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Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>I have a box I just transferred all working hardware to from a working
>computer that will now not post
>
>Does have no OS as tossed an old 20gig and installed a new Seagate
>160gig in its place.
>
>Was in a box that ran 24/7 for about 5 years without a feakin' hiccup
>and moved those hardware items to a new shorter case to fit under a
>desk. That and the small 20gig was the reason I did this.
All the lights on m-board are lit green
>
>The DVD writer light and power light on the case comes on but no option
>to get to BIOS. Could this brand new PSU be bad? MAybe I am missing
>some simple thing someone could point out. I have put about 20
>computers together but may have missed or forgot something. It is
>driving me nutty and I wanted it up and out of my way before my wife
>came back from a biz trip.
>
>I do have an almost identical box I retired with same m-board that was
>working fine but does have an OS but is Win 98SE. I was thinking of
>throwing the 160 in that one to see what I get.
>
>This is a computer my Wife uses for her online class and summer break
>is almost over and she is starting to look at me sideways. If I don't
>get this thing going, I might be going. Kidding!
>
>Anyway it is a SOYO board
>P-III 1ghz
>Mushkin 512mb
>Seagate 160
>Plextor 708 DVD
>2 Maxtor 20gig as slaves
>SB-Live
>Antec 400 Watt 2.0 PSU
How can I tell if board is grounding out to chssis? (This is an
especially stupid question because I am an Electrician) No f'in joke.
>
>I could probably and might post this to a hardware group but I happen
>to like this one. It is so, well I just can't put my finger on it.
>Maybe so many interesting knowledgeable types here.
>
>Regards,
>
>Roscoe aka MrShade
Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
the more people assume you have.
>computer that will now not post
>
>Does have no OS as tossed an old 20gig and installed a new Seagate
>160gig in its place.
>
>Was in a box that ran 24/7 for about 5 years without a feakin' hiccup
>and moved those hardware items to a new shorter case to fit under a
>desk. That and the small 20gig was the reason I did this.
All the lights on m-board are lit green
>
>The DVD writer light and power light on the case comes on but no option
>to get to BIOS. Could this brand new PSU be bad? MAybe I am missing
>some simple thing someone could point out. I have put about 20
>computers together but may have missed or forgot something. It is
>driving me nutty and I wanted it up and out of my way before my wife
>came back from a biz trip.
>
>I do have an almost identical box I retired with same m-board that was
>working fine but does have an OS but is Win 98SE. I was thinking of
>throwing the 160 in that one to see what I get.
>
>This is a computer my Wife uses for her online class and summer break
>is almost over and she is starting to look at me sideways. If I don't
>get this thing going, I might be going. Kidding!
>
>Anyway it is a SOYO board
>P-III 1ghz
>Mushkin 512mb
>Seagate 160
>Plextor 708 DVD
>2 Maxtor 20gig as slaves
>SB-Live
>Antec 400 Watt 2.0 PSU
How can I tell if board is grounding out to chssis? (This is an
especially stupid question because I am an Electrician) No f'in joke.
>
>I could probably and might post this to a hardware group but I happen
>to like this one. It is so, well I just can't put my finger on it.
>Maybe so many interesting knowledgeable types here.
>
>Regards,
>
>Roscoe aka MrShade
Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
the more people assume you have.