[Gllug] Hardware help needed

[Sudhir Anand]

I have assembled systems in the past a number of times.  Have you connected 
one component at a time?  Normally, connect only the keyboard, Graphics card 
and a monitor.  Disbale floppy drives and as many components as possibel 
including on-board COM andLPT ports.  After the graphics card, monitor and 
keyboard work, add one component at a time and reboot the machine.

Regards.

Sudhir.


On Saturday 23 November 2002 23:31, Alain Williams wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have just put a new box together, I thought that I would get all the bits
> & see what I could manage... well it doesn't work. Because it is a system
> that has never worked before I can't be sure if it is something that I have
> done wrong or a bad bit of hardware.
>
> Any advice from a hardware guru would be gratefully received, I live in
> Watford & would be happy to bring it round one evening.
>
> System:
> AMD Athlon 2100XP, 512Mb DDR Ram, Epox 8KHA+ mother board, Nvidia TI4200
> Ultra650 video card. + the usual CD, disk, floppies, etc.
>
> When I power up the POST code is FF (which the manual says = Boot attempt
> (INT(10h)), it gets there immediately, no other code shows, the disk/floppy
> don't spin up or seek, the monitor says 'No signal'. I can't get to BIOS
> setup.
>
> A minimalist FAQ in the mother board manual for this POST code says:
> 	problem					solution
> 	1. BIOS chip replace inverse		make sure bios chip replace appropriate
> 	2. Update wrong BIOS
> 	3. Mainboard problem			make sure all hardware device insert appropriate
> 	4. ADD-ON card insert inapropriate	Swap mainboard
>
> The one that worries me is (3).
>
>
> I changed video card, no difference.
>
> Can any one offer some suggestions -- please.

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Sudhir Anand
Andson

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