Re: [Hampshire] Problems building new PC

Hi

This sounds like take the motherboard out of the case job. Put motherboard on
some newspaper and start again. If this works check the case and screws which
hold the motherboard to the case. Or for a motherboard which is more
sensitive to bending stresses than one would like.

John Eayrs


On Saturday 17 January 2009 19:28:40 gully gaoler wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Peter Salisbury
>
> <peterthevicar@???> wrote:
> > Help! I'm putting together a PC for a friend and it won't work.
> >
> > It was a bare bones case+mb to which I added RAM, CPU, HDD - sim,ple,
> > I told him, I've done this hundreds of times. Spoke too soon...
> >
> > At first it would power up, say the RAM was OK, beep and display the
> > 'Press Del to enter setup' message (monitor connected to the on board
> > graphics via a VGA connector)
> >
> > Trouble was, it wouldn't listen to the keyboard (I tried two
> > keyboards, PS/2 and USB) so in a fit of desperation I reset the RTC
> > RAM (remove battery, change jumper position, replace jumper etc).
> >
> > After that it didn't even display ANYTHING on the screen, no beep,
> > nothing except the fruitless whirring of fans!
> >
> > I really wish I hadn't done that now, but surely that shouldn't stop
> > it altogether? The M/b manual implied it should still be possible to
> > enter the BIOS setup program afterwards.
> >
> > Any clues anyone?
> >
> > Aaargh!
> >
> > TIA, Peter
>
> it's probably stating the obvious, but i'd start with reseating
> everything you can.
>
>
> jack