On Friday 28 July 2006 21:20, Dave Phillips wrote: > Greetings: > > Well, the hardware has been assembled, but I have a show-stopper of a > problem. When I try to start the machine I get a flash from the cool > blue lights on my Antec case, the CPU fan does a little jig, then > nothing. :( > > So how do I go about diagnosing this thing ? All possible connections > have been made between the case, the power supply, and the mobo. I've > scoured the manuals for those pieces, I can't see that I've missed > connecting anything. > > Here's the main machine parts: > > MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard > AMD64 CPU > Antec Sonata II case with power supply > 1 GB RAM in slot 1 > Seagate Barracuda drive > Lite-on DVD/CD RW drive > > Any and all suggestions are welcome. I'd like to get this iron running > myself, the bench fees at the local shops are outrageous. > > Best, > > dp Hi Dave. I'll start the show off. Harddrive on the first IDE contoller, and set to master? DVD/CD RW drive on the second IDE controller, and set to master? I hope you used a well grounded wrist strap when putting it all together. Nigel.
