First power on problem

I'm a newbie, so please excuse me if missed something obvious:
Just put my system together and powered on for the first time. Although the monitor is receiving a signal from the video card, and the 4 green LEDs on the D-bracket 2 would suggest that the system is booting, the screen remains blank.
I've checked the monitor and the video card with another system and both are OK.
Here's what I've put together:
P4 3gig (800 FSB)
875P Neo
2 x 256MB Corsair XMS 3200LL
ATI 9700 Pro
SB Audigy
Also, and I don't know whether this is a related issue, when I connect my CD drive to either IDE 1 or 2, it won't operate (e.g. when I press the button the drawer won't open) whereas if I disconnect the IDE cable, it does.
Hope someone can help me.

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