Thinkstation E31 won't boot up, no display, two beep sounds in the beginning

Hello,
I just got my thinkstation E31 SFF today and pretty excited about it.
However, when i pressed the power button, it sounded like everything is turned on (fan sound, etc) then there are two beeps and no display on the monitor.
What is wrong? Can anyone help, please?

without knowing your monitor model, what connections it supports, and if it's set to use the VGA signal as default, this is difficult to debug. i'd suggest calling support at 800-426-7378 and they can help walk you through everything.
eventually you'll want to change the BIOS display output option to use discreet graphics, then connect your monitor to the Q600. this can be done by openening the BIOS setup by pressing the F1 key at boot. the settings can be found in the HMM: http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/e31_hmm.pdf setup instructions start on page 55.

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