sure anything about the card) thinking maybe it was the integrated port. It put it in and it still does the same thing. The connection to both the monnitor and the computer is vga...any ideas?