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New box does not load BIOS



Does your video card have two video outputs? Are you using the right one? Is 
there video on the motherboard and you have the monitor attached there 
instead of on the video card?

Usually the 3 keyboard lights flash in unison at the same time that the 
monitor gets video.

On Tuesday 18 May 2004 07:12, Doug Sweetser wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I wanted a box that had solid technical parts throughout.  Here are the
> components I recently purchased:
>
> 	ASUS Tek motherboard A7N8X-X socket-A
> 	Athlon XP 2500+ 333 FSB w/512k
> 	350 w Power Supply
> 	Radion 9200 8xAGP video card, 128 MB RAM
> 	2x256 MB DDR 266 MHz, DL 2.5 memory
> 	40 GB refurbished Diamond Max Plus 8 Hard Drive
> 	1 DVD player
> 	1 CD player
> 	case by quiet PC
>
> The motherboard has a light to indicate it has access to the power supply.
> When I hit the power button, I see these lights come on:
>
> 	3 on the PS/2 keyboard (1x, briefly)
> 	1 on HD (an IDE0 monitor, ~3")
> 	1 on CD (flickers a few times)
> 	1 on DVD (flickers)
> 	Power supply light stays on
>
> The CPU fan and chassis fans both work.  Power gets turned off properly by
> holding the power switch for 4".
>
> I have hooked up two different monitors to the output from the video card.
> The screen does not change at all - no familiar line about the BIOS as the
> memory gets checked.  The machine makes warmup noises for about 5", then
> keeps a steady hum.
>
> This is the first time I have tried to build a box like this, so I may
> have made a basic error.  After this much cash investment, a completely
> blank monitor is disappointing.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> doug
>
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